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Software overview, Software provided with your Windows operating system, Software provided by Lenovo

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Software overview The computer comes with a preinstalled operating system and several software programs provided by Lenovo. 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 31. 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. 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® 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. Note: If the Enhanced Backup and Restore icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is dimmed, it indicates that you need to install the Rescue and Recovery program manually before enabling its features. To install the Rescue and Recovery program, do the following: 1. Click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools, and double-click Enhanced Backup and Restore. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. 3. When the installation process completes, the Enhanced Backup and Restore icon is activated. Password Manager The Password Manager program automatically captures and fills in authentication information for Windows applications and Web sites. Note: If the Password Vault icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is dimmed, it indicates that you need to install the Password Manager program manually before enabling its features. To install the Password Manager program, do the following: 1. Click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools, and double-click Password Vault. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen. 3. When the installation process completes, the Password Vault icon is activated. 6 ThinkCentre User Guide

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Software overview
The computer comes with a preinstalled operating system and several software programs provided by
Lenovo.
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 31.
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.
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® 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.
Note:
If the
Enhanced Backup and Restore
icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is dimmed, it
indicates that you need to install the Rescue and Recovery program manually before enabling its features. To
install the Rescue and Recovery program, do the following:
1.
Click
Start
All Programs
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
, and double-click
Enhanced Backup
and Restore
.
2.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
3.
When the installation process completes, the
Enhanced Backup and Restore
icon is activated.
Password Manager
The Password Manager program automatically captures and fills in authentication information for Windows
applications and Web sites.
Note:
If the
Password Vault
icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is dimmed, it indicates that
you need to install the Password Manager program manually before enabling its features. To install the
Password Manager program, do the following:
1.
Click
Start
All Programs
Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
, and double-click
Password Vault
.
2.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
3.
When the installation process completes, the
Password Vault
icon is activated.
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