Dell XT Tablet PC - Touchscreen Issues Fixed

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I went to support.dell.com yesterday to see if there were any driver or other updates for my Dell XT tablet. I wish there was a way to automatically check so people could get updates as soon as they come out. Perhaps Dell and Microsoft need to work closer together and get the driver and firmware upgrades to register from within Microsoft Update along with system patches.

Anyway, I noticed I was behind on a few things - the bios (was on A08 and upgraded to A09), the touchpad driver (upgraded to A13_R250328), and the N-Trig software (upgraded to A00_R254926) which controls the touch screen functionality. These were all new items released in the past month and were catch-up items needed to bring the hardware fully compliant and functional with Windows 7 64-bit.

It has only been one day of using the XT after the updates but I've already noticed great improvement in the touch screen operation (which I mentioned in this post). The writing is recognized better; the far-right side of the screen and the corners recognize the pen more consistently; the screen seems to switch between pen and finger much better; and overall it is snappier in performance and operation.

If you own a Dell XT and are running Microsoft Windows 7, you should really get these latest updates because it makes the device much easier and more enjoyable to use.