Helix Stylus Not Working

My Helix stylus is not working. The actual stylus works on another Helix, but not mine (no stylus does). I think the fact that it is taken out of the silo is not registering. Also, on the Pen and Touch dialog box (from the Control Panel), there is no longer a "Pen" tab.
Any ideas?
Scott

Hello everyone!
I figured I would offer some support on this issue.
I had a similar issue in the past, however mine was slightly different. My pen was working, however pressure sensitivity was not. I don't remember exactly what I did, it was one of these two things:
Option One: Using the Wacom sofware:
Remove the pen and restart without the pen in the Helix.
Log in as normal and install the Wacom software.
Option Two: Using the Wacom software:
Remove the pen and restart without the pen in the Helix.
Log in as normal, insert the pen.
Install the Wacom software.
Like I said, I don't remember exactly how I did it, because I read the solition on another website a while back, but I do remember it was one of these two methods. The only difference between these two methods is whether or not to put the pen back before installing the Wacom software. This worked for me and now my pen is working as it should.
EDIT:
I found a similar thread on this forum that's a bit dated but you can see Wacom software only seems to install when the pen is nowhere to be found. I recommend using this Wacom installer, it's the one I am using now.
WACOM FEEL IT TECHNOLOGY
I think it's a bit silly that every single time I want to use my pen I have to restart without the pen in the slot ( or log out ). What a ridiculous bug to have!

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