I've downloaded a number of different drivers from the Dell's support page (i have a valid service tag), but I cannot get the Fingerprinter reader to work in my environment.
I am able to see the Control Vault w/Fingerprint Swipe Sensor driver listed under:
Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Biometric Devices
When I click on Use your fingerprint with Windows, I get the following exception:
C:Program Files\Broadcom Corporation\Broadcom USH Host
Components\BrcmFMA.exeThe application has failed to start because its side-by-side
configuration is incorrect…
This error points to the Windows Application event log and this message:
Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files\Broadcom
Corporation\Broadcom USH Host Components\BrcmFMA.exe". Dependent
Assembly
Microsoft.VC90.MFC,processorArchitecture="amd64",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="9.0.21022.8"
could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis.
I have yet to locate anything via Google. I am running Windows 7 64-bit.
Best Answer
I had the same problem and this is what I did.
Firstly I downloaded this driver and followed the Installation Instructions.
I was then stuck with the same problem you had. After some searching I found this.
I installed the 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package and it worked like a charm.