| Subject: Operating system cd |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.tabletpc |
| Date: 5/28/2008 10:35:01 AM |
| From: =?Utf-8?B?dGVycmlxdWU=?= [Email Address Protection] |
Can anyone tell me where I can get the tablet pc operating system cd from for my gateway. |
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| Subject: Re: Operating system cd |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.tabletpc |
| Date: 5/28/2008 11:04:44 AM |
| From: "Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" [Email Address Protection] |
>> gateway << assuming it's a tabletpc, only from gateway if you need to preserve the tablet functionality. Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices] |
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| Subject: Re: Operating system cd |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.tabletpc |
| Date: 6/13/2008 11:40:38 AM |
| From: "Rainald Taesler" [Email Address Protection] |
terrique wrote: > Can anyone tell me where I can get the tablet pc operating system > cd from for my gateway. I assume you are asking for XP TabletPC edition (in Vista the TabletPC functionality is built-in). As Beverly said: You'd have to contact Gateway. XP TabletPC edition never was made available to the public by MS. It has always been available to the manufacturers of TabletPCs only. This said: There has been quite a number of reports in several forums which pointed to the fact the a normal *retail* version of a XP *SP2* CD can be used for installing the OS including the Tablet components. The crucial factor is the *KEY*. As the XP SP2 CD contains the whole subset of the TabletPC files in the "Cmpnents" subdirectory (which on the original XP CDs was on a second CD) the TabletPC components are installed if (a) Tablet hardware is detected and (b) the product key entered is a valid key for the TabletPC edition. This does *not* work with OEM CDs and Volume Licence CDs which during the install don't accept a key valid for the TabletPC edition. It does work with CDs with the "Cmpnents" subdirectory added by integrating the SP2 with the "slipstreaming" method (if the original CD accepts a Key for the TabletPC edition). If there is a sticker with the OS licence and the key on your computer, the install procedures will install the complete TabletPC OS version. Caveat: I could not try this out myself as I only have VL-CDs which do not accept my TabletPC key :-( :-( I'm pretty sure, however, that it works this way - not only from the mentioned reports but also from MS KB articles. f.e.: "However, to invoke the Tablet PC setup routine, you must use a Product Key explicitly assigned for use with the Tablet PC operating system. The Product Keys for Windows XP Professional and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 are not interchangeable." (MS TechNet: Deploying Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457087(TechNet.10).aspx ) Rainald P.S. In addition to installing the OS you will need manufacturer-specific drivers and software add-ons. Check Gateway's website. I have no idea in how good their download site might be (HP f.e. has just *everything). |
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| Subject: Re: Operating system cd |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.tabletpc |
| Date: 8/8/2008 5:11:17 AM |
| From: "Sinner" [Email Address Protection] |
"terrique" <terrique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9B5947F1-B61D-4CBB-8CE4-B64A49458826@microsoft.com... > Can anyone tell me where I can get the tablet pc operating system cd from > for > my gateway. Take a look on eBay and at newegg.com. OEM versions of Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005 are available. I just installed one on my Gateway C-142XL tablet. |
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| Subject: Re: Operating system cd |
| Group: microsoft.public.windows.tabletpc |
| Date: 8/8/2008 6:46:37 AM |
| From: "Rainald Taesler" [Email Address Protection] |
Sinner wrote: > "terrique" <terrique@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:9B5947F1-B61D-4CBB-8CE4-B64A49458826@microsoft.com... >> Can anyone tell me where I can get the tablet pc operating system >> cd from for >> my gateway. > > Take a look on eBay and at newegg.com. OEM versions of Windows XP > Tablet Edition 2005 are available. I just installed one on my > Gateway C-142XL tablet. I seriously doubt that this was too legal ... Rainald |
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