Hi -- I'm having trouble setting up a desktop PC (actual, a big honkin'
workstation) with Tablet PC 2005. The machine already had Windows XP Service
Pack 1 on it. I downloaded Tablet PC 2005 (both discs) from MSDN Universal,
and installed it as an "upgrade" being careful to use the correct license key.

Note that this PC has a Wacom tablet attached.

Now the machine is up and running, and has Journal, the soft keyboard,
handwriting recognition, etc. working -- all the same features that I have on
my Fujitsu T4010. So far so good.

However, Windows doesn't quite accept that it's a Tablet PC. In particular,
I can't install anything, like the Experience Pack, without an error message
that says that this isn't a Tablet PC.

Is my problem that I started from a Window XP "desktop" version, and I
should completely start again? I hate to do so, since I have all my developer
tools already installed on this machine. Please advise, and thanks!

Alan,

I've got basically the same set-up with the same behavior.

You can test it using the GetSystemMetric. It should return an 86 I believe
for a "true" tablet, else if will fail the test. Some programs, mine
inlcuded use this as a check for a tablet. Our MSDN setups won't pass this
test, I believe.

A code snippet is available in the Developers FAQ at my website.

Hope this helps,

Fritz


--
Fritz Switzer
Microsoft MVP Tablet PC
www.abletfactory.com



"Alan" <Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1064DD24-E7D1-4238-A92F-7E96D3029938@microsoft.com...
> Hi -- I'm having trouble setting up a desktop PC (actual, a big honkin'
> workstation) with Tablet PC 2005. The machine already had Windows XP
> Service
> Pack 1 on it. I downloaded Tablet PC 2005 (both discs) from MSDN
> Universal,
> and installed it as an "upgrade" being careful to use the correct license
> key.
>
> Note that this PC has a Wacom tablet attached.
>
> Now the machine is up and running, and has Journal, the soft keyboard,
> handwriting recognition, etc. working -- all the same features that I have
> on
> my Fujitsu T4010. So far so good.
>
> However, Windows doesn't quite accept that it's a Tablet PC. In
> particular,
> I can't install anything, like the Experience Pack, without an error
> message
> that says that this isn't a Tablet PC.
>
> Is my problem that I started from a Window XP "desktop" version, and I
> should completely start again? I hate to do so, since I have all my
> developer
> tools already installed on this machine. Please advise, and thanks!
>
>

Alan, you should post your questions to the
microsoft.public.windows.tabletpc.developer newsgroup where they deal with
dev/programming situations like this all the time. I know what you want to
do can be done, since all the original Tablet PC superset was created on
desktops, and believe you need to have the Tablet SDK installed.

The other newsgroup is a wonderful resource and they'll jump in and be very
helpful. You can also get additional information at the Tablet PC Developer
Center: http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/t...c/default.aspx
--
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol

Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Alan" <Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1064DD24-E7D1-4238-A92F-7E96D3029938@microsoft.com...
> Hi -- I'm having trouble setting up a desktop PC (actual, a big honkin'
> workstation) with Tablet PC 2005. The machine already had Windows XP
> Service
> Pack 1 on it. I downloaded Tablet PC 2005 (both discs) from MSDN
> Universal,
> and installed it as an "upgrade" being careful to use the correct license
> key.
>
> Note that this PC has a Wacom tablet attached.
>
> Now the machine is up and running, and has Journal, the soft keyboard,
> handwriting recognition, etc. working -- all the same features that I have
> on
> my Fujitsu T4010. So far so good.
>
> However, Windows doesn't quite accept that it's a Tablet PC. In
> particular,
> I can't install anything, like the Experience Pack, without an error
> message
> that says that this isn't a Tablet PC.
>
> Is my problem that I started from a Window XP "desktop" version, and I
> should completely start again? I hate to do so, since I have all my
> developer
> tools already installed on this machine. Please advise, and thanks!
>
>

Thanks, Fritz --

I wonder if that GetSystemMetric is set during the initial WinXP install.
I'm tempted to try a clean install...

-A

"Fritz Switzer" wrote:

> Alan,
>
> I've got basically the same set-up with the same behavior.
>
> You can test it using the GetSystemMetric. It should return an 86 I believe
> for a "true" tablet, else if will fail the test. Some programs, mine
> inlcuded use this as a check for a tablet. Our MSDN setups won't pass this
> test, I believe.
>
> A code snippet is available in the Developers FAQ at my website.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Fritz
>

Thanks, Chris,

I'll repost on the dev newsgroup!

-Alan



"Chris H." wrote:

> Alan, you should post your questions to the
> microsoft.public.windows.tabletpc.developer newsgroup where they deal with
> dev/programming situations like this all the time. I know what you want to
> do can be done, since all the original Tablet PC superset was created on
> desktops, and believe you need to have the Tablet SDK installed.
>
> The other newsgroup is a wonderful resource and they'll jump in and be very
> helpful. You can also get additional information at the Tablet PC Developer
> Center: http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/t...c/default.aspx
> --
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
> In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol
>
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>

8-) Good deal. They'll give you all the information you'll ever need and
more over there. Stefan Wick of Microsoft, Fritz Switzer (Tablet PC MVP)
and others are super active and helpful.
--
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol

Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"Alan" <Alan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7EEA89C3-3025-4B12-89D7-A11DBCEDB718@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, Chris,
>
> I'll repost on the dev newsgroup!
>
> -Alan
>
>
>
> "Chris H." wrote:
>
>> Alan, you should post your questions to the
>> microsoft.public.windows.tabletpc.developer newsgroup where they deal
>> with
>> dev/programming situations like this all the time. I know what you want
>> to
>> do can be done, since all the original Tablet PC superset was created on
>> desktops, and believe you need to have the Tablet SDK installed.
>>
>> The other newsgroup is a wonderful resource and they'll jump in and be
>> very
>> helpful. You can also get additional information at the Tablet PC
>> Developer
>> Center: http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/t...c/default.aspx
>> --
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx
>> In memory of a true friend, Windows MVP Alex Nichol
>>
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>