Microsoft Fingerprint Reader
from: Microsoft Input
Price: $39.90
Prices subject to change.Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Product Description:
Say goodbye to password hassles. Now you can log on to your computer and your favorite Web sites with the touch of your finger, without having to remember all those passwords - simply place your finger on the receiver whenever a password or username is required.
Say goodbye to password hassles. Now you can log on to your computer and your favorite Web sites with the touch of your finger, without having to remember all those passwords - simply place your finger on the receiver whenever a password or username is required.
Features:
- Fingerprint reader for accessing websites and other features
- Smoothly integrates with Microsoft and other software
- Very simple to install and use
- Eliminates sign-in hassles
- Durable and reliable
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Hard to customize
I dont know what is going with this hardware, but in the CD there are not drivers to use.You have to purchase the drivers in another place. Why sell a device without driver?
Rating: 
- Works as advertised, nothing spectacular.
Easy install, easy calibration and setup, works as advertised, and for a reasonable price.
Can't complain.
I was hoping I'd be able to use it to log in to windows but so far that hasn't been possible since the device is totally useless without Internet Explorer being involved.(or firefox with a plug in)
Rating: 
- As good as the best.
I market professional and industrial security devices for computer, network and building access.This is as good as the top of the line security devices costing more than $200 more.I will agree that this is not for commercial use, i.e. programable interface, high level of lockout security.... but it is a great device for home and personal use.
It will respond and assist with login for all types of programmed access.In my browser, I can open my bank's web page and touch my finger ... Read More
Rating: 
- Good Device, Some Shortcomings, can backup up passwords
Microsoft Fingerprint Reader
The little device works, but as it says only on IE and windows login.
The windows login screen does change, it defaults to the fingerprint reader, but has a button for "other credentials"
Installation went without a problem, I would change the installation so the message that says "plug in the fingerprint reader" goes away when you plug it in.
I had a problem registering my thumbprints, so I just used all my other 8 digits (in ... Read More
Rating: - Microsoft is terrible
It astonishes me that Microsoft has become such a huge conglomerate that they can not even support their OWN PRODUCTS. If you read through the many reviews of this product on Amazon, it comes to light that this product is supported on Vista, but not on 64bit Vista. GO FIGURE.
My question, then, is this: Why make a second version of an operating system, if almost NOTHING works with it? Why offer it to consumers, knowing damn well that what you're selling them won't work with the OTHER things youre ... Read More
- Hard to customizeI dont know what is going with this hardware, but in the CD there are not drivers to use.You have to purchase the drivers in another place. Why sell a device without driver?
- Works as advertised, nothing spectacular.Easy install, easy calibration and setup, works as advertised, and for a reasonable price.
Can't complain.
I was hoping I'd be able to use it to log in to windows but so far that hasn't been possible since the device is totally useless without Internet Explorer being involved.(or firefox with a plug in)
- As good as the best.I market professional and industrial security devices for computer, network and building access.This is as good as the top of the line security devices costing more than $200 more.I will agree that this is not for commercial use, i.e. programable interface, high level of lockout security.... but it is a great device for home and personal use.
It will respond and assist with login for all types of programmed access.In my browser, I can open my bank's web page and touch my finger ... Read More
- Good Device, Some Shortcomings, can backup up passwordsMicrosoft Fingerprint Reader
The little device works, but as it says only on IE and windows login.
The windows login screen does change, it defaults to the fingerprint reader, but has a button for "other credentials"
Installation went without a problem, I would change the installation so the message that says "plug in the fingerprint reader" goes away when you plug it in.
I had a problem registering my thumbprints, so I just used all my other 8 digits (in ... Read More
- Microsoft is terribleIt astonishes me that Microsoft has become such a huge conglomerate that they can not even support their OWN PRODUCTS. If you read through the many reviews of this product on Amazon, it comes to light that this product is supported on Vista, but not on 64bit Vista. GO FIGURE.
My question, then, is this: Why make a second version of an operating system, if almost NOTHING works with it? Why offer it to consumers, knowing damn well that what you're selling them won't work with the OTHER things youre ... Read More
