Software Overview; Software Provided With Your Windows Operating System - Lenovo 7522D6U User Manual

Software overview

The computer is manufactured with a preloaded operating system, Windows Vista,
and several preloaded applications.

Software provided with your Windows operating system

This section describes the Windows applications provided with your computer.
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 type.
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Lenovo Care: The Lenovo Care program guides you to a host of information
and tools to help you set up, understand, maintain, and enhance your computer.
Product Recovery: The Product Recovery program enables you to restore your
system to the factory-installed state.
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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 quickly, even if the primary operating system could not start.
Password Manager: The Password Manager program helps you automatically
capture and fill in authentication information for Windows applications and Web
sites.
ThinkVantage System Update: The ThinkVantage System Update (TVSU)
program helps you keep the software on your system up-to-date by downloading
and installing software packages (TVT applications, device drivers, BIOS flashes,
and other third party applications). Some examples of software that you should
keep updated are programs provided by Lenovo, such as the ThinkVantage Rescue
and Recovery program and the Lenovo Care program.
Fingerprint software: The integrated fingerprint reader provided on some
keyboards enables you to enroll your fingerprint and associate it with your
power-on password, hard disk drive password, and Windows password. As a
result, fingerprint authentication can replace passwords and enable simple and
secure user access. A fingerprint reader keyboard is available with select computers
or can be purchased for computers that support this option.
Lenovo System Toolbox
The Lenovo System Toolbox diagnostic program is preinstalled on your hard disk
drive. This diagnostic program works through the Windows operating system to
diagnose hardware problems and report operating-system-controlled settings that
can cause hardware failures. See "Lenovo System Toolbox" on page 57 for more
information.
PC-Doctor for Windows PE
The PC-Doctor for Windows PE diagnostic program is preinstalled on your hard
disk drive. It is part of the Rescue and Recovery workspace on each Lenovo
computer to diagnose hardware problems and report operating-system-controlled
settings that can cause hardware failures. Use the PC-Doctor for Windows PE if
you are unable to start the Windows operating system or if the Lenovo System
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Chapter 1. Product overview