Lenovo 4219, 4220, 4222 Software overview, Software provided by Lenovo, Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools

Software overview

The computer comes with a preinstalled operating system and several preinstalled applications.

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 computer 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 69.

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

Lenovo Welcome

The Lenovo Welcome program introduces you to some innovative built-in features of Lenovo and guides you through a few important setup tasks to help you make the most of your computer.

Note: The Lenovo Welcome program is only available on computers preinstalled with the Windows 7 operating system or the Windows Vista operating system from Lenovo.

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 users diagnose computer problems, get help, and recover from system crashes quickly, even if the primary operating system will not start.

Product Recovery

The Product Recovery program enables you to restore the contents of the hard disk drive to the factory default settings.

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 ThinkVantage Toolbox

The Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox program helps you maintain your computer, improve computing security, diagnose computer problems, get familiar with the innovative technologies provided by Lenovo, and get more information about your computer. See “Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox” on page 64 for detailed information.

Note: The Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox program is only available on computers preinstalled with the Windows 7 operating system from Lenovo.

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