Is it possible to disable anchor points in illustrator cs3?

I just got my wacom tablet and want to disable anchor points in illustrator. I've tried hiding edge and disable auto/add delete in the preference general section.
I want to be able to draw freely without anchor points connecting with all my shapes that are next to eachother.
How can I disable the anchor points so it'll allow me to free draw?
Thanks.

Pen tool or brush tool?
Brush tool: Double-click on the brush tool button itself in the toolbar. Adjust settings accordingly. (specifically "keep selected")
Pen tool: No such luck. Hit the command key to toggle the last used selection tool and click somewhere to deselect. Or hit command-shift-a to deselect all.

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Hi Jacob,
Exactly, thanks for your reply.
I have to follow the path. However I need to make some adjustments, e.g. : Romania.
On a modern day map, Romania is smaller than it was before WWII when it included Bessarabia (modern day Moldova). So I would retrace Romania's modern day border to the south and west as it didn't change since before WWII. But I would have to alter Romania's northern border to include Moldova. That's why I need to be able to see the original anchor points so that I can trace precisely over them, except where the borders have changed.
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You might get what you re after using Live Paint. Here I have drawn an oval and a wavy line — two paths. After converting to a Live Paint object I can selectively fill and stroke any closed area or and segment.
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