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    WinXP->Vista, now FP reader doesn't work.

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by hotplainrice, Apr 18, 2008.

  1. hotplainrice

    hotplainrice Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys,

    Tried searching for this for like 10 mins. Need someones help in posting the link to this solution.


    I installed windows XP on this m1330 a few days ago. Now I decided to give Vista a try. So I had enrolled my fingers into the hardware a few days ago on XP.

    Now whenever I swipe in Vista, it keeps asking me to enroll my fingers. there are 19 slots available. Yes thats true, because I assigned 2 fingers. I know I can't overwrite them.

    How do I get Vista to work again with the FP reader?

    Thanks
    Zak
     
    hotplainrice, Apr 18, 2008
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    hotplainrice Notebook Guru

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    bump bump ....
     
    hotplainrice, Apr 19, 2008
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    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    19 slots? But most humans only have 10 fingers. How does it work? lol
     
    Seshan, Apr 19, 2008
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    They were initially made for spies. It was then found to be a useful feature for mutants.

    --UPEK Website
     
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    64 or 32 bit vista? If you're using 64 bit Vista, reference my 64-bit install for the drivers. If you're using 32, go back to XP as 32 bit Vista is crippled too much by running a half speed kernel and drivers. XP will experience far less of that, as you probably already notice.
     
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    Found the answer. Just have to go to the control center of the fingerprint reader and remove the previous fingerprints. Then re-enroll again. :)

    So much for security, anyone pretending to surf youtube on my lappie can just get rid of my prints.
     
    hotplainrice, Apr 20, 2008
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