There are several tools available to aide in the deployment and management of Lenovo's ThinkVantage Technologies. Select the application for which you would like to view the Administrative tools:

	Rescue and Recovery and Client Security Solution
	Fingerprint software
	Productivity Center
	Access Connections
	System Update
	Thin Installer
	Update Retriever
	Base Software Administrator
	Power Manager
	System Migration Assistant
	AutoLock
	Password Manager

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Toolkits have been created to assist in the deployment and management of Rescue and Recovery and Client Security Solution. These toolsets include:

• Point and click wizard to make the creation of Antidote scripts easy.
• RRUtil.exe is an administrator tool which can be used to customize parts of the Rescue and Recovery PreDesktop Area
• Convdate utility is used to determine the HEX values of date and time and to convert date and time values into HEX values. It can be used to set a custom data and time in a backup field of TVT.TXT
• PowerQuest file for installation of the Rescue and Recovery Environment in a Type 12 partition
• Rescue and Recovery and Client Security Solution Active Directory Administrator Templates

	Download the Rescue and Recovery Administrator Tools (1.3MB)
	Download the Client Security Solution Administrator Tools (362KB)

	Download the Rescue and Recovery Administrator Tools (1.4MB)
	Download the Client Security Solution Administrator Tools (370KB)

	Download the Rescue and Recovery Administrator Tools (1.4MB)
	Download the Client Security Solution Administrator Tools (370KB)

Download the Rescue and Recovery Administrator Tools (1.4MB)

ThinkVantage Technologies Deployment Guide
These guides are intended for IT administrators or those who are responsible for deploying ThinkVantage Technologies to computers throughout their organizations. The major components are:

• Rescue and Recovery
• Client Security Solution
• Fingerprint Software

This guide is intended to provide the information required for installing the ThinkVantage Technologies on one or many computers, and to describe and instruct the many aspects of the tools which can be customized to support IT or corporate policies. The guide provides best practices for installation and deployment as well as a variety of command line tools available.

	Rescue and Recovery 4.23 Deployment Guide
	Rescue and Recovery 4.5 Deployment Guide
	Client Security Solution 8.21 Deployment Guide
	Client Security Solution 8.3 Deployment Guide

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The fingerprint reader management console will enable command-prompt script-driven customization of fingerprint software settings.

	Download the Fingerprint reader management console for 32 bit operating systems (465KB)
	Download the Fingerprint reader management console for 64 bit operating systems (515KB)
	View fingerprint reader management console application notes (149KB)

	Download Authentec Fingerprint Software management console (2MB)
	View Authentec Fingerprint Software management console application note (59KB)

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To customize the Productivity Center for deployment, download the Customization Guide and relevant tools.

	Productivity Center customization guide (985KB)
	Help Center customization guide (347KB)
	Help Center customization tool
	Away Manager customization guide (337KB)
	Productivity Center deployment guide (162KB)

ADM Template

Download ADM template for Productivity Center (19KB)

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Access Connections is able to import and export location profiles for the wireless adapter. This feature does not export the wireless security configuration and all profile settings. However, you can download and install the optional profile-deployment feature, which enables Access Connections to export wireless security configurations (including static WEP, password, and so on) and all profile settings.

Access Connections administrator deployment tool, adm file and deployment guide

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System Update 5.02 including all supported languages

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System Update 5.02 (10.7MB) System Update 5.02 Readme (11.1KB)

System Update downloads data updates for software, drivers, and BIOS from a Lenovo server directly over the Internet without requiring specific user knowledge of where the package is located or if it is needed by the target system.

New for this release

• Fix some issues.

Note:
System Update 5.02 ONLY supports Microsoft Windows 8 and Windows 7

For Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista Users, kindly refer to the System Update 3.16 below

Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 with Service pack 1 or above is required for System Update to work correctly.

System Update 4.0 Deployment Guide
This guide is intended for IT administrators, or those who are responsible for deploying the System Update program on computers in their organizations. This guide provides the information required for installing System Update on one or many computers, provided that licenses for the software are available for each target computer. The System Update application provides application help, which administrators and users can consult for information about using the application. This guide also includes information about using Update Retriever and Thin Installer.

System Update 4.0 Deployment Guide

System Update 5.02 Administrator Tools
The Administrative (ADM) template file defines policy settings used by applications on the client computers. Policies are specific settings that govern the application behavior. Policy settings also define whether the user will be allowed to set specific settings through the application. Settings defined by an administrator on the server are defined as policies. Settings defined by a user on the client computer for an application are defined as preferences. As defined by Microsoft, policy settings take precedence over preferences.

Download System Update Administrator Tools (340KB)

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System Update 3.16 including all supported languages

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System Update 3.16 (15.7MB) System Update 3.16 Readme (10.9KB)

System Update downloads data updates for software, drivers, and BIOS from a Lenovo server directly over the Internet without requiring specific user knowledge of where the package is located or if it is needed by the target system.

New for this release

• Fix some issues.

Note:
Microsoft .NET Framework version 1.1 SP1 or Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 is required for ThinkVantage System Update to work properly.

For Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit) Service Pack 2, it is required to install the ThinkVantage System Update patch before running System Update. For more information click on the link below:

Download ThinkVantage System Update Patch for Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 2

System Update 3.14 Deployment Guide
This guide is intended for IT administrators, or those who are responsible for deploying the System Update program on computers in their organizations. This guide provides the information required for installing System Update on one or many computers, provided that licenses for the software are available for each target computer. The System Update application provides application help, which administrators and users can consult for information about using the application. This guide also includes information about using Package Builder, Update Retriever and Thin Installer. System Update 3.14 shares the same deployment guide as System Update 4.0. Kindly download the latest deployment guide from the link below:

System Update 4.0 Deployment Guide

System Update 3.15 Administrator Tools
The Administrative (ADM) template file defines policy settings used by applications on the client computers. Policies are specific settings that govern the application behavior. Policy settings also define whether the user will be allowed to set specific settings through the application. Settings defined by an administrator on the server are defined as policies. Settings defined by a user on the client computer for an application are defined as preferences. As defined by Microsoft, policy settings take precedence over preferences.

