diff -r bd83ceabce89 -r 5a1685599b76 textinput/peninputarc/src/peninputclient/penclientimpl.cpp
--- a/textinput/peninputarc/src/peninputclient/penclientimpl.cpp	Tue Sep 14 21:59:06 2010 +0300
+++ b/textinput/peninputarc/src/peninputclient/penclientimpl.cpp	Wed Sep 15 12:34:44 2010 +0300
@@ -992,6 +992,16 @@
 TInt RPeninputServerImpl::AddPenUiActivationHandler(
                       MPenUiActivationHandler* aHandler,TInt aType)
     {
+    // To avoid add repeatedly
+    for (TInt i=0; i<iPenUiNotificationHandler.Count(); i++)
+        {
+        TUiNotificationHandler handler = iPenUiNotificationHandler[ i ];
+        if( handler.iHandler == aHandler )
+            {
+            return KErrNone;
+            }
+        }
+    
     iPenUiNotificationHandler.Append(TUiNotificationHandler(aHandler,aType));
     return KErrNone;            
     }
@@ -1262,6 +1272,15 @@
     
     if(iStatus.Int() < 0)
         {
+        
+        // the pen input server has been terminated, so there is no need to post message again
+        // just notify the handler the message of ESignalServerExit      
+        if ( iStatus.Int() == KErrServerTerminated )
+            {
+            HandleServerTerminatedL();
+            return;
+            }
+        
         //check server status
         RThread srvThread;
         TInt err = srvThread.Open(iSrvThreadId);
@@ -1274,9 +1293,7 @@
             }
         if(err != KErrNone || exitReason != 0) //server has exited
             {
-            iServerExit  = ETrue;
-            iPeninputServer->HandleServerExit();             
-            iHandler->HandleServerEventL(ESignalServerExit);
+            HandleServerTerminatedL();
             return;
             }
         }
@@ -1301,6 +1318,26 @@
     }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// CPeninputServerObserver::HandleServerTerminatedL()
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//    
+void CPeninputServerObserver::HandleServerTerminatedL()
+    {
+    iServerExit  = ETrue;
+        
+    if ( iPeninputServer )
+        {
+        iPeninputServer->HandleServerExit();                 
+        }
+        
+    if ( iHandler )
+        {
+        iHandler->HandleServerEventL( ESignalServerExit ); 
+        }
+
+    }    
+    
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // CPeninputServerObserver::RunError
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //