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Accessing applications in Windows 7
If you are using the Windows 7 operating system, you can access applications from the Lenovo ThinkVantage
Tools program or from Control Panel.
• Accessing applications from the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program
Click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools. Double-click an application icon to access
the application.
Note: If an application icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools application navigation window is dimmed, it
indicates that you need to install the application manually. To install the application manually, double-click
the application icon. Then, follow the instructions on the screen. When the installation process completes,
the application icon will be activated.
Table 1. Applications in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program
Application Icon name
Access Connections™ Internet Connection
Active Protection System™
Airbag Protection
Client Security Solution Enhanced Security
Communications Utility Web Conferencing
Fingerprint Software
Fingerprint Reader
GPS Enabler GPS
Lenovo Solution Center System Health and Diagnostics
Mobile Broadband Connect 3G Mobile Broadband
OneKey
®
Recovery Pro
Enhanced Backup and Restore
Password Manager Password Vault
Power Manager
Power Controls
Recovery Media Factory Recovery Disks
Screen Reader Optimizer Reading Optimization
SimpleTap SimpleTap
System Update
Update and Drivers
Note: Depending on your computer model, some of the applications might not be available.
• Accessing applications from Control Panel
Click Start ➙ Control Panel. Depending on the application you want to access, click the corresponding
section and then click the corresponding green text.
Note: If you do not nd the application you need in Control Panel, open the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
application navigation window and double-click the dimmed icon to install the application you need.
Then, follow the instructions on the screen. When the installation process completes, the application icon
will be activated, and you can nd the application in Control Panel.
The applications and the corresponding sections and green texts in Control Panel are listed in the
following table.
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