Setting up Microsoft Fingerprint Reader on Windows 7 – Solution
While attempting to install Microsoft Fingerprint Reader on Windows 7, I was surprised to find that, unlike all other hardware I tried to plug before, it failed to recognize and install the proper drivers. So I searched for the drivers and found that it was only available for Vista. After a manual install, another surprise: it wouldn’t read my fingerprint. Crawling through some forums I read that it wouldn’t work on a fresh Windows 7 install, only on systems that were upgraded from Vista.
So I set up the reader’s executables to run in Windows Vista’s compatibility mode and everything worked flawlessly. Here are the steps I took:
1. Click here to download the programs and install them.
2. Open Windows Explorer and head for the folder C:Program FilesDigitalPersonaBin
3. For each file below, click with the second button and choose Property. On the Compatibility tab, click on Change settings for all users, then on Run this program in compatibility mode for and select Windows Vista
- DPAgnt.exe
- DPConsol.exe
- DPExpImp.exe
- DpFpLogonManager.exe
- DpHost.exe
- DPRunDll.exe
- DPWinLct.exe
Excellent!! i’ve tried the compatibility mode but not for all users. That really made it
Regards,
Julian
THANK YOU! This works. Compatibility mode for all users seesm to be the key.
Thanks. I contacted MS as per their instructions of the support page for MS Fingerprint reader. All they can tell me was that this doesn’t work with Windows 7. I got to work with your instructions. Thanks!
Thanks, it worked great. You’ve go to reboot your system after making these changes to the files.
Awesome! So happy this works! Thanks for the help! Thanks to Mikey too, I was about to give up and then noticed the comment that a reboot was required after making the changes.
I thank you very much for the excellent procedural approach of making the fingerprint work. I was ready to toss mine out until I read your article. GREAT Job….
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