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On Screen Keyboard for other PCs possible?

Hi all,
I have the HTC Shift and i really love the on screen keyboard and the possibility, to scroll the internet explorer with the finger like on pda phones with the opera mini, f.e.
Now I have a touchscreen on my HTPC and I am thinking, if it is possible, to do the same trick on this pc! Does somebody know, which software do I have to install?
Thanks a lot,
dabra

You need a version of Vista that comes with Tablet PC software add ons.
I don't know if there is a way to get this for Vista Premium. I would like to get it for my laptop as the on-screen keyboard of Tablet PC is superiour when it comes to multiple languages.

you can get the on screen keyboard in the following location of windows
%SystemRoot%\system32\osk.exe

Thanks, but I am searching for that one, I use on the HTC Shift. It is not the windows keyboard, that is too small and not so good. I don`t think, that it has to do with the windows version, cause now I have on the Shift Windows 7 Ultimate and if I am not wrong, it was to see on the screen after I installed all of the drivers form the HTC Homepage for the Shift. So I think, one of these software/driver ist it.
Anybody knows it more specific?

dabra said:
Thanks, but I am searching for that one, I use on the HTC Shift. It is not the windows keyboard, that is too small and not so good. I don`t think, that it has to do with the windows version, cause now I have on the Shift Windows 7 Ultimate and if I am not wrong, it was to see on the screen after I installed all of the drivers form the HTC Homepage for the Shift. So I think, one of these software/driver ist it.
Anybody knows it more specific?
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Vista Ultimate comes with all Tablet Functionality. And the installation should have recognized your touch screen and installed all the necessary drivers for it. Open your device manager and see what it says and fix the necessary drivers if it is giving a warning.
Thanks
Ram

saiweb said:
Vista Ultimate comes with all Tablet Functionality. And the installation should have recognized your touch screen and installed all the necessary drivers for it. Open your device manager and see what it says and fix the necessary drivers if it is giving a warning.
Thanks
Ram
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and by the way, IE7 and above support the hand tool (grab and drag or scroll)

For me when i use the firefox , i have added on grab and scroll into it , i therefore can scroll up n down with my stylus anywhere besides the scroll bar

[Q] Dell XT2 Touch Click Through issue on Windows 8 [Solve mostly]

Hello-
I have the Windows 8 Preview installed on a Dell XT2. Everything about the touch screen works except I can not actually select or execute anything with my finger. I can scroll, pan and pinch to zoom and I can select and execute with my pen. Additionally, when I touch a tile it reacts as if it is about to execute, it just doesn't.
Things I have tried:
-Install latest N-Trig package (dpinst.exe from the installer package) using win 7 and win vista compatibility modes.
-Removed all drivers and performed screen firmware rollback using the tool from N-trig. This caused the screen to become completely inoperative.
I understand this is a Developer preview but I am intrigued to get it working.
My partial solution-
I downloaded the XP drivers from the n-trig support site. I extracted the files from the install and reran the DPINST.exe but that didn't work. I then uninstalled the existing drivers from Windows 8 and then reinstalled the exe right from N-Trig. I ran it in XP compatibility mode and it forced a reboot and then reran the install upon boot up. Interesting that I now have multi-touch in Windows 8 but I no longer have multi-touch in Windows 7 (I am dual booting). I am okay with that since I only use the pen in Windows 8 so I just shut touch off in the pen and touch settings. The pen works great in Windows 7 and both the pen and touch work great in Windows 8.
Thanks for the input on this issue.

brunowg said:
Hello-
I have the Windows 8 Preview installed on a Dell XT2. Everything about the touch screen works except I can not actually select or execute anything with my finger. I can scroll, pan and pinch to zoom and I can select and execute with my pen. Additionally, when I touch a tile it reacts as if it is about to execute, it just doesn't.
Things I have tried:
-Install latest N-Trig package (dpinst.exe from the installer package) using win 7 and win vista compatibility modes.
-Removed all drivers and performed screen firmware rollback using the tool from N-trig. This caused the screen to become completely inoperative.
I understand this is a Developer preview but I am intrigued to get it working.
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double tap to select text
tap on what you select to copy and edit anything...
some tiles don't work but things like ie, social and metro do work
as does weather, 5 and a few games
I have a dell xt2 and save from apps, everything works
Also chrome sucks for finger input, stick with IE

I'm in the same boat with this issue. Will let you know if I fix it though...

