Windows XP Tablet PC Edition: Difference between revisions

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'''Windows XP Tablet PC Edition''' is an edition of [[Windows XP]] intended for specially-designed notebook/laptop computers called [[tablet PC]]s. Windows XP Tablet PC Edition is compatible with a pen-sensitive screen, supporting handwritten notes and portrait-oriented screens. A retail version cannot be purchased separately from a tablet PC, but is available to Microsoft Developers Network (MSDN) subscribers. Unlike the [[Windows XP Media Center Edition]] which is not available in a retail or volume license form, a volume license version is also available.

==Versions==

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* Windows XP Tablet PC Edition - The original release.

* Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 - The Tablet PC release included in Windows XP Service Pack 2.

The 2005 edition is available as a service pack upgrade, or as a new [[OEM]] version.

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==Windows Vista==

Despite the inclusion of Tablet PC support in Home Premium, Business, and Ultimate editions of [[Windows Vista]], it is only possible to upgrade Windows XP Tablet PC Edition to Windows Vista Business and Ultimate editions, because of [[Stock keeping unit|SKU]] feature changes in Windows Vista, and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition being based on [[Windows XP]] Professional. Windows XP Tablet PC edition is based on [[Windows XP]] Professional, and moving to Home Premium would cause loss of features. However, it is possible to perform a clean install of Windows Vista as a replacement for Tablet PC Edition legally.

Windows Vista includes intrinsic support for handwriting and ink, via a new ''Ink Analysis'' API which is available through [[Component Object Model|COM]] and [[managed code]].<ref>[http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/prodinfo/what/mobile/default.aspx Windows Vista Mobile API]</ref> A new control, the ''InkCanvas'' is made available by the API to add ink support to applications. Ink support can not only recognize handwriting and formatting, but also hand-drawn shapes which are converted to vector-graphics, rendered as the shape that was intended to be drawn. <ref> [http://blogs.msdn.com/swick/archive/2007/11/01/shape-recognition-with-wpf-and-inkanalysis.aspx Shape Recognition with WPF and InkAnalysis] </ref> An update for Windows XP Tablet PC Edition containing Ink Analysis and StylusInput API support is also available. <ref> [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=884012e7-dd97-4dbc-bf79-68ce8ee2b590&DisplayLang=en Ink Analysis and Input Supplement for the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Development Kit 1.7] </ref> Support for [[touchscreen]]s is also included. Also, in Windows Vista, [[InkBall]] can be played using a mouse besides a stylus.