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Chapter 4. Software overview The computer is manufactured with a preloaded operating system and several preloaded applications. The operating systems available are: v Windows Vista v Windows XP Software provided with your Windows operating system This section describes the Windows applications included with this product. Software provided by Lenovo The following software applications are provided by Lenovo to help you improve productivity and reduce the cost associated with maintaining your computer. Software provided with your computer may vary depending on your model. 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. 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 users diagnose, get help, and recover from system crashes quickly, even if the primary operating system will not start. ThinkVantage Client Security Solution This unique hardware-software combination is available on select Lenovo computers. It helps protect your information, including vital security information like passwords, encryption keys and electronic credentials, while guarding against unauthorized user access to data. ThinkVantage System Update ThinkVantage System Update is a software program that helps you keep the software on your system current, by downloading and installing software packages (applications, device drivers, BIOS flashes and other updates). Some examples of software that you would like to keep updated are programs provided by Lenovo, such as the Rescue and Recovery program and the Productivity Center program. System Migration Assistant System Migration Assistant (SMA) is a software tool that enables system administrators and individual users to migrate a work environment from one computer to another. Fingerprint Software With a fingerprint reader, you can enroll your fingerprint and associate it with a power-on password, hard disk drive password, and administrator (supervisor) password. As a result, your fingerprint can replace passwords enabling simple and © Copyright Lenovo 2007, 2009 29

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Chapter
4.
Software
overview
The
computer
is
manufactured
with
a
preloaded
operating
system
and
several
preloaded
applications.
The
operating
systems
available
are:
v
Windows
Vista
v
Windows
XP
Software
provided
with
your
Windows
operating
system
This
section
describes
the
Windows
applications
included
with
this
product.
Software
provided
by
Lenovo
The
following
software
applications
are
provided
by
Lenovo
to
help
you
improve
productivity
and
reduce
the
cost
associated
with
maintaining
your
computer.
Software
provided
with
your
computer
may
vary
depending
on
your
model.
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.
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
users
diagnose,
get
help,
and
recover
from
system
crashes
quickly,
even
if
the
primary
operating
system
will
not
start.
ThinkVantage
Client
Security
Solution
This
unique
hardware-software
combination
is
available
on
select
Lenovo
computers.
It
helps
protect
your
information,
including
vital
security
information
like
passwords,
encryption
keys
and
electronic
credentials,
while
guarding
against
unauthorized
user
access
to
data.
ThinkVantage
System
Update
ThinkVantage
System
Update
is
a
software
program
that
helps
you
keep
the
software
on
your
system
current,
by
downloading
and
installing
software
packages
(applications,
device
drivers,
BIOS
flashes
and
other
updates).
Some
examples
of
software
that
you
would
like
to
keep
updated
are
programs
provided
by
Lenovo,
such
as
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
program
and
the
Productivity
Center
program.
System
Migration
Assistant
System
Migration
Assistant
(SMA)
is
a
software
tool
that
enables
system
administrators
and
individual
users
to
migrate
a
work
environment
from
one
computer
to
another.
Fingerprint
Software
With
a
fingerprint
reader,
you
can
enroll
your
fingerprint
and
associate
it
with
a
power-on
password,
hard
disk
drive
password,
and
administrator
(supervisor)
password.
As
a
result,
your
fingerprint
can
replace
passwords
enabling
simple
and
©
Copyright
Lenovo
2007,
2009
29