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\"suzanne\"<\/p>\n

By Deb Shinder for WinNews.com published by GFI Vipre<\/b><\/p>\n

Windows 8 is coming next year (at least, that\u2019s what we expect) and we all know
\nit\u2019s going to be optimized for touch screens and tablets. But what if you don\u2019t
\nwant to wait that long? There are already some Windows 7 tablets on the market
\nand more in the wings for the holiday season, as well as a number of \u201call in
\none\u201d systems running Windows 7 that come with large touch screen monitors. So
\njust how \u201ctouchable\u201d is Win7, anyway? And what are the secrets to using your
\nfinger or a pen\/stylus to input data and commands instead of a keyboard and
\nmouse?<\/p>\n

If you wanted to use Windows XP on a tablet PC, you needed a special edition of
\nthe operating system (appropriately named Windows XP Tablet Edition). Microsoft
\nchanged that with Vista and Windows 7; now the tablet features are included in
\nthe the standard editions of the OS. Even if you have a generic system with no
\ntouch screen hardware, you\u2019ll see the Tablet PC there in the Accessories menu in
\nAll Programs, as you can see in the figure below.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

<\/br><\/p>\n

Article Continued Here<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n

This excerpt is shared with permission from WinNews.com published by GFI Vipre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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