Fingerprint reader on new thinkpad tablet X220 "not detected"

Hello,
I've just bought my new tablet and, overall, I a very impressed with its features.
One feature I thought was particularly cool was the fingerprint reader to log on. Sadly, the software didn't come with laptop and, when searching "fingerprint" in Start and scanning over the control panel, it was not there. I have read most of the discussios here concerning my problem, but found no answers and searched everywhere suggested. I then installed the driver from the lenovo site and got as far as the screen with a hand to register one of your fingerprints, clicked the thumb icon and it said that there was no such device detected on my laptop. I was hoping to get it working soon but if I can't find a solution it doesn't matter - It's not absolutely essential/urgent. I was just a little disappointed that the device did not work.
Thanks in advance for any help, Doug.

hey DB-1618,
welcome to the forums and for this,could you check at Device Manager and see if the fingerprint device is listed in it? It should be under biometrics.
if it is there, uninstall it and then let windows install its generic drivers. restart your unit and reinstall the software which you got from the Lenovo Support Site
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