Remove Handwriting Recognition Text Service In Windows XP

To remove handwriting recognition as a text service, follow these steps:

1. Click Start--> click Control Panel--> click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options--> and then click Regional and Language Options.

2. Click the Languages tab.

3. Under Text services and input languages--> click Details.

4. Under Installed services--> click Handwriting Recognition under the language that you want it removed from--> click Remove--> and then click OK twice.

Handwriting recognition is removed for the language that you specified.

NOTE: If you remove handwriting recognition, it is not deleted from your hard disk. It is removed as a text service and is no longer loaded into memory. You can add (and remove) handwriting recognition again at any time. To completely remove the handwriting-recognition engine from your hard disk--> use the Add/Remove Programs feature in Control Panel.

Add Handwriting Recognition as a Text Service

When handwriting recognition is installed, it is normally added automatically as a text service. Follow these steps to add handwriting recognition only if you removed it as a text service and you want to add it again.

Handwriting recognition in Windows XP

With the handwriting-recognition feature, you can use your handwriting instead of a keyboard to enter text. You can write by using a handwriting input device, such as a digital pen or stylus, or by moving your mouse pointer. The computer converts your handwritten words to typed characters, and then inserts the text exactly where you want it.