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Windows 7 and touchscreen operation?
Dermbrian:
Has anyone tried, or does anyone expect to try shortly after the release, WinCab on a touchscreen under Windows 7?
Will it work...like in XP, or will it not work...like in Vista. That is the question.
I can get Windows 7 as a student (yay for community colleges) for $30. XP, if I can still get it, will be at least $130 or so for an OEM version license.
Brian
Chris:
It works for some, not for others. I have not yet found a pattern as to why. My touchscreen test monitor does not have Vista drivers so I cann't do any work to try to solve this. I apologize for the inconvenience.
Kevin Mullins:
I would have to assume it all boils down to if the manufacturer of your particular touchscreen controller has developed drivers that function with a particular OS.
i.e. - Does 3M have drivers for their controller model XXX for Windows Vista ?
Does 3M have drivers for their controller model XXX for Windows 7 ?
etc, etc
Best thing I would recommend is for anyone with a touchscreen to check with the manufacturer and see what updated drivers are available for the particular OS they want to use.
Shouldn't have anything to do with WinCab at this point.
Dermbrian:
Kevin, it's not that straightforward.
What I have is one of the newer 'All-In-One' PC's, an MSI 18.5 inch touchscreen monitor/PC combination. It has Vista as its operating system. WinCab's touchscreen support is limited to DOS and Windows XP. It definitely doesn't work in Vista on my system, although all other touchscreen programs and jukebox apps that I have tried do work with my Vista system. The issue is the way WinCab uses the mouse/touchscreen under the Allegro game programming system that is part of WinCab's (and DOSCab's) construction.
I'm still curious, though, if anyone has installed Windows 7 and tried it with WinCab.
Anyone planning to own a Windows 7 touchscreen system shortly after its release this month and planning to try it? I probably will if nobody else does....
Brian
Chris:
Ignore my earlier message on this thread, as for some reason I missed that it was about Windows 7.
I do not have Windows 7 to test against, nor am I likely to in the near future.
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