All operating systems listed, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows XP
6.0.0.10
23 Nov 2009
ThinkVantage System Migration Assistant (SMA) is a systems manageability tool that runs on your Lenovo notebook and desktop computers. System Migration Assistant reduces the time and effort needed to migrate end users to a new system by capturing settings and data files from a current PC so that they may be applied onto a new machine. As part of the ThinkVantage Technology family of solutions, SMA helps provide a cost-effective migration process when users are moving to a new Microsoft Windows operating system, including Windows Vista.
Additional information
Supported languages
System Migration Assistant Version 6.0.010 can be used with the following languages:
Brazilian Portuguese
Danish
English
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Netherlands
Norwegian
Portuguese
Spanish
Swedish
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
System requirements
The source and target computers must meet the following conditions:
A supported Microsoft Windows operating system must be installed.
Hard drive must have 50MB of space free for SMA installation files
Source systems only - must have hard drive space free for temporary files created during capture phase; drive space required depends on size of SMA profile created.
Target systems only - must be able to access the SMA profile file. You can use a local area network (LAN), a removable media, or an Ethernet crossover cable. (A normal Ethernet cable if both source and target computer have 1Gb NIC.)
Downloading the package
Click the file links to download the files from the Web page.
When prompted, select a drive and directory in which to save the downloaded files.
Extracting the package
Under Windows 7 or Vista
Click Start, then click Start Search.
Type sax610ww.exe in the search field, then click Search Everywhere. This will locate the file you just downloaded.
Double-click the sax610ww.exe icon. You may see a dialog stating "A program needs your permission to continue". If you see this dialog, click Continue.
Click Next. The "Select Destination Location" window will open.
Ensure that "Save files in folder" is set to C:\DRIVERS\WIN\SMA.
Click Next.
Click Install.The necessary files will be extracted to your hard drive.
Click Finish.
Under Windows 2000 or XP
Click Start, select Find or Search, then click Files and folders.
Type sax610ww.exe in the search field, then click Find Now. This will locate the file you just downloaded.
Double-click the sax610ww.exe icon.
Click Next. The "Select Destination Location" window will open.
Ensure that "Save files in folder" is set to C:\DRIVERS\WIN\SMA.
Click Next.
Click Install.The necessary files will be extracted to your hard drive.
Click Finish.
Installing the package
Clean install under Windows 7 or Vista
Log on to your system using an operating system account with administrative privileges.
Click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, then click Run.
Type C:\Drivers\WIN\SMA\SMAsetup.exe, then click OK. The "SMA Welcome" window will open.
Click Next. The "License Agreement" window will open.
Select I accept the terms in the license agreement.
Click Next. The "Destination Folder" window will open.
By default, SMA is installed in d:\Program Files\ThinkVantage\SMA, where d is the drive letter of the hard drive. To install SMA in a different location, click Change, then select an alternative directory.
Click Next. The "Ready to Install the Program" window will open.
Click Install. Note:
The SMA installation might require an updated dynamic link library (DLL) file. If your computer does not have such a file, a notification window will open and specify the steps that you must follow to complete the installation.
If you are prompted to close applications in order to update files, close all the running applications. If you are prompted again to close applications, click Ignore. The installation process will update those files if updating files are newer.
After the InstallShield wizard installs SMA, the "InstallShield Wizard Completed" window will open.
Click Finish.
Clean install under Windows 2000 or XP
Log on to your system using an operating system account with administrative privileges.
Click Start, then click Run.
Type C:\Drivers\WIN\SMA\SMAsetup.exe, then click OK. The "SMA Welcome" window will open.
Click Next. The "License Agreement" window will open.
Select I accept the terms in the license agreement.
Click Next. The "Destination Folder" window will open.
By default, SMA is installed in d:\Program Files\ThinkVantage\SMA, where d is the drive letter of the hard drive. To install SMA in a different location, click Change, then select an alternative directory.
Click Next. The "Ready to Install the Program" window will open.
Click Install. Note: The SMA installation might require an updated dynamic link library (DLL) file. If your computer does not have such a file, a notification window will open and specify the steps that you must follow to complete the installation.
After the InstallShield wizard installs SMA, the "InstallShield Wizard Completed" window will open.