Installing Wacom tablet makes Vista think you have a Tablet PC

How do you turn this blasted thing off?

Published on February 9, 2007 By cavalierex In Windows Vista

Hey there, everyone.

So, after installing the new Wacom drivers for my Intuos 3 tablet -- which I only use for graphics design purposes -- Vista Ultimate now thinks my laptop is a Tablet PC. It has installed/enabled all these features, such as a floating toolbar for handwritten text entry and a logon-screen onscreen soft keyboard.

I managed to turn off the floating toolbar so it doesn't appear anymore, but I can't figure out how to disable the onscreen keyboard at logon. (I obviously don't need it, since my laptop has a hardware keyboard built in!!)

I'm considering uninstalling the Wacom drivers to see what happens, but I thought I'd check with everyone here to see if you know a solution.

Thanks!
~ Alessandro (cavalierex)

Comments

GreenReaper

on Feb 09, 2007

But the keyboard looks so cool! Why would you want to disable it?

PixelPirate

on Feb 09, 2007

I somehow got it to disappear after I installed the Wacom drivers. Don't know where I did it though... Perhaps under Tablet settings in the control panel?

GreenReaper

on Feb 11, 2007

Disabling the Tablet Input Panel service in Control Panel/Administrative Tools may do it. Or failing that, try unplugging it.

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