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microsoft fingerprint reader
Name: Judester Date: May 19, 2006 at 17:59:13 Pacific OS: windows xp home CPU/Ram: 120 gig/512 Product: e-machine/T4852
Comment:
The fingerprint reader I purchased from Microsoft works only on Internet Explorer, but I use Firefox. Is there any patch available to enable me to use it on Firefox?
While i can't say for certain, judging by past Microsoft practises i would say no.Just like you cannot remove IE without hosing windows.I like XP very much but wish IE was 100% off my system.But again, Microsoft did not give me that choice.
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Response Number 3
Name: XpUser Date: May 20, 2006 at 07:36:48 Pacific
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But there is no need to "uninstal" IE - FF & IT coexist very well on my PC (I use both simultaneously)
Yes, i understand that XpUser, but we are not given a choice and are forced to have it remain on our systems whether we like it or not.I am quite sure Windows could function very well without IE being integrated the way it is.Don't you think.So why was it designed this way?.Like i said, i think XP is great and it's been a very stable OS for me but i don't enjoy having things forced upon me and since i cannot rid my machine of it, it is forced on me.That's all.
No one's forcing you to use Windows - that was a choice
We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare; now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true
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Response Number 6
Name: Judester Date: May 28, 2006 at 19:32:45 Pacific
Reply:
Will try Mozilla Forum. Thanks for the suggestion
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Response Number 7
Name: tnraven Date: June 21, 2006 at 01:54:15 Pacific
Summary: I have the microsoft fingerprint reader. Is there any software that I could get that would let me protect my files/folders with fingerprint authentication. A password protection software would do too ...
Summary: ComboFix 08-09-10.02 - Compaq_Administrator 2008-09-10 23:14:21.1 - NTFSx86 Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600.3.1252.1.1033.18.1318 [GMT -4:00] Running from: C:\Documents and Settings\Compaq...
Summary: :-( On the counsel of my pricey Patents Attorney, he advised me to forget it. M$ is already in it (what else are the monopologistic NOT in anyway??? :-( ... M$ Fingerprint Reader Technology i_XpUser ...
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