sheenaW 0 Newbie Poster

How do you initialize an external component with vb.net? I am trying to Initialize a biometric device that will scan a finger print from a user and then transfer that image to a picture box in the windows application.

1. How do you get the code to start the device or any device?
2. How do I then get the picture from the device to the picture box?

Any help would be appreciated thanks!