The SHIFT or CAPS LOCK key may not work correctly on the On-Screen Keyboard on a Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005-based Ultra-Mobile PC (917884)

SYMPTOMS

Consider the following scenario. An Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) is running an English or Korean version of Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005. On this Ultra-Mobile PC, you use the SHIFT or CAPS LOCK key on the On-Screen Keyboard (OSK). However, the OSK may not correctly show the case change of letter keys. For example, you may experience one of the following symptoms:

When you press SHIFT or CAPS LOCK, some keys are displayed in uppercase on the OSK, and some keys are displayed in lowercase.
When you type a letter, the case of the typed letter differs from the case of the letter that appears on the OSK.

Additionally, you may also experience one of the following symptoms:

When you press SHIFT, only one SHIFT key appears to be pressed on the OSK.
When you press and then release SHIFT, the SHIFT key remains pressed on the OSK.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:

Microsoft Touch Pack for Ultra-Mobile PC is installed on the computer.
The DialKeys on-screen keyboard is running when you use the Tablet PC OSK.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, exit the DialKeys on-screen keyboard when you are using the OSK. To do this, click the DialKeys icon in the notification area, and then click Exit.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft Touch Pack and the Ultra-Mobile PC

The Ultra-Mobile PC is a very small, mobile computer that runs Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005. The Touch Pack is a software package that is available to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The Touch Pack includes many programs and features that are designed for the Ultra-Mobile PC and its touch-screen interface. For more information about the Touch Pack and about the Ultra-Mobile PC, visit the following Microsoft Web site: