eGalax HID driver works on XP, sorta (updated)

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Just a quick, preliminary update since I had a few minutes to try the HID driver on XP (thanks again, Frank!). I removed the Touchkit software from my Q1P as well as the touchscreen driver. A manual install of the new drivers yields better looking ink, but no TIP. I was chatting with James just as I was doing this and he made a good point: the XP Tablet Edition 2005 OS was really geared towards devices with active digitizers, not passive / touchscreens. Looks like floattip.exe isn’t going away quite yet, but at least the ink sampling looks better. Above are two notes from OneNote: the top one was written last week. I re-wrote the same line underneath the original with the new HID driver installed and the ink is not as jagged. More to follow, I’m sure, but for now: folks with XP can use this for a neater looking ink experience.

UPDATE: this is now working properly in XP for me, complete with the floating TIP. I ran the Tablet PC calibration tool through the Control Panel originally. Instead, you need to create a shortcut to c:windowssystem32tabcal.exe and run it as Administrator. Frank’s directions allude to that but his shortcut didn’t work for me originally; once I created my own, I got the TIP. Outstanding! 

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