Lenovo 9134, 9136, 9127 Software overview, Software provided with your Windows operating system

Chapter 4. Software overview

The ThinkCentre® is manufactured with a preloaded operating system and several preloaded applications.

The operating systems available are:

vMicrosoft Windows XP

vMicrosoft Windows Vista

Software provided with your Windows operating system

This section describes the Windows applications included with this product.

Software provided by Lenovo

ThinkVantage Productivity Center

The ThinkVantage Productivity Center program guides you to a host of information and tools to help you set up, understand, maintain, and enhance your computer.

ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery 4.0

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, get help, and recover from system crashes quickly, even if the primary operating system will not boot.

ThinkVantage Client Security

This unique hardware-software combination is available on select Lenovo computers. It helps protect your information, including vital security information like passwords, encryption keys and electronic credentials, while guarding against unauthorized user access to data.

ThinkVantage System Update

ThinkVantage 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 would like to keep updated are programs provided by Lenovo, such as the Rescue and Recovery program and the Productivity Center program.

System Migration Assistant

System Migration Assistant (SMA) is a software tool that enables system administrators and individual users to migrate a work environment from one computer to another.

Fingerprint software

With a fingerprint reader, you can enroll your fingerprint and associate it with a power-on password, hard disk password, and administrator (supervisor) password. As a result, your fingerprint can replace passwords enabling simple and secure access to your computer system. A fingerprint reader keyboard is only available with select computers or can be purchased for computers that support this option.

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