July 12, 2009

Viliv S5 UMPC Turned Into a Tablet PC on Video

Hector Gomez is a longtime reader who Kevin and I had the pleasure of meeting early this year. He may be the only person who buys more gadgets than I do, and a recent purchase he made was the Viliv S5 UMPC. I have made it clear how much I like the S5, and Hector says he is enjoying it, too. The only area he thought it lacking was in not being a real Tablet PC, so he’s rectified that.

Hector has installed Windows XP Tablet Edition on his Viliv S5 to give it the full Tablet PC functionality. It’s not something everyone can do, as the Tablet Edition version of XP cannot be purchased. Hector got his hands on it and finds the S5 makes a fine 5-inch Tablet PC. He’s documented it on a video, and he’s kindly given us permission to share. Have a look at Hector’s little Tablet PC.

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9 Responses to “Viliv S5 UMPC Turned Into a Tablet PC on Video”

  • Steve French says:

    Hmmm, I’ve also got an S5 and installed Win7 on it and was very disappointed to not have the tablet capabilities enabled. I was thinking of selling it again but now that I’ve seen this, I may reconsider. I’ve got access to XP Tablet from my Microsoft MAPS subscription. Just wondering what the difference is between XP and 7, why it was recognized in the old but not the new.

  • Chad says:

    um yeah you can get a hold of it pretty easily
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16837102094

  • Chip says:

    Windows XP Tablet Edition is available from several vendors. Use Google Shopping to find them. While the software is identified as a product for OEMs, anyone can buy it.

    The Tablet Edition 2005 costs about $150, and the original Tablet Edition (released in 2002) costs about $110. The Service Pack 2 update to the 2002 edition includes the full 2005 release, so you can save a little cash by buying the cheaper version and upgrading yourself from the Microsoft website.

  • Fernando says:

    Hmmm, it is very strange that you would not get tablet pc capabilities by installing Windows 7 (or Vista for that matter); would anyone venture to guess why?

  • amf says:

    The same can be achieved with a a normal installation of Win XP and Win 7 by just installing 2 files. I have Win 7 (Build 7100) on my S5 and have achieved the same. Win 7 does not get tablet pc capabilities because S5 does not identify itself as one (maybe due to viliv’s drivers).

  • Chad says:

    amf – any hint on the two file that need to be installed on Win7?

  • John in Norway says:

    You had me excited when I read the headline. Now I’m bitterly dissappointed! I thought he’d put an active digitiser on it. If it doesn’t have an active digitiser it’s not a true Tablet PC!

  • spanky340 says:

    Why wouldn’t they ship the S5 with Tablet Ed anyway? Is there a reason?

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