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03-04-2010 06:24 PM - edited 11-11-2012 05:58 PM
Disclaimer
You are using this guide at your own risk. I don't take any responsibility for any problems.
Warning
Before you will do anything please be sure that the previous fingerprint reader driver and software was uninstalled.
Note:
The driver which is posted in this guide supports the following Validity Sensors models: vfs201, vfs300, vfs301, vfs421 and vfs451.
Table of Contents:
A Install the Validity fingerprint driver and the DigitalPersona Personal software
B Update DigitalPersona Personal to the latest version
C Logon to Windows 7 using DigitalPersona Personal
D Register a website on the DigitalPersona Personal software
E Manage registered accounts
F FAQ
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12-08-2010
03:26 PM
- last edited on
02-20-2017
04:43 PM
by
OscarFuentes
A Install the Validity fingerprint driver and the DigitalPersona Personal software
Before you will do anything please be sure that the previous fingerprint reader driver and software was uninstalled.
Resource:
Uninstalling Software in Windows 7
Uninstall or change a program in Windows7
Download and install the Validity fingerprint driver from here (installator ver 4.1.139, driver ver 2.1.0.2 32/64 bit Win7, released on 13-08-2010)
Download and install the fingerprint software DigitalPersona Personal ver 4.10.3790 for 32bit Windows 7 here and for 64bit Windows 7 here.
Restart the system.
The fingerprint sensor should now be detected by DigitalPersona Personal software.
03-04-2010 06:25 PM - edited 11-11-2012 06:26 PM
B Update DigitalPersona Personal to the latest version
Double click the DigitalPersona icon on the system tray.
Click ' Get Latest Updates '.
Choose ' Check now for sotware updates '.
Check ' DigitalPersona Personal 4.11 for HP ' and click ' Download Only '.
Browse to the path to which you want to download this file and click ' OK '.
The download process will begin.
When it will end you will be informed twice that the update was downloaded with success.
Browse to the path where the file was saved (Setup.exe), double-click it to run it and select ' Next '.
When you will see the information like on the below picture choose ' Yes '.
The information like on the below picture will appear twice. Both times click ' Yes '.
Now you should be notified that the software was installed with success.
Restart the system by clicking ' Yes ' button.
Double click the DigitalPersona icon on the task bar and choose ' About '.
This will allow you to check which DigitalPersona version are you using now. It should be 4.11.3826.
03-04-2010 06:31 PM - edited 11-11-2012 06:29 PM
C Logon to Windows 7 using DigitalPersona Personal
Double-click the DigitalPersona icon on the system tray.
Choose ' Next '.
Click ' Set up '.
Choose ' Next '.
Type your Windows password and click ' Next '.
Choose which finger you want to use to logon to the Windows system.
You will have to scan your fingerprint several times.
It's recommended to register minimum two fingeprints.
When You will do this click the ' Save ' button.
Now you should be notified that whole process is finished with success and from this time you may start using the DigitalPersona software.
03-06-2010 04:59 PM - edited 11-11-2012 06:32 PM
D Register a website on the DigitalPersona Personal software
In the below example we will use the YouTube sign in page.
When this icon will appear on any website it means that login and password information for it was not registred by the DigitalPersona software.
Click once this symbol (upper left part of the website)
and choose from the list ' Add New Account for ...... '.
The ' Add New Account ' window will appear.
Enter your login name and password. When you will do this choose ' OK '.
Enroll the fingerprint.
After this you'll be logged into your YouTube account.
Next time when you woll enter the YouTube sing up website you will see this time new symbol .
It will always give you information that the current website was already registered by DigitalPersona, so to log in you only need to enroll the fingerprint.
03-06-2010 05:03 PM - edited 11-11-2012 06:34 PM
E Manage registered accounts
Double-clik the DigitalPersona icon on the system tray.
The DigitalPersona window will appear. Enroll the fingerprint.
Choose ' Online Accounts ' or ' Manage passwords '.
Under ' Your Online Accounts ' are listed all the registered information.
Click on ' Manage ' tab.
Here you may manually:
- ' Add ' the new online account;
- ' Edit ' or ' Delete ' the existing online account.
03-07-2010 11:43 AM - edited 11-11-2012 06:36 PM
F FAQ
Questions:
1. In ' Control Panel ' under ' Biometric Devices ' I don't see my fingerprint. I only see information that this device is not detected.
2. DigitalPersona informs that the fingerprint sensor was not detected.
Answers:
Ad. 1
The current version of DigitalPersona isn't integrated with Windows 7. That's why your fingerprint does not appear there like when you are using the AuthenTec TrueSuite software.
