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Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
The Lenovo ThinkVantage
®
Tools program guides you to a host of information sources and provides easy
access to various tools to help you work more easily and securely. For more information, see “Lenovo
ThinkVantage Tools” on page 75
.
Lenovo Welcome
The Lenovo Welcome program introduces some innovative built-in features of Lenovo to you and guides you
through some important setup tasks to help you make the most of your computer.
Product Recovery
The Product Recovery program enables you to restore the contents of the hard disk drive to the factory
default settings.
ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery
The ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery
®
program is a one button recovery and restore solution that
includes a set of self-recovery tools to help you diagnose computer problems, get help, and recover from
system crashes, even if you cannot start the Windows operating system.
Note: If the Enhanced Backup and Restore icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is dimmed, it
indicates that you need to install the Rescue and Recovery program manually before enabling its features. To
install the Rescue and Recovery program, do the following:
1. Click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools, and double-click Enhanced Backup
and Restore.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
3. When the installation process completes, the Enhanced Backup and Restore icon is activated.
Password Manager
The Password Manager program automatically captures and lls in authentication information for Windows
applications and Web sites.
Note: If the Password Vault icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is dimmed, it indicates that
you need to install the Password Manager program manually before enabling its features. To install the
Password Manager program, do the following:
1. Click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools, and double-click Password Vault.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
3. When the installation process completes, the Password Vault icon is activated.
Power Manager
The Power Manager program provides convenient, exible, and complete power management for your
ThinkCentre
®
computer. By using the Power Manager program, you can adjust your power settings to
achieve the best balance between system performance and power saving.
ThinkVantage System Update
The ThinkVantage System Update program helps you keep the software on your computer up-to-date by
downloading and installing software packages (ThinkVantage applications, device drivers, BIOS updates,
and other third party applications).
Fingerprint Software
The integrated ngerprint reader provided on some keyboards works with the Fingerprint Software program
to enable you to enroll your ngerprint and associate it with your Windows password. As a result, ngerprint
authentication can replace your password and enable simple and secure user access. A ngerprint reader
keyboard is available with certain computers or can be purchased for computers that support this option.
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