Well guys, I made the mistake of installing SP2

TCY · 10-15-2004, 05:56 PM

Well guys, I made the mistake of installing SP2 first before Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack. According to the MS website that I won't be able to install Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack if I have already installed SP2. But I ran the installation anyway and it seemed it was installed correctly. My questions are:
1. How can I tell if the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack was truly installed? (I know that is a stupid question)

2. If I didn't install correctly, is there a way to install Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack at all? Is that meant I have to un-install SP2 first? (Is that even possible?) Then install the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack. After that re-apply SP2?

I hope I was not the only one out there who did that! :(

loky · 10-15-2004, 11:50 PM

I guess one way to test if it is installed is to install another language and see if it has a handwriting recogniser. I am fairly sure that you can install it after installing SP2. It would be a bit silly if you couldn't, that was the issue with the original and new computers now come with SP2 already so some people have no choice.

migo · 10-16-2004, 02:58 AM

I believe they now have the recogniser pack working for post SP2 installs as well.

Jannock · 10-16-2004, 05:20 AM

I am in the process of restoring my hard drive and when I tried to install the recognizer pack 2005, I got an error message that said I could not do it until I installed SP2. So there you go.

TCY · 10-17-2004, 10:19 AM

Thanks guy. Apparently, Microsoft pulled the original additional information section that stated that Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 Recognizer Pack can't be installed on a XP SP2 system.

migo · 10-17-2004, 10:33 AM

The original Tablet PC recogniser pack couldn't be installed on an SP2 system.

kpma · 12-12-2004, 06:14 PM

What is the point in installing this unless you need other language recognition? Am I missing something here?

Jim Artis · 12-12-2004, 09:55 PM

Good Morning,

In theory, you are correct; however, the recognizer pack has fixed problems other were having with the TIP. See the following:

quote:Originally posted by Jim Artis

This solution has worked for others:

quote:Originally posted by Jim Artis

Consider Markas' solution below that solved a TIP problem:

quote:Found the answer! After installing SP2, I d/l'd and installed Tablet Recognition Pack for Windows 2005 at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Reboot and it's OK!

It seems the symptoms are similar.

Check this thread: http://www.tabletpcbuzz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18497