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diskette ahead of time assures that you will be able to use the diagnostics tool if the Product Recovery program becomes inaccessible. See "Creating an Diagnostics diskette" on page 26. v Record your computer machine type, model, and serial number. If you need service or technical support, you will probably be asked for this information. See "Recording your computer information" on page 9. Keep this Quick Reference in a safe place. It is the only publication that has important information about reinstalling factory-installed software. Chapter 3, "Recovering software," on page 11 contains the information about recovering factory-installed software. Updating your operating system Microsoft makes updates available for various operating systems through the Microsoft Windows Update Web site. The Web site automatically determines what Windows updates are available for your specific computer and lists those updates only. Updates could include security fixes, new versions of Windows components (such as media player), fixes to other portions of the Windows operating system, or enhancements. For details about updating your operating system, refer to the ThinkVantage Productivity Center program. Installing other operating systems If you install your own operating system, follow the instructions that come with your operating-system CDs or diskettes. Remember to install all device drivers after you install your operating system. Installation instructions are usually provided with the device drivers. Updating your antivirus software Your computer comes with the Symantec Client Security software you can use to detect and eliminate viruses. You should run the LiveUpdate application to get the latest updates from the Symantec Client Security Web site. LiveUpdate will download the latest virus list and Symantec Client Security will use the new list when it scans your computer the next time. For more details about updating your antivirus software, click on the ThinkVantage Productivity Center icon on your desktop. Then click Access Help. Or Click Start ->All Programs -> ThinkVantage -> Access Help. 8 Quick Reference

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diskette
ahead
of
time
assures
that
you
will
be
able
to
use
the
diagnostics
tool
if
the
Product
Recovery
program
becomes
inaccessible.
See
“Creating
an
Diagnostics
diskette”
on
page
26.
v
Record
your
computer
machine
type,
model,
and
serial
number.
If
you
need
service
or
technical
support,
you
will
probably
be
asked
for
this
information.
See
“Recording
your
computer
information”
on
page
9.
Keep
this
Quick
Reference
in
a
safe
place.
It
is
the
only
publication
that
has
important
information
about
reinstalling
factory-installed
software.
Chapter
3,
“Recovering
software,”
on
page
11
contains
the
information
about
recovering
factory-installed
software.
Updating
your
operating
system
Microsoft
makes
updates
available
for
various
operating
systems
through
the
Microsoft
Windows
Update
Web
site.
The
Web
site
automatically
determines
what
Windows
updates
are
available
for
your
specific
computer
and
lists
those
updates
only.
Updates
could
include
security
fixes,
new
versions
of
Windows
components
(such
as
media
player),
fixes
to
other
portions
of
the
Windows
operating
system,
or
enhancements.
For
details
about
updating
your
operating
system,
refer
to
the
ThinkVantage
Productivity
Center
program.
Installing
other
operating
systems
If
you
install
your
own
operating
system,
follow
the
instructions
that
come
with
your
operating-system
CDs
or
diskettes.
Remember
to
install
all
device
drivers
after
you
install
your
operating
system.
Installation
instructions
are
usually
provided
with
the
device
drivers.
Updating
your
antivirus
software
Your
computer
comes
with
the
Symantec
Client
Security
software
you
can
use
to
detect
and
eliminate
viruses.
You
should
run
the
LiveUpdate
application
to
get
the
latest
updates
from
the
Symantec
Client
Security
Web
site.
LiveUpdate
will
download
the
latest
virus
list
and
Symantec
Client
Security
will
use
the
new
list
when
it
scans
your
computer
the
next
time.
For
more
details
about
updating
your
antivirus
software,
click
on
the
ThinkVantage
Productivity
Center
icon
on
your
desktop.
Then
click
Access
Help
.
Or
Click
Start
->
All
Programs
->
ThinkVantage
->
Access
Help
.
8
Quick
Reference