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I need the OSK.exe on screen keyboard at the login logon window ctrl alt delete on a windows xp machine.

How do i get the osk on screen keyboard to appear at the logon screen? I have a touchscreen cafe terminal and it doesnt have a keyboard and mouse once it gets re-deployed.
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Press the Start+U button on the logon screen and you will have the Accessibility window (The narrator may run atoumaticly Stop it) Click on the Onscreen Keboard and then Start Button
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Unfortunately that doesnt work. I use my hardware keyboard to activate the osk, then on reboot without the hardware keyboard...no osk. I need the OSK up permanently at the logon screen so i can ditch my hardware keyboard.
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So i have to re-install my OS with the tablet edition? Somehow we had it up all the time with W2000 Pro.
I beleive there are third party On screen keyboards that you can also purchase that will load at the logon prompt

I think those are your choices, third party or use tablet edition
RPPreacher,
I cannot find the 'options' on the third step. This is for a windows xp machine as in the problem title, and refered to a 2000 machine 2 posts before because windows used to have this option.
*Setup the XP machine to login automaticallly & place the OSK.exe file in the startup folder -- that should work for you :)

Disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE Sequence for Logging On in Windows XP.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308226&sd=tech

How To Enable Automatic Logon in Windows.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q310584/

You may find some help here.
http://www.codeproject.com/samples/onscreenkeyboard.asp?df=100&forumid=500&exp=0&select=896193
Hi Atkfr56,
:) I was almost about the post the same instructions as kbbcnet did! Glad I reloaded the page before posting it.
Well, if you don't mind installing a 3rd-party product check http://www.easydesksoftware.com/xpwinsafe.htm.

-Sree
I got a tech to load the osk from windows tablet, didnt have to re-install the OS. Thanks
kbbcnet's instructions are nice, but allow any user to get on our network (already logged in) which isnt too bad...but its a big hassle to switch between users which is key (need login screen to do so)
Sorry about my first Response.. I was wrong. But at your logon Screeen you can use "Windows Button + U" that will bring up the Utlity Manager that will give you the OSK
lazarus98,
no problem. unfortunately I need a hardware keyboard to bring up the software keyboard each time...not what I was looking for, but the window+u trick does work..
How did you load the tablet OSK onto regular XP?
My supervisor found an IBM Tablet PC installer CD for his tablet pc laptop, he was able to pull a cab file out of it and install it...and now the keyboard shows up all the time.
Sweet, glad there is a solution for this, because I have seen many people with actual disabilities (can use mouse but not type) and can never log in
 
You can install the osk.exe (on screen keyboard) program that is in the windows system32 folder as a service using the srvinstw.exe program that is in the Windows 2000 resource kit.  It can be downloaded from various sites on the web.
This works with XP:
    * 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.You Can Try the following Steps

    * 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.