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Software overview
This section describes the software provided by Lenovo on the computers that have an internal hard disk
drive and an operating system from Lenovo.
Software provided by Lenovo
The following software programs are provided by Lenovo to help you improve productivity and reduce the
cost associated with maintaining your computer. Software programs provided with your computer might
vary depending on your computer model type and preinstalled operating system.
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.
Note: The Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is only available on computers with the Windows 7 operating
system from Lenovo.
To access the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program, click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage
Tools.
The following table lists the programs that you can access from the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program. To
access a program, double-click the corresponding icon.
Table 1. Program icon names in Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
Program name Icon name in Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
Create Recovery Media
Factory Recovery Disks
Fingerprint Software
Fingerprint Reader
Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox
System Health and Diagnostics
ThinkVantage Password Manager Password Vault
ThinkVantage Power Manager
Power Controls
ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery
®
Enhanced Backup and Restore
ThinkVantage System Update
Update and Drives
ThinkVantage Productivity Center
The ThinkVantage Productivity Center program guides you to a host of information and tools to help you set
up, understand, maintain, and enhance your computer.
Note: The ThinkVantage Productivity Center program is only available on computers preinstalled with
the Windows Vista operating system from Lenovo.
For more information, see “ThinkVantage Productivity Center” on page 111.
Lenovo Welcome
The Lenovo Welcome program introduces you to some innovative built-in features of Lenovo and guides you
through a few important setup tasks to help you make the most of your computer.
Fingerprint Software
The integrated ngerprint reader provided on some keyboards enables you to enroll your ngerprint and
associate it with your power-on password, hard disk drive password, and Windows password. As a result,
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