integrate tablet pc components

spoof · Post by **spoof** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 6:29 am

How to integrate tablet pc components to windows xp pro using sp4 ??
thanks a lot

harkaz · Post by **harkaz** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 7:59 am

When you slipstream SP4 to XP Pro installation disk, the TABLETPC and NETFX folders are there. Howewer, you can only enable Tablet PC installation if you enter a Tablet PC product key during setup.

You can also trick Windows Setup into thinking that a Tablet PC edition product key has been entered. Add this line to the [AddReg.SP4Update] section of the hivesys.inf file:

HKLM,"SYSTEM\WPA\TabletPC","Installed",0x00010001,1

bphlpt · Post by **bphlpt** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:37 am

Neat! Is there a similar trick for the MCE components to be able to add both the Tablet and MCE components to an XP Vol edition?

Cheers and Regards

harkaz · Post by **harkaz** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 1:13 pm

Yes, there is such a trick for MCE as well.

First, before slipstreaming SP4, create a dummy/empty mediactr.cab file in \cmpnents\mediactr\i386.

Slipstream SP4 to your installation folder.

Add these two entries to the [AddReg.SP4Update] section of hivesys.inf:

HKLM,"SYSTEM\WPA\TabletPC","Installed",0x00010001,1
HKLM,"SYSTEM\WPA\MediaCenter","Installed",0x00010001,1

* .NET Framework 4.0 is not compatible with MCE and will not be available.

bphlpt · Post by **bphlpt** » Thu Nov 20, 2014 1:39 pm

Thanks! In that case I guess I just need to decide if I want MCE or .NET 4.0.

Cheers and Regards

spoof · Post by **spoof** » Fri Nov 28, 2014 4:18 am

Thanks harkaz