Thinkvantage Programs; Accessing Thinkvantage Programs - Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon User Manual

ThinkVantage programs

Your computer is preinstalled with ThinkVantage programs to help you work more easily and securely.
Note: To learn more about ThinkVantage programs and other computing solutions offered by Lenovo,
go to http://www.lenovo.com/support.

Accessing ThinkVantage programs

On the Windows 7 operating system, you can access ThinkVantage programs from the Lenovo ThinkVantage
Tools program or from Control Panel.
• Accessing programs from the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program
Click Start ➙ All Programs ➙ Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools. Double-click a program icon to access
the application.
Note: If a program icon in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools application navigation window is dimmed, it
indicates that you need to install the application manually. To install the application manually, double-click
the application icon. Then, follow the instructions on the screen. When the installation process completes,
the application icon will be activated.
Table 1. Programs in the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools program
Program
Access Connections™
Communications Utility
Fingerprint Software
Lenovo Solution Center
Mobile Broadband Connect
Password Manager
Power Manager
Recovery Media
Rescue and Recovery
SimpleTap
System Update
Note: Depending on your computer model, some of the programs might not be available.
• Accessing programs from Control Panel
Click Start ➙ Control Panel. Depending on the application you want to access, click the corresponding
section and then click the corresponding green text.
Note: If you do not find the application you need in Control Panel, open the Lenovo ThinkVantage Tools
application navigation window and double-click the dimmed icon to install the application you need.
Then, follow the instructions on the screen. When the installation process completes, the application icon
will be activated, and you can find the application in Control Panel.
The programs and the corresponding sections and green texts in Control Panel are listed in the following
table.
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User Guide
Icon name
Internet Connection
Web Conferencing
Fingerprint Reader
System Health and Diagnostics
3G Mobile Broadband
Password Vault
Power Controls
Factory Recovery Disks
Enhanced Backup and Restore
SimpleTap
Update and Drivers