Can a normal LCD Monitor be used as a Pen Tablet?

parnellm

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In my Windows 7 Professional's control panel I found a tool called "Tablet PC Settings." I opened it to see what it was. It reports that my HP w1907, which up to now I though was just a regular lcd monitor, can accept pen input.
If this is true and not some software glitch by the os, what drivers/software do I need to get it working? (FYI: My monitor did not come with a pen.)

See Attachment for screenshot of dialog where oddity is found.
 

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Hello parnellm, Welcome to the forum

Your Monitor is not capable of pen input
 

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If it isn't a touch-sensitive screen, then it won't work with a pen or touch input.
 

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Intel Core i7-2600
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Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
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12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
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Nvidia GTX 470
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Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
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OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
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OCZ ModStream 700W
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ok... so is it a glitch that windows is saying I can use it for pen input?
 

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Windows 7 Professional 64 bit SP1Intel Pentium Dual-Core CPU ES200 @ 2.50GHz 2...6 GB RAMATI Radeon HD 5570
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion a6814y
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit SP1
CPU
Intel Pentium Dual-Core CPU ES200 @ 2.50GHz 2.50GHz
Motherboard
"Unavailable"
Memory
6 GB RAM
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 5570
Sound Card
ATI Radeon HD 5570 HDMI Output
Monitor(s) Displays
HP w1907
Hard Drives
600 GB WDC WD6400AAKS-65A7B2 (Internal)

1 TB FreeAgent GoFlex
PSU
n/a
Case
Original
Cooling
Standard
Could be, or Windows may have mistaken another device as being capable I really cannot answer
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel Core i7-2600K16 GB G Skill F3-10666 CL9D-4GBRLATI Radeon HD 6870
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Something I threw together
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core i7-2600K
Motherboard
Asus P8P67
Memory
16 GB G Skill F3-10666 CL9D-4GBRL
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 6870
Sound Card
ATI Radeon HDMI / Realtek ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays
2 x 22" standard monitors / LG32LC56v TV to watch films
Screen Resolution
1920 x1080
Hard Drives
2 x OCZ Vertex2 111.79GB
3 x Samsung103SJ
1 x Samsung103UJ
1 x WD3200BEVT
1 x Hitachi5K320-160
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 750W
Case
Antec 300
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12P SE2 and 5 120mm Case fans
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000
Mouse
Hama M3110 / Logitech M305
Internet Speed
16000
Other Info
I have also used Fedora, Suse, Ubuntu Linux
And all other Windows from 95 to date except ME

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MSI GTX580 Twin Frozr II/OC and NVIDIA GTX 970
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On-Board and Soundblaster Recon 3 D headset
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x2 Flat screen 21" LG displays + x1 LG W2363D (3D)
Hard Drives
5 internal Hard Drives:
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PSU
Dark Power Pro 10 1200W
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CoolerMaster HAF 932 Case - Black
Cooling
Thermaltake Contac21 cooler
Keyboard
Cyborg
Mouse
Razor Mamba
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0.5 Mb - (Benefits of rural location!) & 24 MB Sat
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Teaming 2 GB network connection to Wired 1GB switch.
Connected to 37TB (Raid 5) of network storage on a wired 1GB lan.
(Mixture of internal hard drives, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB & 16TB Terastations)
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