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OnScreen Keyboard does not appear when run, Reports it is already running if started again, OnScreen Setup does not run. However, software is installed correctly, and runs fine in safe mode. It may also have worked fine previously.

There is a conflict with some program or service running, the configuration is invalid, or some other program or service is hung or unstable. There are several items that should be tried before trying to identify a third-party conflict.

Use MSCONFIG.EXE (e.g. Start | Run | MSCONFIG.EXE). At the General Tab, try Diagnostic Startup first - if after a restart, things work as expected, then some non-Microsoft software is causing a conflict. Using Selective Startup, you can disable "Load System Services" and/or "Load Startup Items" to try and determine if it is a service or startup program causing the conflict. In the Services and Startup tabs, you can individually add or remove specific items .

In Windows Vista, the Windows Defender may be affecting something. If you go into Control Panel | Security | Windows Defender, then open the Tools (top middle), and go into Software Explorer, you can select various categories on that screen. Look at Startup Programs, and you can review and Disable/Enable all Startup programs. One user reported that they could not disable a program through this interface, but after finding and closing it, everything worked.

Here are anecdotal items we have recorded - every situation we have documented indicates this is a symptom of some other problem in the system, not a problem with IMG software.

The keyboard window itself is considered a "popup" class window in the system, and an overreaching popup blocker may stop all popup windows from being visible. From our experience, conflicts of these types can be problematic, and difficult to identify the exact cause. In the case of an anti-virus program, it may be settings issues, or white lists & black lists. Because an on-screen keyboard works at a low level to generate keystrokes that are seen by other applications, an overreaching security solution may prevent it from operating. You may wish to check for anti-virus program updates, or try default (or different) settings within the anti-virus program to prevent this type of conflict, or try a different anti-virus solution. We always recommend running as clean a system as possible. Unfortunately, resolving these conflicts is time consuming, and when multiple third-parties are involved, it goes beyond the normal level of technical support available. Essentially if the software runs in safe-mode, but not in your normal environment, then there is some driver or other software running that is causing this problem. Since we don't have access to your environment, we can't effectively help beyond suggesting the above methods provided by the operating system.

Category: CommonType: Problem/Resolution Product: OnScreen

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