intheeventofaproblemandautomaticallydiagnoseandresolvepotentialproblemswithyourcomputer.
TheMessageCenterPluscanalsoprovidemessagesaboutnewupdatesavailabletokeepyourcomputer
current.
PasswordManager
ThePasswordManagerprogramenablesuserstomanageandrememberalltheirsensitiveand
easy-to-forgetapplicationandWebsitelogininformation,suchasuserIDs,passwords,andotherpersonal
information.
ToopenPasswordManager,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage19.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllP rograms➙ThinkVantage➙Password
Manager.
PowerManager
ThePowerManagerprogramprovidesconvenient,exible,andcompletepowermanagementforyour
computer.ByusingthePowerManagerprogram,youcanadjustyourpowersettingstogiveyouthebest
balancebetweenperformanceandpowersaving.
ToopenPowerManager,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage19.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PowerManager.
PresentationDirector
PresentationDirectorisadisplaycongurationutilitythatenablesyoutogivepresentationsconveniently.It
alsoenablesyoutocreateandmanagethedisplayschemes.However,bydefault,PresentationDir ectorhas
somepredenedpresentationschemes.Youcanapplythemtoyourpresentationwithnoneedtosetupa
newscheme.T oapplyapresentationscheme,youcanalsouse“Functionkeycombinations”onpage28.
ToopenPresentationDirector,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙PresentationDirector.
Note:Ifyourcomput erisaWindows7model,PresentationDirectorisnotsupportedbecausetheWindows
7operatingsystemhandlestheexternaldisplaysinstead.
ProductRecovery
Thisprogramenablesyoutocreaterecoverymediatorestorethecontentsofthesystemdriveorharddisk
drivetothesamestateaswhenthecomputerwasoriginallyshippedfromthefactory.
Forinformationabouthowtoopenandusethisprogram,referto“Creatingandusingrecoverymedia”on
page103.
RescueandRecovery
TheRescueandRecoverypr ogramisaonebuttonrecoveryandrestoresolutionthatincludesasetof
self-recoverytoolstohelpyoudiagnosecomputerproblems,gethelp,andrecoverfromsystemcrashes,
evenifyoucannotstarttheWindowsoperatingsystem.
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage19.
•ForWindowsVistaandWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙Rescueand
Recovery.
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