Touchsmart TX2Z
Hi all
Same result on HP Touchsmart TX2Z. Must be N-Trig drivers in Win 8.
Cheers
andrew-in-woking

Interestingly, the extract/DPINST method worked for me (on XT2). This morning it was working perfectly with multitouch and pen (although pen was overly sensitive).
Sadly, this evening I booted back into Win7 for the first time since installing Win8 and now touch in Win8 seems to be completely broken (even after a cold boot). It still works fine in Win7, so doesn't seem to be a hardware issue. Ah well, was nice while it lasted!
UPDATE: I disabled the "Duosense Secondary Interface" driver and reset the primary MultiTouch driver and hey presto, back in business. The multitouch is almost as smooth as a dedicated tablet (do have the odd touch recognition issue at the corners of the screen though) and I'm loving the interface actually - there's even a "Share" function like Android's when you swipe in from the right of the screen!
As long as Metro is made optional for all the traditionalists and poor saps with no touchscreen, Win8 is going to be the most popular MS product ever I reckon.

Official Driver now available
Hi all
Go here:
http://www.ntrig.com/Content.aspx?Page=Downloads_Drivers
Cheers
andrew-in-woking

[Q] Windows 7 Button Drivers?

I have Windows 7 Installed on my HTC Shift and the only thing that's not working are the 2 buttons above the mouse pad on the Shift.
How do I make the resolution changer button work in Windows 7 and how do I make the Control Center button work?
If anyone has the solution, please post below! =D

You need to install the button drivers before the touchpad for it to work properly.
You should be able to find the drivers in the forum.

Elan trackpad drivers

Aside from waiting for official drivers, does anybody know a way to turn off "tap-to-click?" I have an Acer Aspire One, and W8 runs great, but tap-to-click is a pain. I have installed official W7 drivers, and everything works great, except when I try to change tap-to-click in the mouse options I get an error.
"Windows Shell Common Dll has stopped working."
Any ideas?

On X-drivers you can find the driver release: elan 10.6.9.9 which is fully compatible. Or first hit in google when querying "elan 10.6.9.9"

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On X-drivers you can find the driver release: elan 10.6.9.9 which is fully compatible. Or first hit in google when querying "elan 10.6.9.9"
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Did this work for anyone? I've tried this and still have the same issue as the OP.

Make sure you have the proper driver active in device manager. Manually remove the ps2 embedded driver. It is working on both my laptops and a friends one.
Sent from my Desire S using xda app-developers app

glennexpert said:
Make sure you have the proper driver active in device manager. Manually remove the ps2 embedded driver. It is working on both my laptops and a friends one.
Sent from my Desire S using xda app-developers app
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Odd the only driver I have under my Mouse is "ELAN PS/2 Port Input Device", but still when I try and load the settings to enable two finger tap right clicking it get the command shell error - this is legit version of win 8 and the 10.6.9.9

Just checked something. On my aspire one , when I click the taskbar icon it goes directley to the touchpad config and no windows device dialog is opened. I will post some screens of my config later this evening.
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glennexpert said:
Just checked something. On my aspire one , when I click the taskbar icon it goes directley to the touchpad config and no windows device dialog is opened. I will post some screens of my config later this evening.
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Alright thank you! :good:

Also give us the exe/zip with your drivers please

I found a working touchpad driver for ElanTech touchpads. Just double click the system tray icon to go into the settings.
Go to the Asus support site and select a recent notebook like the S46CM with Windows 7 x64 (http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=3&s=435&m=S46CM&os=&hashedid=vxr7O9ZbnWI09JJm)

