Lenovo 5043 Personal Computer User Manual


 
Software overview
The computer comes with a preinstalled operating system and several preinstalled
applications.
Software provided with your Windows operating system
This section provides information about the software provided with your Windows
operating system.
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
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. For more information, see “Lenovo
ThinkVantage Tools” on page 73.
Note: The Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is only available on computers
with the Windows 7 operating system from Lenovo.
ThinkVantage Productivity Center: The ThinkVantage Productivity Center
program guides you to a host of information sources and tools to help you set up,
understand, and maintain your computer, and enhance your computer
performance. For more information, see “ThinkVantage Productivity Center” on
page 74.
Note: The ThinkVantage Productivity Center program is only available on
computers preinstalled with the Windows Vista operating system or the
Windows XP operating system from Lenovo.
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.
Note: The Lenovo Welcome program is only available on computers preinstalled
with the Windows 7 operating system or the Windows Vista operating
system from Lenovo.
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
®
(RnR) 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.
Password Manager: The Password Manager program helps you automatically
capture and fill in authentication information for Windows applications and Web
sites.
ThinkVantage Client Security Solution: The ThinkVantage Client Security
Solution (CSS) program helps you protect your information, including vital
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