Lenovo 4105, 4157VJU Software overview, Software provided with your Windows operating system

Chapter 4. Software overview

The ThinkStation computer comes with a preinstalled operating system and several preloaded applications. The applications can be specified by the customer.

Software provided with your Windows operating system

This section describes the Windows applications provided with your product.

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.

Notes: The following software programs are supported on your ThinkStation computer. You can find detailed information and download the software programs from the Lenovo Support Web site at: http://support.lenovo.com

•ThinkVantage Productivity Center

•ThinkVantage Client Security Solution

•ThinkVantage System Update

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 39.

Note: The Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program is only available on computers preinstalled with Windows 7 from Lenovo.

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 quickly, even if the primary operating system does not start.

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 Solution Center

Note: Depending on the date when your computer was manufactured, your computer is preinstalled with either the Lenovo Solution Center program or the Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox program for diagnostic

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