
Installing the Tabletworks Driver for your GTCO Digitizer
Today we will be installing the GTCO digitizer driver. That driver is named Tabletworks.
We can install the Tabletworks driver either from the installation CD or by downloading it from the GTCO website.
* Installing Tabletworks from the Tabletworks CD *
To install it from the Tabletworks installation CD:
1. Insert the CD into the disk drive on your computer. After a few moments the installation menu will appear.
2. Click the “Install Tabletworks” button to start the Tabletworks installation.
3. After a few moments the Tabletworks installer Welcome Screen will appear. Click the [Next] button.
4. Then click [Yes] at the License Agreement Screen.
5. For the “Installation Type”, leave it as “Complete” and click the [Next] button.
6. The next screen informs you that you may see the Add New Hardware Wizard after the installation is complete. This is very unusual in our experience. Click the [Next] button on that screen.
7. If you are installing over an older version of Tabletworks, the Tabletworks installer will warn you that it will overwrite the previous installation. Please click the [Continue] button.
8. The Tabletworks driver will then install.
9. At the final screen, click [Finish].
10. Then close out of the Tabletworks installation menu by clicking the exit button in the lower right-hand corner of the menu.
* Downloading the Tabletworks driver *
If you don’t have a Tabletworks installation disk or you’d like to download the newest version, you can easily download it from the GTCO website.
To download the Tabletworks driver:
1. Start your Internet browser (i.e. Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari).
2. In the address bar type www. GTCO.com and press enter.
3. At the GTCO website click the “Technical Support” button on the silver menu near the top of the screen.
4. Select “Large-format digitizers” from the pulldown menu.
5. At the next screen, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click GTCO CalComp graphic in the lower left corner that page.
6. At the next screen click the “Drivers and software downloads” link. That will take you to the drivers and software download page.
7. On the Drivers and Software Download page, the fourth column over is the download column.
8. You can click on the first link in this column. As of the writing of this article the latest Tabletworks driver was TW-10.09.0024. The Tabletworks drivers are updated every few months is a good idea to download the newest version.
9. Download the Tabletworks driver, and save it somewhere on your hard drive.
10. To start the Tabletworks installation, double-click the file you just downloaded and follow the Tabletworks installation instructions above starting with Step 3. Read the rest of this entry »