Kamikun, Vista drivers won’t benefit XP users in anyway. Some of the tools have been redesigned for Vista and these new versions are better than what you are using on XP but I do not think that they will run on XP.

Kamikun, I’m trying to do my best, that’s all. :D Thanks!

Well, guys, I know now what is going on with HID Drivers in our Q1. Check my blog.

Complete noob type question here but did I read Ctitanic correctly as saying that even those who have not yet gone to Vista would benefit from the “Vista” drivers?

I have no plans to switch over on the Q1 to Vista but I am really tempted to try out the new drivers to see if there is any marginal improvements in performance. (For example, has anyone tried PhatWare’s PhatPad on the original Q1? On the PPC, PhatPad is wonderful and nothing can touch it in terms of replicating the look and feel of writing on paper. On the Q1 its response is so spotty that it’s practically unusable. And yes, I have “constant touch” at the lowest setting.)

And BTW- I say this with all sincerity and as a professional ESL instructor: I know that English is a second language for Ctitanic but has anyone else noticed that this whole Vista driver fracas has had a really positive effect on his English? Honestly, Ctitanic, I swear I can tell a difference in your posts now compared to just a few months ago. Like I tell students all the time, if you focus more on just using the language instead of trying to learn it, your proficiency will skyrocket. Thanks for the teachable moment. :)

I give up…too many typos!

Ooops! not enough letters, maybe “Vexing InStallation Trouble Assured” or perhaps “Vitally Information Still to Arrive”. They were right about the “Wow!” though. “Wow, this is hard to install!” “Wow, it’s pretty but, wow, some of my stuff isn’t working.” Finally, “Wow! CTitanic is sure working hard on getting those drivers to work!”

I’ve only just installed Vista on my Q1 but I think I know what the name stands for: “Vexing Installation Trouble Assured”

Vista is so picky and its rating thing sux

Kevin, is not an issue anymore with how the ink looks. It’s an issue with what you can get, see and use because of not having HID Support.

But like I said in my latest post at my blog, we know already what is causing the problem and we are working in how to get it right. And one thing is for sure… the one causing the whole problem is that same TouchPack kit that you are trying to use to fix the problem. ;)

Thanks Tax Man, but that’s not the end of that. We keep trying and we are going to get it right. ;)

HID is Human Interface Device. You know, similar to the hole in the back of Neo’s head in the Matrix? ;) Seriously, it’s the device driver that’s needed for the touchscreen unit to be recognized as a true tablet in the OS.

Actually, anyone who isn’t liking the ink sampling on a Q1 should check the tweak I posted last year. http://jkontherun.blogs.com/jkontherun/2006/11/constant_touch_.html

It doesn’t take the place of HID drivers of course, but you can visually see the ink difference by working with the Constant Touch setting.