You can try Microsoft Surface SDK. It contains a simulator that can simulate a system that only has touch capabilities (ie. Microsoft Surface).
It doesn't seem to want to install on 64 bit Win 7 so I couldn't test it.
You can try this: http://multitouchvista.codeplex.com.
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