fingerprint reader software for hp elitebook 8560p

Restarted, uninstalled the 'Unknown Device', reinstalled Validity drivers, tried several scans for hardware, all kinds of stuff. Next, I enabled all Biometrics related Group Policies. I thought I was getting closer earlier when I read somewhere that the hardware recognition is dependent on certain windows services being enabled (Cred Manager, RPC, Windows Biometrics), so I enabled them and set them to startup automatically. Lots of websites, and threads on this forum, have different fixes and procedures that have worked for others with this or similar Elitebook/probook models.none of them work for me. I've tried so many combinations of installs, restarts, uninstalls, device manager scans, etc. Have installed HP ProtectTools and uninstalled multiple times with no success. I have installed and uninstalled SO MANY versions of the Validity driver, to no avail. I tried a BIOS rollback and then a Scan for new hardware in device manager. Tried a hard reset, discharging all of the flea power and restoring BIOS defaults. Now, I know this sounds cliche, but I've tried. I right click, go into driver details and attempt to ascertain the Hardware ID (the typical way to find unknown drivers), and under the Hardware Ids tab it also says 'Unknown Device'.Īfter thinking about it, I realized there was no biometrics tab in the device manager and no way to run the fingerprint sensor (one of the most exciting features of this laptop for me).

Everything works great, except that in the device manager, there is still an 'Unknown Device'.

Installed all other drivers successfully, updated the bios, etc. Installation smooth, had already downloaded the Broadcom Wifi driver and installed it via USB. I proceeded to attempt to 'Restore Factory Defaults', which did not work (various errors, I believe the Recovery partition to be corrupted), and so I clean installed my own legit copy of Windows 7 Ultimate 圆4. The weirdness (specifics not important) led me to believe that the notebook was running an illegally obtained copy of Windows. I have the core i5 model.īringing the notebook home, I powered it up and during the boot process there were weird checksum validations and things did not go fluidly, but it did boot into Windows 7. I had to clean the dust out of the inside and repaste the processor, oil the fan as well, but now my machine is working great. I purchased the laptop second-hand from a shop near my house. I am a new forum user and new owner of an HP Elitebook 8560p notebook.

Fingerprint reader software for hp elitebook 8560p