Install NT v4 driver in Win2000

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William F. Adams

I'm trying to install the tablet digitizer driver for my Fujitsu
Stylistic 2300 in Windows 2000 (I'm using this instead of the Compaq
TC1000 driver because I want to use an OEM version of CIC PenX
handwriting recognition software which won't work with the non-Fujitsu
driver).

Unfortunately, Windows 2000 lacks the ``Have Disk'' button in the
Windows Components pane in the Add/Remove Program Control Panel entry
which is supposed to be used to install the pen driver from Windows NT
v4.

I can't get System Devices\%FUJITSU%\%Fujitsu.SafeTE.DeviceDesc% to
accept the NT driver, even using the same trick (disable, then enable
the device and then install) I used for the Compaq driver.

right-clicking on the winntpen.inf file and choosing ``Install''
doesn't work either.

I tried manually adding it to the sysoc.inf file in
c:\winnt\system32\inf directory. It adds it as a check box, and running
the install program seems to work --- the calibrate control panel icon
shows up afterwards, and the files seem to be copied appropriately, but
the pen doesn't track even though the calibrate program starts
``digitizer'' .

Anyone have any ideas on how to manually install a Windows NT v4 driver
into Windows 2000? I found a ``wdreg.exe'' utility which purports to do
this, but no joy.

William
 
Control Panel|Add New Hardware|Next|Add Trouble Shoot|Next|Add a new
device|Next|No, I want select|Next|Other Device|Have Disk

(but no idea if the driver will work)

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| I'm trying to install the tablet digitizer driver for my Fujitsu
| Stylistic 2300 in Windows 2000 (I'm using this instead of the Compaq
| TC1000 driver because I want to use an OEM version of CIC PenX
| handwriting recognition software which won't work with the non-Fujitsu
| driver).
|
| Unfortunately, Windows 2000 lacks the ``Have Disk'' button in the
| Windows Components pane in the Add/Remove Program Control Panel entry
| which is supposed to be used to install the pen driver from Windows NT
| v4.
|
| I can't get System Devices\%FUJITSU%\%Fujitsu.SafeTE.DeviceDesc% to
| accept the NT driver, even using the same trick (disable, then enable
| the device and then install) I used for the Compaq driver.
|
| right-clicking on the winntpen.inf file and choosing ``Install''
| doesn't work either.
|
| I tried manually adding it to the sysoc.inf file in
| c:\winnt\system32\inf directory. It adds it as a check box, and running
| the install program seems to work --- the calibrate control panel icon
| shows up afterwards, and the files seem to be copied appropriately, but
| the pen doesn't track even though the calibrate program starts
| ``digitizer'' .
|
| Anyone have any ideas on how to manually install a Windows NT v4 driver
| into Windows 2000? I found a ``wdreg.exe'' utility which purports to do
| this, but no joy.
|
| William
|
 
Dave Patrick said:
Control Panel|Add New Hardware|Next|Add Trouble Shoot|Next|Add a new
device|Next|No, I want select|Next|Other Device|Have Disk
Click to expand...

I've tried that (it's a variation on the trick used to install the
Compaq TC 1000 digitizer driver).

When I select the .inf file I get the message:

``The specified location does not contain information about your
hardware''
(but no idea if the driver will work)
Click to expand...

I thought that Windows 2000 could use Windows NT v4 drivers --- the
book _Windows 2000 Secrets_ by Brian Livingston indicates this --- is
it incorrect?

To turn this around, is there some way that I could get the Compaq TC
1000 driver to identify itself as a Fujitsu driver? It shows up as a
``Human Interface Device'' and Fujitsu's driver is a System element.

William
 
Try asking them here.

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...6d1-a77b-4ccf-be60-a4f0a7801247&lang=en&cr=US

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| I've tried that (it's a variation on the trick used to install the
| Compaq TC 1000 digitizer driver).
|
| When I select the .inf file I get the message:
|
| ``The specified location does not contain information about your
| hardware''
|
| >(but no idea if the driver will work)
|
| I thought that Windows 2000 could use Windows NT v4 drivers --- the
| book _Windows 2000 Secrets_ by Brian Livingston indicates this --- is
| it incorrect?
|
| To turn this around, is there some way that I could get the Compaq TC
| 1000 driver to identify itself as a Fujitsu driver? It shows up as a
| ``Human Interface Device'' and Fujitsu's driver is a System element.
|
| William
|
 
William said:
Dave Patrick said:



I've tried that (it's a variation on the trick used to install the
Compaq TC 1000 digitizer driver).

When I select the .inf file I get the message:

``The specified location does not contain information about your
hardware''




I thought that Windows 2000 could use Windows NT v4 drivers --- the
book _Windows 2000 Secrets_ by Brian Livingston indicates this --- is
it incorrect?
Click to expand...

Yes, it's incorrect. NT4 drivers won't work; W2k-specific drivers are
required. There is some commonality of drivers (and other system code)
between W2k and XP. You might try an XP driver, if there is one.
 
Dan Seur said:
(re: Windows 2K using NT v4 drivers according to Brian Livingston's
_Windows 2000 Secrets_)
Yes, it's incorrect. NT4 drivers won't work; W2k-specific drivers are
required.
Click to expand...

Well drat. That blows my other idea (install Windows NT v4 Workstation
and then upgrade to W2K).
There is some commonality of drivers (and other system code)
between W2k and XP. You might try an XP driver, if there is one.
Click to expand...

That's the Compaq TC1000 driver I'm using, but that leaves out the
possibility of using CIC PenX.

William
 
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