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Chapter 4. Software overview This chapter describes the software that was installed on your machine at the factory. Software provided with your Windows operating system The following software may be provided with your Windows operating system: 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 This program guides you to a host of information and tools to help you set up, understand, maintain, and enhance your computer. Help Center This program provides information on setting up your computer, using hardware features, protecting computer data, upgrading your computer, and viewing help and support information. Rescue and Recovery The 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 boot. System Migration Assistant This software tool enables system administrators and individual users to migrate a work environment (operating-system preferences, files and folders, customized application settings, and user accounts) from one computer to another. System Update 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. ThinkVantage Fingerprint Software With a fingerprint reader, you can enroll your fingerprint and associate it with a power-on password, hard disk password, and administrator (supervisor) password. As a result, your fingerprint can replace passwords enabling simple and secure access to your computer system. A fingerprint reader keyboard is only available with select computers or can be purchased for computers that support this option. © Lenovo 2005, 2007. Portions © IBM Corp. 2005. 15

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Chapter
4.
Software
overview
This
chapter
describes
the
software
that
was
installed
on
your
machine
at
the
factory.
Software
provided
with
your
Windows
operating
system
The
following
software
may
be
provided
with
your
Windows
operating
system:
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
This
program
guides
you
to
a
host
of
information
and
tools
to
help
you
set
up,
understand,
maintain,
and
enhance
your
computer.
Help
Center
This
program
provides
information
on
setting
up
your
computer,
using
hardware
features,
protecting
computer
data,
upgrading
your
computer,
and
viewing
help
and
support
information.
Rescue
and
Recovery
The
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
boot.
System
Migration
Assistant
This
software
tool
enables
system
administrators
and
individual
users
to
migrate
a
work
environment
(operating-system
preferences,
files
and
folders,
customized
application
settings,
and
user
accounts)
from
one
computer
to
another.
System
Update
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.
ThinkVantage
Fingerprint
Software
With
a
fingerprint
reader,
you
can
enroll
your
fingerprint
and
associate
it
with
a
power-on
password,
hard
disk
password,
and
administrator
(supervisor)
password.
As
a
result,
your
fingerprint
can
replace
passwords
enabling
simple
and
secure
access
to
your
computer
system.
A
fingerprint
reader
keyboard
is
only
available
with
select
computers
or
can
be
purchased
for
computers
that
support
this
option.
©
Lenovo
2005,
2007.
Portions
©
IBM
Corp.
2005.
15