CARD READER FIX--READ THIS!

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:15 am

If you have been struggling to get your card reader (smart card) to work, please read this thread:

viewtopic.php?p=189601#189601

It has worked for several of us here.

Jen

ozij · Post by **ozij** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:49 am

Jen means this:

lindychris wrote:I got it to work!! I would think XP would work the same as follows:

Click on run (or windows-key R) and type services.msc.

Scroll down to Smart Card. Right click it. Click properties and where it says start-up type, make it automatic.

Reboot (or click "start" and reboot on normal schedule)

Your reader will now work.

Good luck.

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DeltaSeeker · Post by **DeltaSeeker** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:03 am

Jen,

You're an angel

I've been having this problem for a while but never posted it. Just deleted and reinstalled the reader software/drivers whenever it happened (not too often, just when I bumped the USB cord out)

See, I leave for a week or two and get just the advice I need when I log back in!!!

You rock!!! (and so does LindyChris)

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:26 am

You're an angel

You know, I was wondering what those things were that were sprouting on my back!

Seriously, I just wanted to draw as many people's attention to this as possible so it didn't get buried before it could help people.

I would hate for people to give up in disgust like I was contemplating

Jen

gasp · Post by **gasp** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:58 am

socknitster wrote:If you have been struggling to get your card reader (smart card) to work, please read this thread:

viewtopic.php?p=189601#189601

It has worked for several of us here.

Jen

Thank you! As much as I try to catch all the posts I'm interested in, I missed this and wouldn't have caught it had you not brought it back to our attention.

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:29 pm

That was my point! I'm glad you found it!

Bump!

Jen

RosemaryB-guested · Post by **RosemaryB-guested** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 4:09 pm

Perhaps this could go in the archives somewhere so it doesn't get lost. I don't have this problem, but for those who do it would be really helpful.

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 5:43 pm

I haven't been around long enough to know how that is done, but if anyone does, please do it. I think it could really help a lot of people. I didn't know how or why I was doing it, only that it worked!

jen

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:25 pm

bump--people need to know about this and they are missing it!

Jen

dsm · Post by **dsm** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:31 pm

Thanks here too -

I could never figure why my own setup worked sometimes & not others. This looks like a cause - I too have had the experience of shifting the Mako reader from port to port & it working just once.

So again thanks to LindyChris for the info & Jen for keeping it alive.

10 points to both of you

DSM

John_M · Post by **John_M** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:13 pm

RosemaryB-guested wrote:Perhaps this could go in the archives somewhere so it doesn't get lost. I don't have this problem, but for those who do it would be really helpful.

I have shoved a refrence to this into the Sleep Apnea Wiki at http://sleepapnea.wikia.com/wiki/Smartcard_Reader
I don't really understand this one. If some-one could write a clear explanation whichn will work for most people about this fix, I will very happily improve the Wiki.

John M

dsm · Post by **dsm** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 5:34 am

After 1st running the services.msc program I mistakenly thought it was something new that I hadn't seen before. Then the penny dropped & I realized that this was the normal services set we use to activate windows services such as IIS & ftp etc.

There is a very easy way to access these. I have created these screen grabs which hopefully speak for themselves.

http://www.internetage.com/cpapinfo/sma ... index.html

The above windows panels were set to display icons. Some computers will just show them as a list of items. But, the names are the same.

1) Open the 'Control Panel' & doubleclick 'Administrative Tools'
2) In Administrative Tools doubleclick the 'Services' entry
3) You should now see the services panel - scroll down ...
4) until you locate the 'Smartcard' entry - doubleclick it
5) Set 'Startup Type' to 'Automatic' & click 'Apply'
6) Return to services & check it shows Automatic for startup

Doug Marker

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 6:28 am

There you go John! What DSM posted should be perfect for your wiki. I have no idea what any of this mumbo jumbo is for, only that it works!

Jen

John_M · Post by **John_M** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 4:11 am

socknitster wrote:There you go John! What DSM posted should be perfect for your wiki. I have no idea what any of this mumbo jumbo is for, only that it works!

Jen

Ok, so I updated the Smartcard Reader Wiki page.

Does it make sense?

Will it work for the newbie?

John M
Thanks dsm and lindychris

socknitster · Post by **socknitster** » Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:01 am

Looks awesome, John!

I hope it helps lots and lots of folks! You are doing some really good work with that Wiki. You should be proud of yourself!

jen

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