Windows Journal

[TheByzantine]

I am trying to use Windows Journal. I tried to install the drivers, but cannot type anything. The pointer changes to a dot below the header.

I cannot find Windows Journal in the Start Menu. I have to use seach to get access.

Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 9 Beta.

Can someone help me?

 

[richc46]

When you see it, from search, cant you right click and pin to start menu or task bar?

 

[TheByzantine]

Windows Journal is now pinned to the task bar. Now if it would work.

Thanks.

 

[richc46]

Talk to me. In detail, how did you get Windows Journal?

 

[TheByzantine]

It apparently came with the HP Pavillion Slimline. I did not install it. A friend has one and was talking about Windows Journal. So, I looked for it.

I have had to do two system restores. Internet Explorer 9 beta may be a problem. Not much else to say.

 

[richc46]

IE9 is beta so anything can happen, for test, uninstall and go back to IE8
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/112121-internet-explorer-9-uninstall.html

 

[TheByzantine]

I figured it out. Thanks.

 

[richc46]

Good, your welcome.

 

[Delphinus]

For the life of me I can't remove this bloody thing. I manage alot of accounts in Outlook 2010 and with a Journal entry for each I spend alot of time scrolling. If I uninstall this, it would remove at least half a page of lines.

It's not in the Office 2010 options, nor can I find it in the Programs and Features options to uninstal, and I even searched here to no avail.

 

[Kari]

Windows Journal is to make handwritten notes. When you launch Journal first time, it installs Journal print device, which allows you to save (= print to Journal) images to Journal. You can then write your notes to the image.

The cursor is shown as a dot because of this. You can not type to a Journal note using your keyboard, instead you use your mouse (or grapchics tablet) to write to it.

Windows Journal is included in every edition of Seven from Home Premium and better. The program executable is Journal.exe in Program Files\Windows Journal folder.

Here's a typical example of using Journal. Save (=print) an image, in this example a web page, to Journal, then make your handwritten notes to it:

 

[Delphinus]

Windows Journal is to make handwritten notes. When you launch Journal first time, it installs Journal print device, which allows you to save (= print to Journal) images to Journal. You can then write your notes to the image.

The cursor is shown as a dot because of this. You can not type to a Journal note using your keyboard, instead you use your mouse (or grapchics tablet) to write to it.

Windows Journal is included in every edition of Seven from Home Premium and better. The program executable is Journal.exe in Program Files folder.

Here's a typical example of using Journal. Save (=print) an image, in this example a web page, to Journal, then make your handwritten notes to it:

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It's pretty much a useless feature for me. It appeared after some updating because I never noticed it until recently.

I can't figure out how to remove it. I mean I am a seasoned technician and this thing has me stumped. All the usual methods don't apply in my case.

 

[Kari]

It's pretty much a useless feature for me. It appeared after some updating because I never noticed it until recently.

No, it came with the Windows 7. It's included in Home Premium and better editions.

I can't figure out how to remove it. I mean I am a seasoned technician and this thing has me stumped. All the usual methods don't apply in my case.

Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features. Click Turn Windows features on or off on the left pane. Scroll down to Tablet PC Components, deselect it, click OK. Reboot.



This uninstalls all Tablet PC components, including Windows Journal.

Kari

 

[Delphinus]

It's pretty much a useless feature for me. It appeared after some updating because I never noticed it until recently.

No, it came with the Windows 7. It's included in Home Premium and better editions.

I can't figure out how to remove it. I mean I am a seasoned technician and this thing has me stumped. All the usual methods don't apply in my case.

Go to Control Panel > Programs and Features. Click Turn Windows features on or off on the left pane. Scroll down to Tablet PC Components, deselect it, click OK. Reboot.

View attachment 132483

This uninstalls all Tablet PC components, including Windows Journal.

Kari

Thank you for your replies Kari. The problem is, I don't have the Windows features option. Well, I do, but it's empty. I believe I may have caused that while I was tweaking Windows one day. I do alot of tweaking...

I can't find another way to remove this.

 

[Kari]

In that case, deleting the Windows Journal folder should IMO do no harm? But, on the other hand, the whole folder takes under 10 MB so it's quite meaningless.

Kari

 

[Delphinus]

In that case, deleting the Windows Journal folder should IMO do no harm? But, on the other hand, the whole folder takes under 10 MB so it's quite meaningless.

Kari

I may just do that. Problem is, the journal is implemented into Office, so not sure if that will muck it up or not.

No worries, I would just reinstall in that case.

I mean I may as well keep fixing it until it's broke, no?

 

[Kari]

The Windows Journal, included in Windows 7 and located in Program Files\Windows Journal and the Journal feature in Office, located in for instance Office 2010 in Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\THEMES14\JOURNAL, are two different completely, totally different things with nothing whatsoever to do with each other.

Windows Journal is to made handwritten notes, Office Journal is to "record" chosen Office activities. Deleting windows Journal does not delete Office Journal.

Kari

 

[Delphinus]

Sorry for the late reply. I have give the appropriate thanks.