ease of use: how to always use on-screen keyboard in Welcome screen?

[Henk Linde]

I just installed Vista on a computer. I can not use a keyboard because
of disability. So I use the on-screen keyboard of vista. To log in on
the Welcome screen I have to click Ease of Use center and select the
on-screen keyboard. On the desktop the on-screen keyboard is
automatically started.

Is there a way to bypass the Ease of Use Center and have the on-screen
keyboard start up automatically in the Welcome screen ?

Regards,

Henk

 

[Tom Allen]

I just installed Vista on a computer. I can not use a keyboard because
of disability. So I use the on-screen keyboard of vista. To log in on
the Welcome screen I have to click Ease of Use center and select the
on-screen keyboard. On the desktop the on-screen keyboard is
automatically started.

Is there a way to bypass the Ease of Use Center and have the on-screen
keyboard start up automatically in the Welcome screen ?

Regards,

Henk

I enabled the Tablet PC in Windows features to get the snipping tool and
now also get an on-screen keyboard at user logon. Both the USB keyboard
and the on-screen keyboard can be used at that time.

Regards
Tom

 

[Dave]

Did you try turning it on like this describes?
http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windowsvista/osk.aspx

 

[Henk Linde]

I already setup this option but it only works after the login when the
desktop starts.

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

I enabled the Tablet PC in Windows features to get the snipping tool and
now also get an on-screen keyboard at user logon. Both the USB keyboard
and the on-screen keyboard can be used at that time.

That happens automatically when you have a Wacom tablet plugged in. You
mean you can enable the TabletPC features without having a graphics tablet
plugged in, or by using a Tablet PC (like a ThinkPad X61 Tablet)?

ss.

 

[Dave]

Ok, I wasn't sure when it kicked in...
What if you configure Vista to automatically logon?
http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2007/02/20/configure-vista-for-automatic-logon/

 

[Tom Allen]

That happens automatically when you have a Wacom tablet plugged in.
You mean you can enable the TabletPC features without having a
graphics tablet plugged in, or by using a Tablet PC (like a ThinkPad
X61 Tablet)?

ss.

It's a Dell Dimension desktop and I have a Wacom tablet driver installed
but the tablet is not plugged in now and I don't think it was when I
enabled the Tablet PC feature.
I don't really want the on-screen keyboard but it seems to be all or
none with the Tablet PC feature and the snipping tool is useful for
producing instructional documents.

Tom