ThinkVantage Communications Utility is a assistant program for video and voice over the internet (Video and Voice over IP) software. It enables you to change all settings for the integrated camera, MIC and audio functions.

The following functions are provided:

• Integrated camera settings (only for some integrated camera models)
• Audio settings

	Supported Think Systems
	Supported Operating Systems
	Summary of changes
	Requirements
	Installation Instructions
	Uninstallation Instructions
	Determining which version is installed

ThinkPad Systems:

• Edge 11", 13", 14", 15"
• E10, E30, E31, E40, E50
• Edge E120, E125
• Edge E220s
• Edge E320, E325
• Edge E420, E420s, E425
•  Edge E520, E525
• L410, L412, L420, L421
• L510, L512, L520
• R400, R500
• SL410, SL510
• T400, T400s, T410, T410i, T410s, T410si, T420, T420i, T420s, T420si
• T500, T510, T510i, T520, T520i
• W500, W510, W520
• W700, W700ds, W701, W701ds
• X1, X1 Hybrid
• X100e, X120e, X121e, X130e
• X200, X200s, X201, X201i, X201s, X220, X220i,
• X200 Tablet, X201 Tablet, X220 Tablet, X220i Tablet
• X300, X301
  
  
  

ThinkCentre system:

• Edge 91z

• Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit, 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit, 64-bit SP2
• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Professional SP3
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 SP2,SP3

Where:

• [Important] Important update
• (New) New function or enhancement
• (Fix) Correction to existing function

Version 2.10.0.0

• (Fix) Modified the version from 2.0.10.0 to 2.10.0.0.

Version 2.0.10.0

• (New) Added support for changing the Dolby profile into VoIP when a VoIP application launche.

Version 2.09

• (New) Added support for ThinkPad X1 Hybrid.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue that failed installation on the system with an Operating System installed on a drive other than C:.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Communications Utility control panel on the Danish or Italian Operating System had some missing messages.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Communications Utility control panel might crash.
• (Fix) Fixed Microsoft WER Event ID 1886274152.

Version 2.08

• (New) Added support for ThinkPad X130e
• (New) Added the function to obtain the patch program from Lenovo when an
  application crash occurred.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Communications Utility control panel caused an
  application error if the Microsoft .NET Framework was not installed.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where the Communications Utility might not be started
  after switching to an other user while the Communications Utility main
  panel was opened.

Version 2.07

• (New) Added support for ThinkPad Edge E425,E525.
• (New) Added support for Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 SP3.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where an error occurred when LENOVO.CAMMUTE was out of service.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where an error occurred when LENOVO.TPKNRSVC was out of service.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where a window selected by the Alt+Tab key did not stay on the top of other windows while the Aero Peek function was working on Windows 7.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where the "Automatically optimize my microphone for multiple voices when in tablet mode" checkbox would appear even if the audio driver was not installed on ThinkPad X220 Tablet, X220i Tablet.
• (Fix) Fixed an issue where the main GUI screen might stop responding after started.

Note:
Please refer to the README file under the "File details" section for a complete list of changes fixed by this driver update.

To enable ThinkVantage Communications Utility, it is also required to install the following software:

• Hotkey Features Integration for Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 version 3.10 or higher.
• Integrated camera driver version varies on ThinkPad models.
  Click here to find the required ThinkPad drivers.
• Integrated audio driver version varies on ThinkPad models.
  Click here to find the required ThinkPad drivers.

ThinkVantage Communications Utility doesn't support the remote desktop and remote assistance environment.

Notes:

• There are pre-requisites before installing this software. Click here for the list of pre-requisites.
• If your computer runs satisfactorily now, it may not be necessary to update the software. To determine if you should update the software, refer to the Version Information section.

This section assumes to use Internet Explorer and Explorer.

[Downloading file]

1. Click once on the underlined file name. Once this is done, some pop-up windows will appear.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
3. In the window to choose Run or Save, click the Save button.
4. Choose the folder you would like to download the file to and click the Save button. A different window will appear and the download will begin and complete. Once the download has completed, there may or may not be a message stating that the download completed successfully.

[Extracting file]

5. Make sure to be logged on with administrative account.
6. Locate the directory where the file was downloaded.
7. Locate the file that was downloaded and double-click it.
8. Follow the instructions on the screen.
9. In the "Select Destination Location" window, click Next. If you would like to select a different folder, click Browse.
10. In the "Ready to Install" window, click Install. All the necessary files will be extracted to the folder selected in the step 9.

[Installing files]

11. Make sure the checkbox next to "Install ..... now" is checked and click Finish.
12. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation and restart the computer.

Finally delete the file saved in Step 4.

Note: This procedure is intended for system administrators only.

1. Refer to the "Manual Install" section, and download and extract the file.
2. In the step 11 of the "Installing files" section, uncheck the checkbox next to "Install ..... now", and then click Finish to cancel installation.
3. At the command line, execute setup.exe with the /SP- /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES
   Example: [Path where the files were extracted]\setup /SP- /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES

[Windows 7]

1. Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
2. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
3. Make sure View by Category is selected, and click Uninstall a program.
4. Select ThinkVantage Communications Utility, and click Uninstall or Uninstall/Change.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and restart the computer.

[Windows Vista]

1. Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
2. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
3. Make sure Control Panel Home is selected, and click Uninstall a program.
4. Select ThinkVantage Communications Utility, and click Uninstall or Uninstall/Change.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and restart the computer.

[Windows XP]

1. Start Windows and logon with an administrator account.
2. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
3. Select Add or Remove Programs.
4. Select ThinkVantage Communications Utility, and click Uninstall or Uninstall/Change.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete uninstallation and restart the computer.

[Windows 7]

1. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2. Make sure View by Category is selected, and click Uninstall a program.
3. Click Organize, select Layout, then select Details Pane. The Details Pane will be shown at the bottom of screen.
4. Select ThinkVantage Communications Utility.
5. Check the product version in the Details Pane.

[Windows Vista]

1. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2. Make sure Control Panel Home is selected, and click Uninstall a program.
3. Click Organize, select Layout, then select Details Pane. The Details Pane will be shown at the bottom of screen.
4. Select ThinkVantage Communications Utility.
5. Check the product version in the Details Pane.

[Windows XP]

1. Click Start, then click Control Panel.
2. Select Add or Remove Programs.
3. Select ThinkVantage Communications Utility, then click Click here for support information.
4. Check the software version.