biometrics

I did a clean install of Windows 7 from Vista because of some previous issues, thought all was well, but I am having some problems. I have a HP DV3z-1000 w/ Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. I installed the drivers recommended by HP and made sure everything is updated. 1) I cannot get the...

Hey, So I recently began using the biometric fingerprint reader on my laptop, but my one main annoyance is that on the logon screen it asks me to swipe my finger instead of offering a place to enter my password. Is it possible to change the settings where the dialog box to enter my password...

I recently installed Build 7100 as a new install. The biometric hardware is working properly, UPEK, although I receive an error message "Can't start enrollment for current user. Biometry is disabled by operating system policy." I am using the built-in Administrator account and I have already...

I'm doing a presentation on Windows 7 but some of the features I don't quite understand are the Biometric improvements and the new Library, I looked them up but the reviews are quite confusing. Can someone provide some simple points on these features so I can understand how they work?

Hi all, I'm looking to get a new laptop and I've noticed a few models that come with a finger scanner for encryption. Do they really help to keep the computer secure? I'm not too sure on the reliability or how they are used - is it just hardware or is there some sort of imaging software...