Lenovo 6306 manual Software overview, Software provided with your Windows operating system

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Chapter 4. Software overview

The computer is manufactured with a preinstalled operating system, Windows

Vista, and several preloaded applications.

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.

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.

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 start.

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 should keep updated are programs provided by Lenovo, such as the Rescue and Recovery program and the Lenovo Care program.

Password Manager

Password Manager is a software program that helps you automatically capture and fill in authentication information for Web sites and Windows applications.

PC-Doctor for Windows

The PC-Doctor for Windows 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 “PC-Doctor for Windows” on page 27 for more information.

PC-Doctor for WINPE

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 PC-Doctor for Windows PE if you are unable to start the Windows operating system or if PC-Doctor for Windows has not been successful in isolating a possible problem. See “PC-Doctor for Windows PE” on page 28 for more information.

Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader is a tool used to view, print, and search PDF documents.

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Contents Machine Type Page ThinkCentre User Guide Page Contents Iv User Guide Introduction Vi User Guide Important safety information User Guide Comfort Arranging your workspaceGlare and lighting Electrical outlets and cable lengths Air circulationConnecting your computer Setting up your computerUser Guide Setting up your computer User Guide 1 Finishing the software installation Turning on computer powerCompleting important tasks Installing other operating systemsUpdating your operating system Updating your antivirus softwareInstalling external options System information FeaturesExpansion For machine type SpecificationsUser Guide Software provided with your Windows operating system Software overviewSoftware provided by Lenovo User Guide Starting the Setup Utility program Using the Setup UtilityViewing and changing settings Using passwordsAdministrator Password User PasswordSetting, changing, and deleting a password Enabling or disabling a deviceSelecting a temporary startup device Selecting a startup deviceSelecting or changing the startup device sequence Exiting from the Setup Utility program Advanced settingsUpdating flashing Bios from a diskette or a CD/DVD-ROM Using system programsUpdating system programs Recovering from a POST/BIOS update failure Updating flashing Bios from your operating systemBasic troubleshooting Troubleshooting and diagnosticsDiagnostic programs PC-Doctor for DOS PC-Doctor for WindowsPC-Doctor for Windows PE Running diagnostics from the Rescue and Recovery workspaceOptical mouse Cleaning the mouseNon-optical mouse 4 Ball cage Creating and using the Product Recovery disc Recovering softwarePerforming backup and recovery operations Using the Rescue and Recovery workspace To create rescue media, do the following Creating and using rescue mediaTo use rescue media, do one of the following Creating and using a Recovery Repair disketteSetting a rescue device in the startup sequence Recovering or installing device driversSolving recovery problems User Guide Information resources Getting information, help, and serviceOnline Books folder Lenovo CareSafety and Warranty Access HelpUsing the documentation and diagnostic programs Help and serviceCalling for service Purchasing additional services Using other servicesBasic AT commands Appendix A. Manual modem commandsLow speaker volume Enable RTS/CTS hardware flow control Extended AT commands+MS=? MNP/V.42/V.42bis/V.44 commandsFax Class 2 commands Fax Class 1 commandsVoice commands Appendix A. Manual modem commands User Guide Appendix B. Notices Trademarks Television output noticeIndex Installing operating system 11 software Page User Guide Page Part Number 53Y7512
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