REMarking a registry key

[cadillacmike68]

Is there a way to Remark a registry key, e.g. leave it there with a REM prefix or something so that later it can be unremarked and made active?

I want to stop the load of the fingerprint reader driver in my WS T61s Type 6463 until i can get a palmrest with a FP reader. Then i want to re-activate the driver.

You may ask, why is it even showing up? Well, it's because i cloned my wife's 8897 to our 6463s and the 8897 has the FP reader, so it carried over. And it'll work eventually with the 6463 when i get an FP reader, because when i ported a clone over to the 8898-AGM, that machine started up fine and the FP reader works for both our hands.

Happy New Years everyone! I'm in a 'dry' country so no celebrations for me

[RealBlackStuff]

Just rename it by adding e.g. -org to it.
For example:
FingerPrintReader (original name)
FingerPrintReader-org (temporary name)
The key is still there, but being unknown, will not function until you change it back.

[cadillacmike68]

The registry won't croak with an error? Ok, I'll try that. Now I have to find it in the registry.

[emtee3511]

Isn't there a fingerprint service you can turn off? I think that's what I have done, but it's been too long for me to remember.

[cadillacmike68]

Isn't there a fingerprint service you can turn off? I think that's what I have done, but it's been too long for me to remember.

I'll look for that too. My Wife had her T61 for 4+ years, I have my first one as of this past Oct, so I'm still figuring it out.

[RealBlackStuff]

In BIOS/Security/Fingerprint, set Predesktop Authentication to DISabled