#WACOM TABLET DRIVER WINDOWS 7 HOW TO#

Drivers for the GD Series can be selected by clicking “Intuos” for the model type and “Windows XP” to get this exact driver. Mostly about finding the WacomTablet_605-7 Driver, downloading it.

#WACOM TABLET DRIVER WINDOWS 7 HOW TO#

Reading through some forums pointed me in the right direction as to how to go about it. The issue was the software and making it actually TALK to the operating system. Thankfully my new PC still had classic DB9 Serial ports on the back so hooking it directly was not even an issue. Almost having to set up ANOTHER PC just for the sake of drawing again in Photoshop. When I initially upgraded to windows 7 I was stuck between a rock in a hard place. None of the Bambo or Intuos series pens will work with the GD series.

For those wondering, the only pens that are compatible with the GD series are GD and GS series pens/mice/airbrushes. (I kick myself to this day that I misplaced the box of extra plastic nubs for my pen). You can still find these pads on eBay ranging anywhere from $30 to $50 depending on condition, and the peripherals for this pad seem to be a bit of a collector’s item. The Wacom GD series of pads was discontinued since the Windows XP era. 17 inches of space to draw on making coloring super easy! The problem. It’s a great pad really! I paid about $400 back in the ’90s for it. One of the things that I used to paint textures as well as art is a very ancient Wacom GD-0912-R pad that I have been using ever since I had a 486. Wacom – Getting a piece of history working.

Wacom tablet driver windows 7