Download System Update Administrator Tools (337KB)

Version control for System Update
You can control the version of System Update that is available to your users by configuring your network repository to store specific versions of System Update locally using the SSClientCommon.zip tool. Storing versions of System Update locally enables the System Update application to search for upgrades within your network. For additional information, see the Deployment Guide.

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Thin Installer 1.2.0006 (1.82MB) Thin Installer 1.2.0006 Readme (5.58KB)

Thin Installer is a smaller version of System Update.

Thin Installer searches for the update packages from a repository that you create. The repository can be created on your local hard drive, a network share, or external media such as a CD, DVD, or USB hard drive. When Thin Installer finishes installing applicable packages, no registry keys relating to Thin Installer exist - thus the user only needs to delete the folder containing Thin Installer to remove all files associated with Thin Installer and the associated repository (e.g. zero-footprint).

New for this release

• Thin Installer supports Windows 8.
• supports 10-digit machine type model

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Update Retriever 5.00.0007 (12.6MB) Update Retriever 5.00.0007 Readme (8.07KB)

Due to the overwhelming popularity of ThinkVantage Update Retriever (TVUR) and ThinkVantage System Update (TVSU), Lenovo has made many improvements to the back-end infrastructure. TVUR has also been enhanced in several areas to provide better performance, usability, and improved error-code handling. To take full advantage of these end-to-end improvements, Lenovo strongly recommends updating TVUR to version 5.00.0007. For a complete list of features, please refer to the Readme file.

Note: While getting the new updates, if you are receiving the message, "The Package Index Server is temporarily unavailable", please update TVUR to this version.

New for this release

• Update Retriever supports 10-digit machine type model.

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Base Software Administrator (2MB) Base Software Administrator Readme (4KB)

The ThinkVantage Base Software Administrator (BSA) program is a versatile software utility that you can use to customize the recovery process for the Lenovo Preload. With BSA, you can customize the recovery process for computers and you can create personalization files used to automate the setup for Windows based on the Lenovo Preload. Customizing the recovery process is controlled with manifest files.

• Now supports Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

The ThinkVantage Base Software Administrator program can create, modifyand deploy custom manifest files. Manifest files have the extension .cfi, and contain information about the components within the service partition where it resides. Manifest files also control the selections available to the user during a custom recovery. The information contained in a manifest file includes component categorization such as required, optional, and restricted. In addition, manifest files contain meta-data, such as descriptions and comments.

You can save time and effort by using the Base Software Administrator program to customize personalization files to be used on all computers during initial deployment. For example, you can create a personalization file set to join a specific Windows Domain and then use that personalization file on all Lenovo computers;therefore, IT willnot have to manually join the Windows Domain and would have automated the Windows setup process.

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The Administrative Template file (ADM) defines policy settings used by applications on the client computers. Policies are specific settings that govern the application behavior. Policy settings also define whether the user will be allowed to set specific settings through the application. Settings defined by an administrator on the server are defined as policies. Settings defined by a user on the client computer for an application are defined as preferences. As defined by Microsoft, policy settings take precedence over preferences.

Note:

1. Thinkpad Power Manager ADM and the Desktop Power Manager ADM use the same entry in the Active Directory.
2. Currently the Desktop Power Manager ADM supports Power Agenda.

	Download Power Manager ADM for Desktop (159KB)
	Download Power Manager ADM for ThinkPad (517KB)
	Download Power Manager ADMX for ThinkPad (20.6KB)

	Download Power Manager ADM for Desktop (163KB)
	Download Power Manager ADM for ThinkPad (614KB)
	Download Power Manager ADMX for ThinkPad (27.4KB)

Power Manager Deployment Guide
This guide is intended for IT administrators, or those who are responsible for deploying the Power Manager program on computers in their organizations. This guide provides the information required for installing Power Manager on one or many computers, and the information about the common administration tasks associated with managing Active Directory. Enforcing a power management strategy on the systems throughout the entire organization can add up to substantial savings.

	Power Manager Deployment Guide for ThinkPad
	Power Manager Deployment Guide for Desktop

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System Migration Assistant helps get your end-users up and running by quickly and accurately migrating their individual data and settings to their new Lenovo systems, which are then familiar and ready to go. It's ideal for a large corporation moving hundreds of users' data over an enterprise network, or a small business with just a few systems in a peer-to-peer environment.

Learn more about the System Migration Assistant

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AutoLock locks computers automatically by detecting human presence through facial feature recognition. Locking a computer during user absence can protect confidential data from unintentional exposure. When the administrator enforces the automatic lock strategy on computers throughout the entire organization, it will enhance the confidential data security.

Download AutoLock ADMX for Windows 7 (1.96KB)

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ThinkVantage Password Manager allows users to save passwords for Web sites and Windows applications, and subsequently auto-fills those passwords when the user visits those Web sites or logs on to the application. Password Manager provides a user interface that allows the user to review and modify entries stored in the password database. The user interface also allows the user to configure the application’s settings.

	Download the Password Manager Administrator Tool 4.0 for Windows 7 (336KB)
	Download the Password Manager Administrator Tool 4.20 for Windows 8 (32-bit, 64-bit) and 7 (32-bit, 64-bit) (340KB)

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