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Need On Screen Keyboard to Come Up At Log In Screen

Asked by: CupidIT02

We have an XP SP3 system that is fully updated and attached to it a 15" ELO Touchscreen monitor. We are needing to be able to log in to our network with the touchscreen and no keyboard attached. If any other information is needed please let me know. Thank you in advance for help you might be able to lend us...

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2008-08-11 at 11:31:01ID23638843
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Touchscreen, On Screen Keyboard, Log In without Alt Ctrl Delete

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Touch-Screen Displays

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Mice / Keyboards

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Windows XP Operating System

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Answers

 

by: Catcherman16Posted on 2008-08-11 at 11:44:16ID: 22207030

go to "Run" then type in msconfig

then go to Start Up and add the Keyboard to the start up.

 

im sorry this is short, i have to get back to work.

 

by: CupidIT02Posted on 2008-08-11 at 11:55:20ID: 22207149

That does help some, however the main issue that we are having is that we cannot get the on screen keyboard to work at both the log in screen and then after you log in in the OS. We have used OSKGina to get it to work at the log in but then we were unable to get it to work within the OS. Thank you for the response though.

 

by: psantiangeliPosted on 2008-08-11 at 12:07:18ID: 22207230

 

by: psantiangeliPosted on 2008-08-11 at 12:08:29ID: 22207242

forget my post! soz did not read your comment!

 

by: CupidIT02Posted on 2008-08-11 at 12:09:30ID: 22207253

Thank you for the link, we just tried OSKGINA and to no avail, it disables the OSK within the OS therefore giving us fits. We need something that will allow us to use it at the login screen as well as within the OS. Thank you for your time and effort though...

 

by: Catcherman16Posted on 2008-08-11 at 12:27:36ID: 22207392

try this...

Run Group Policy (Start > Run > GPEdit.MSC).
Go to Computer Configuration; Windows Settings; Scripts (Startup/Shutdown)
double-click on Startup.
Click on the button Show Files... and in the newly opened window
right click and create a new text file.
Rename to osk.bat
Right click & edit the file
put in it the following line:
C:\Windows\System32\OSK.Exe (check this is the correct path for the machine you’re using!!)
Save & close the file
close it’s folder window
in the Start Properties dialog click Add...
type OSK.bat in the script window
Select OK twice
Still in Group Policy, go to:
Computer Configuration; Administrative Templates; System; Scripts
on the right pane, select Run startup scripts synchronously
double click on this option
change to Enabled (This will make sure the logon process will continue even though the script has not ended).
Select OK
Shut group policy
Shutdown PC
Restart system - the on-screen keyboard will be available about 5-10 secs after the logon screen occurs.
Put any other access tools into the startup folder as normal  

 

by: CupidIT02Posted on 2008-08-11 at 12:34:41ID: 22207441

We tried this and we were unsucessful. However, we did use the Windows Key + U and enabled OSK in all three options and also installed IBM Touchboard software and that worked...

 

by: Catcherman16Posted on 2008-08-11 at 12:37:12ID: 22207469

My next suggestion would have been the IBM touch screen drivers. Haha.

 

by: CupidIT02Posted on 2008-08-11 at 12:41:04ID: 31485487

Just wanted to let someone in on the points and you were the first to reply with anything about the IBM software so you got em' man. Have a good one and thanks for the effort.

 

by: psantiangeliPosted on 2008-08-11 at 12:56:30ID: 22207620

Hi,
This is a tested an working alternative (WinXp), you have to stop osk.exe and restart it.

Run the script at after user logon:

@echo off
taskkill /F /IM osk.exe
osk.exe

                                              
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