ToopenActivePr otectionSystem,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage20.
•ForWindowsXP:Toconguretheprotectionsystem,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙
ActiveProtectionSystem.
FingerprintSoftware
Ifyoursystemcomeswithangerprintreader,theFingerprintSoftwareprogramenablesyoutoenrollyour
ngerprintandassociateitwithyourWindowspassword.Asaresult,thengerprintauthenticationcan
replaceyourpasswordandenablesimpleandsecureuseraccess.
Toopenthengerprintsoftware,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage20.
•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkV antage➙ThinkVantageFingerprintSoftware.
LenovoThinkVantageT ools
TheL enovoThinkVantageToolsprogramhelpsyouworkmoreeasilyandsecurelybyprovidingeasyaccess
tovarioustechnologies,suchas:
•LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox
•PowerManager
•RescueandRecovery
•SystemUpdate
ToaccesstheLenovoThinkVantageToolsprogram,clickStart➙AllPrograms➙LenovoThinkV antage
Tools.
Note:LenovoThinkVantageToolsisavailableonlyinWindows7.
LenovoThinkVantageT oolbox
TheLenovoThinkVantageT oolboxisadiagnosticprogramthatworksthroughtheWindowsoperating
system.Itenablesyoutoviewsymptomsofcomputerproblemsandsolutionsforthem,andincludes
automaticnoticationwhenactionisrequired,computingassistance,andadvanceddiagnosticsand
diagnostichistory.
Forfurtherinformationaboutdiagnosingproblems,see“DiagnosingproblemsusingLenovoThinkVantage
Toolbox”onpage131.
ToopenLenovoThinkV antageToolbox,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:See“AccessingapplicationsinWindows7”onpage20.
•ForWindowsXP:ClickStart➙AllPrograms➙ThinkVantage➙LenovoThinkV antageToolbox.
ForadditionalinformationaboutrunningtheLenovoThinkVantageToolboxprogram,refertotheLenovo
ThinkVantageToolboxhelpsystem.
MessageCenterPlus
TheMessageCent erPlusdisplaysmessagestoinformyouabouthelpfulsoftwarethathasbeenpreinstalled
onyourcomputer.Thesoftwareenablesyoutomanagewiredandwirelessconnections,pr otectyourdata
intheeventofaproblemandautomaticallydiagnoseandr esolvepot entialpr oblemswithyourcomputer.
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