On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 15:10:31 +1000, "Andrew McLaren"
<andrew@fakeaddress.com> wrote:

>"bp" <6ball@comcast.net> wrote ...
>> For some reason the on-screen keyboard as started poping up on by
>> desktop everytime I log on. Does anyone know how to prevent it from
>
>Hi,
>
>The short answer: I dunno :-) But here are a few things to check ...
>
>First, go to Control Panel, Ease of Access. Then click on the link "Use the
>computer without a mouse or keyboard". Make sure the checkbox marked "Use On
>screen keyboard" is UNchecked (ie, clear).
>
>That's your first and most important place to check. After that, it gets a
>bit more obscure. The On Screen Keyboard program is "osk.exe". Presumably
>something is causing osk.exe to be run, every time you log in.
>
>In the Start menu, look in the Startup folder. Make sure there are no
>shortcuts there pointing towards osk.exe. If there are, move the shortcut to
>another location, or just delete it.

done that, nothing there
>
>Next, run the command "msconfig". If prompted for admin credentials, enter
>them. Then, look under the Startup tab. Look for any entries which appear to
>run osk.exe. If you see one, uncheck teh entry, and then press Apply.

Done that, nothing there.
>
>Next, run Regedit. If prompted for credentials, enter your own, current
>username and password. Then navigate to the registry key:
>
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run
>
>If you see a value under there which runs osk.exe, delete that value.

Nope nothing there.

I also have an app that can look at all startup app for all users and
nothing there either. ;(
>
>If you've looked at Ease of Access, the Startup folder, the MSConfig
>startups, and the HKEY Current User Run key, and you don't find the osk.exe
>Onscreen keyboard anywhere in any of them, then ... sorry, I really don't
>know. Maybe someone else will know. Or else, learn to enjoy having an On
>screen keyboard! :-)

That's where I'm at. No where can I find how or why it is starting and
the settings in the OSK don't have an option to start at boot up so I
have no idea how to turn it off. ;(
>
>Hope this helps a bit,

Thanks for trying.
NEXT!? ;-)