Microsoft KB Archive/899626

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How to add, change, or remove a Fingerprint Logon by using the Fingerprint Logon Manager for use with the Fingerprint Reader

Article ID: 899626

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2005

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Fingerprint Reader
• Microsoft Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Reader

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INTRODUCTION

This article describes how to add, change, or remove a Fingerprint Logon by using the Fingerprint Logon Manager for use with the Microsoft Fingerprint Reader.

MORE INFORMATION

You can add, change, or remove Fingerprint Logons for Web sites and programs that use the Fingerprint Logon Manager. To access the Fingerprint Logon Manager, open the Web site in your browser or start the program that has the Fingerprint Logon that you want to change. Then, click the hand icon that is located in the upper-right corner of the title bar.

Note Do not use a Quick Link to open a Web site logon screen if the Fingerprint Logon is set up to automatically submit your logon information. Instead, manually browse the Web site and then click the hand icon on the title bar.

Add Fingerprint Logons

To add more account information for a Fingerprint Logon account for a Web site or for a program, follow these steps.

Note When you log on to the Web site by using the DigitalPersona Password Manager, you will be prompted to choose the account information that you want to use.

1. Open the logon screen of the Web site or the program that has the Fingerprint Logon that you want to change.
2. Click the hand icon to start the Fingerprint Logon Manager.
3. Touch the reader with any registered finger to display the Fingerprint Logon Manager dialog box.
4. Click Add.
5. Click Continue.
6. Click Choose Fields if a field is required for logon that is not displayed in the Logon Information area.
7. Click OK.

Change Fingerprint Logons

To change the account information that was entered by a Fingerprint Logon account, follow these steps:

1. Open the logon screen of the Web site or the program that has the Fingerprint Logon that you want to change.
2. Click the hand icon to start the Fingerprint Logon Manager.
3. Touch the reader with any registered finger to display the Fingerprint Logon Manager dialog box.
4. Click the account that you want to change, and then click Change.
5. In the Edit Fingerprint Logon dialog box, change your existing account information in the appropriate text boxes.
6. Click OK.

Remove Fingerprint Logons

1. Open the logon screen of the Web site or the program that has the Fingerprint Logon that you want to change.
2. Click the hand icon to start the Fingerprint Logon Manager.
3. Touch the reader with any registered finger to display the Fingerprint Logon Manager dialog box.
4. Click the account that you want to remove, and then click Remove.
5. Click Yes.

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