LenovoSolutionCenter
Note:Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith
eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic
purposes.ForadditionalinformationabouttheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,see“Locating
computercontrols,connectors,andindicators”onpage1.
TheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramenablesyoutotroubleshootandresolvecomputerproblems.It
combinesdiagnostictests,systeminformationcollection,securitystatus,andsupportinformation,along
withhintsandtipsformaximumsystemperformance.Fordetailedinformation,see“Diagnosingproblems”
onpage201.
TostarttheLenovoSolutionCenterprograminWindows7,see“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”
onpage19.
LenovoThinkVantageTools
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccess
tovarioustechnologies,suchas:
•LenovoSolutionCenterorLenovoThinkVantageToolbox(dependingonthedateofmanufacture)
•PowerManager
•RescueandRecovery
•SystemUpdate
ToaccesstheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkVantage
Tools.
Note:LenovoThinkVantageToolsisavailableonlyonmodelspreinstalledwiththeWindows7operating
system.IfyourWindows7modelisnotpreinstalledwiththeprogram,youcandownloaditfrom
http://support.lenovo.com.
LenovoThinkVantageToolbox
Note:Dependingonthedatewhenyourcomputerwasmanufactured,yourcomputerispreinstalledwith
eithertheLenovoSolutionCenterprogramortheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramfordiagnostic
purposes.F oradditionalinformationabouttheLenovoSolutionCenterprogr am,see“LenovoSolution
Center”onpage22.
TheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogramenablesyoutoviewsymptomsofcomputerproblemsandnd
solutionsforthem.Italsoincludesautomaticnoticationwhenactionisrequired,computingassistance,
advanceddiagnostics,anddiagnostichistory.
TostarttheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage19.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙Lenovo
ThinkVantageToolbo x.
ForadditionalinformationabouttheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,refertothehelpinformation
systemoftheprogram.
MessageCenterPlus
TheMessageCenterPlusdisplaysmessagestoinformyouabouthelpfulsoftwarethathasbeenpreinstalled
onyourcomputer.Thesoftwareenablesyoutomanagewiredandwirelessconnections,protectyourdata
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