How you may check does the software works well?
If your fingerprint isn't detected by DigitalPersona then the icon of this program looks like this:
- 4.10.3790
- 4.11.3826
If your fingerprint is detected by DigitalPersona then the icon of this program looks like this:
- 4.10.3790
- 4.11.3826
Ad. 2
This is usually caused by the Windows Firewall, which is by default switched on in the Windows 7 system. You will need to unblock some files in this application to ensure correct work of your fingerprint software and the driver.
In the below link you may check how to do it:
How to Add or Remove a Windows Firewall Exception in Windows 7
List of files which you need to unblock:
- C:\Program Files\Fingerprint Sensor\AtService.exe
- C:\Program Files\DigitalPersona\Bin\DpAgent.exe
- C:\Program Files\DigitalPersona\Bin\DpHostW.exe
- C:\Program Files\DigitalPersona\Bin\DpDashBoard.exe
- C:\Program Files\DigitalPersona\Bin\DpRegApp.exe
- C:\Program Files\DigitalPersona\Bin\DPRunDll.exe
The same thing you need to do perform if you are using any 3rd party (other) firewall software.
If you don't want to do all this stpes you may always switch off Windows Firewall, but when you will do this your system will be vulnerable to attacks from outside (less secure). This solution is not recommended.
Resource:
How to Turn Windows Firewall On or Off in Windows 7
03-07-2010 04:57 PM
Hi I have a Pavilion dv7-2112tx. After upgrading to Windows 7 the fingerprint reader is not detected. I completed all the steps outlined here however the software will not work because it keeps asking me to plug in the USB device with the finger print reader. I cannot do that because it is built in!
As well as the finger print reader no longer being recognised the upgrade to Windows 7 has severely lowered my volume and the touch mute button remains permanently orange. Despite the orange mute button there is sound although not at the higher volume as before.
So far I have only found these two problems with upgrading to Windows 7.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to fix HP's flawed upgrade procedure?
Ozysearcher
04-09-2010
06:12 PM
- last edited on
02-20-2017
02:54 PM
by
OscarFuentes
Hi ozysearcher,
Uninstall Your current driver and software for fingerprint from Your system.
Resource:
Uninstalling Software in Windows 7
Uninstall or change a program in Windows7
Download and install latest (updated) driver posted in point A.
This should solve Your problem.
05-19-2010 01:43 AM
IF THE ABOVE DOES NOT WORK FOR YOU TRY MY SOLUTION...........
After many many days of toil I have finally found the solution to get Validity VFS301 sensor working with Digital Persona on Win 7 64 bit as it is supposed to.
DO NOT INSTALL WBF drivers from any websites or from drivermax.. These drivers only allow logging in Win7 and not website log in.
1) First UNINSTALL all software and DDK (validity drivers)....
Make sure you also go to Control Panel => Device Manager => Validity Sensor
UNINSTALL the sensor and check "delete the driver software for this device"
2) Then make sure you REBOOT
3) Download and Install Validity drivers from HP
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp48501-49000/sp48509.exe
4) REBOOT AGAIN ... it is important
5) Download Digital Persona ver 4.11.3805 from link below
http://d11tvxmfjhi64o.cloudfront.net/X64/Setup.exe
(This file is taken from
6) RUN the Setup.exe
When it asks to install driver for finger print reader (the first dialog you get when you run the setup.exe)
DO NOT click INSTALL
Leave the installation window as it is...
7) Open windows explorer by pressing win+E
😎 Go to
C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Temp\
click the column "Date Modified" to sort the last modified files first in the list
You will have a folder with {05B54AFA-28C6-4FED-A0E6-3F235641DA1D} <============= EXAMPLE only it will be different on your computer
Go in the folder and you will see some ini files with a file named "fingerprint reader drivers.prq"
open "fingerprint reader drivers.prq" in notepad.exe
Delete all the lines of text in the file "fingerprint reader drivers.prq" and save the empty file.
9) return to Digital Persona setup dialog mentioned in point 6
Now click INSTALL and let it install the software
It will open the same folder again and then continue install...
When it asks to REBOOT click YES
10) After REBOOT the finger print reader is working without a hitch.
REMEMBER THE KUDOS IF MY SOLUTION SOLVES YOUR PROBLEM
HP Pavilion dv6-2164tx Intel Core i7 Q720 / 6 mb L3 cache
HDD 500 gb (7200 rpm) / 4GB RAM / Nvidia Geforce GT 230M 1GB dedicated DDR3
05-26-2010 11:57 AM
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