Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer with Fingerprint Reader

I gave this kit a four only because the scroll wheel on the mouse does not have detents; it rolls way to freely without clicks which makes it hard to control at times. For example, a when trying to scroll through a drop down list, the lack of a clicking feature causes you to jump several selections at a time. the mouse is rather large but it is comfortable for me. The 5 buttons are programmable and positioned ergonomically well.The fingerprint reader is great added security, from what I understand it is not bullit proof security but I guess if someone really wants to steal my data they will get it somehow regardless. This is secure enough for me and functions very well. It does not inherently work with firefox web browser but there are extensions that make it work.The finger print reader is the receiver for the wireless mouse. I've found the the batteries last a very long time in the mouse; six months or more and I use it every day.I recommend this kit.

Mouse functioned properly, however, soon after installation, my computer would crash upon attempt to shut system down. Mouse and biometric device have their own software. Removed biometric device software, no more crashes. Conversed with Microsoft Tec. (polite fellow from India). His help consisted of nothing more than reading from the manual that came with product. Suspected biometric device was defective. Tried new device. Same system crashes. Software conflict issues confirmed. Purchase with caution if you are a windows XP user.

Product was weather and the rubber became icky sticky and nasty to touch. Thanks for the refund thought.

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When I saw this product on amazon, I really liked it, more so for the price. However, I hardly use the fingerprint reader now. Reason: it doesn't work with Windows logon*, MSN messenger and Firefox.... oh did I tell you that Windows and MSN messenger were also made by Microsoft?*I can log on to windows using fingerprint reader when I first start the computer, but not when login screen appears after a screensaver. I have an IBM laptop with a fingerprint reader which doesn't have the same problem

His fingers are too wrinkly to register making the finger print reader useless for him.It works fine for me although I find it a little slow to respond sometimes.

The Microsoft Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer with Fingerprint Reader would truly be a 5 star product if it didn't have a serious problem.The problem is that using the wheel button (with the setting changed so that its function is to close open windows) works erratically and does not work with all windows, especially Microsoft Office windows. It does seem to always work right with windows that are part of the core Windows XP operating system (and not a program that is run, such as Internet Explorer).I bought it to replace a Logitech wireless mouse and the wheel button on it always worked without a problem and it worked with all windows. I figure this might be a software problem that Microsoft will eventually correct. If Logitech can do it right, why can't Microsoft?It might appear to be a hardware problem because Microsoft has a tilt wheel for horizontal scrolling but even with horizontal scrolling turned off the wheel button did not work right. Also, sometimes it works after several tries, with the wheel tilted differently. A hardware problem is less likely, as the wheel button works reliably with Operating System windows (that do not have scroll bars).Also, I happened to know, by way of using a trial of Norton's Password Manager, that software that supplies logon information does not work if the URL of the logon page is not constant. (Many are not, as they have something at the end that changes.) You can't use the finger print reader to logon to these sites.Norton was honest about it and suggested that there might someday be a software fix in their program. Had I not known this, I would have been more upset about having bought this Microsoft product, as nothing was said about this. I expect, like with so much of their stuff, Microsoft will eventually fix this problem, too.When these problems are fixed, this hardware would definitely get 5 stars, as everything else works well.

I once rated the fingerprint reader very highly....when I was running IE6. Now, with Internet Explorer 7 it plainly does not work. It will crash the app every time. MS sent out an updated driver that fixed the problem only on IE6, so until they decide to fix the problem, I'm stuck with a glowing red paperweight. Another issue that I have is that it doesn't work with other browsers. Another way MS can monopolize the market.On the mouse end, it's definately a good product. Accurate and quick. The ONLY change I would make is some sort of low battery indicator. When the batteries run out, it just stops working without warning.As of this review, there are no drivers that will allow the reader to work with IE7.