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    Remove fingerprint icon from Vista welcome screen

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by hooligan001, May 2, 2009.

  1. hooligan001

    hooligan001 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi guys, if any of you have the fingerprint reader, you will know that it creates an icon alongside your own user icon in the Vista welcome screen. Basically, I want to remove this icon but keep the functionality of the fingerprint reader login.

    I am running Vista 64 bit on my M1530, and have got Protector Suite 5.8.2 build 4489, with driver 1.9.2.136 for the actual reader.

    Any input from you guys would be great. I have had a scan of Google, there was another guy with the same idea but it came to nothing...

    Any ideas?
     
    hooligan001, May 2, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    Have you checked if thee is a related utility start up process? Then try disabling it?

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, May 2, 2009
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    hooligan001 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for the reply, how would i go about doing that?

    Bearing in mind it is before any user logs on to the machine.

    Cheers
     
    hooligan001, May 3, 2009
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