SamuelDebruyn said:
I found a working touchpad driver for ElanTech touchpads. Just double click the system tray icon to go into the settings.
Go to the Asus support site and select a recent notebook like the S46CM with Windows 7 x64 (http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=3&s=435&m=S46CM&os=&hashedid=vxr7O9ZbnWI09JJm)
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Thank you!! It works =)!
Although there are no multi-finger options to change :X, but its a step in the right direction ha!
If you'd like try these drivers http://www.station-drivers.com/page/elantech.htm - Seems someone else is having luck with these, but for me this shows absolutely no options for anything.

Driver pack + screenshot in att.
http://www.multiupload.be/D2YC7UTWHL

No Gestures
The first touchpad driver gave me a blank window and the second didn't respond.
Microsoft is gunna have a hard time with touch pads :-/

johnlicoski1204 said:
The first touchpad driver gave me a blank window and the second didn't respond.
Microsoft is gunna have a hard time with touch pads :-/
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Like I already said, use the trayicon to open the config screen. Don't go through the drive settings.

glennexpert said:
Like I already said, use the trayicon to open the config screen. Don't go through the drive settings.
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Going through the trackpad icon just leads to the main mouse control panel, no matter if I left or right click on it. Tried with the driver you just posted, stock Asus drivers, and stock Samsung ELAN drivers. All do the same thing and crash with the "common dll has stopped working" error.

Anyone know if there are any new drivers that have been released? Since we are nearing the official launch - in just a few days.
( I had given up searching for a fully functional drivers and decided to wait until the actual release )

Windows 8 and compatible touchpad drivers

A lot of people seem to have issues with the native touchpad driver included in Windows 8. The lack of configuration is pretty annoying when you use the touchpad of your portable. Most manufactures do not have a Windows 8 driver for their touchpad yet.
Synaptics users: download the latest driver from the synaptics website
Elan users: From what I understood, Elan touchpads are actually synaptics touchpads but without the proper license. Therefore the manufactures of portables need to provide their own driver. Mostley through Elantech. As long the manufacture does not provide the driver through his download site, it is not yet supported.
However! there is a driver available! Published on x-driver. Google "elan 10.6.9.9". I've tested this driver on two Acer aspires, and one Asus netbook and it works fine.
Good luck!
(error message: Windows Shell Common Dll has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available.)

Same problem here but on an HP. I downloaded latest Synaptics Drivers (sp47815) to enable multitouch on touchpad. It works, i have multitouch scrolling, but when i try to get the configuration menù I have this error message ( Windows Shell etc.) and I can't edit all the other settings (such as the touch areas for specific behaviours or things like this).
Quite annoying...

You can try the elam driver. Hardware is the same. Aal symaptics touchpads.
Good luck
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I found a working touchpad driver for ElanTech touchpads. Just double click the system tray icon to go into the settings.
Go to the Asus support site and select a recent notebook like the S46CM with Windows 7 x64 (http://support.asus.com/download.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=3&s=435&m=S46CM&os=&hashedid=vxr7O9ZbnWI09JJm)

Don't know how or why but after installing Elan Drivers i also installed Synaptics Drivers and now i have both and magically Synaptics Drivers works perfectly! I have Multi Touch Scrolling, Momentum, and all the features i couldn't have before!

Do these drivers give the windows 8 charm/start menu gestures because they lastest synaptics driver works but not for charm start menu gestures.

-=W1S3=- said:
Don't know how or why but after installing Elan Drivers i also installed Synaptics Drivers and now i have both and magically Synaptics Drivers works perfectly! I have Multi Touch Scrolling, Momentum, and all the features i couldn't have before!
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hey i was just wondering which Elan drivers did you use and which synaptics drivers? i have been trying to get the smart gestures to work with my touchpad for a while now but no luck