Fingerprint device not working at startup.

I support a T60 that displays: Cannot find fingerprint sensor device. at startup. I can check the device manager in WinXP and it shows the device is working properly. If I attempt to enroll a finger print, I get the same message as the log on. I have found that if I do a Fn+F4 and put the machine into standby, then use the same command to bring it back, it recognizes the device. Once the OS recognizes the device, I can swipe my finger to log-in, enroll new fingerprints and use all the functions. Lenovo tech support suggested to reinstall the OS. I have done this twice. I would love not having to rebuild this and 2 others displaying the same problem.
Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Hello,
Have you tried downloading the latest version of the fingerprint software, uninstalling the current version and installing the freshly-download one? 
Regards,
Aryeh Goretsky
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