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    Fingerprint Reader on P170EM with Windows 8 not working

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by wasdanou, Jul 24, 2013.

  1. wasdanou

    wasdanou Newbie

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    Does anyone have the Fingerprint Reader working on a P170EM with Windows 8.
    The Fingerprint Reader was working on Windows 7 but not anymore.
    Can you tell me what driver version and Authentic software version to use.
    Whatever I try, the Authentic software is unable to compleet the scanning.

    Thanks.
     
    wasdanou, Jul 24, 2013
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  2. Tornator

    Tornator Notebook Geek

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    Try to "roll back driver" to this Screenshot - 25.7.2013 , 1_20_12.png fingerprint driver version on Device Manager.
     
    Tornator, Jul 24, 2013
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  3. wasdanou

    wasdanou Newbie

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    wasdanou, Jul 26, 2013
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  4. Tornator

    Tornator Notebook Geek

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    Glad to hear it :thumbsup:
     
    Tornator, Jul 26, 2013
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  5. littlecx

    littlecx Notebook Deity

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    no one mention the driver version. it is 1.4.0.275
     
    littlecx, Jul 27, 2013
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  6. nambinhvu

    nambinhvu Notebook Evangelist

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    Dude, you're awesome! Windows kept installing this crap driver...it took me a while to figure out how to override it. It behaved like the updated driver from sager...only the original driver that came on my CD worked with Windows 7 properly, any other driver would be slow and wouldn't register my fingerprints in the end.

    I had the same problem with Windows 8 and the preinstalled driver, the one you used worked for me, thanks! :)
     
    nambinhvu, Nov 22, 2013
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