Introducing Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox

Friday, October 23, 2009

The October 22nd Win 7 launch also was a first for the Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox, a new unified support and messaging application that ships on Think-branded systems. We've been the provider of diagnostics and other system health tools for Think systems since 1997.


Here's a little flash video that summarizes its capabilities.

Let us know what you think!


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    #1 Marc on 11/24/09 at 12:47 AM [Reply]

    I just received this today as an automatic download from Lenovo. I can't tell you what I think because it doesn't work unless I activate "online support." But it says that it will "access the Internet to tailor the user experience to [my] system."

    To me that means advertising. I'm not interested in getting advertising pushed at me.

    It doesn't say what information it will take from my system, whether that is one time or continuous, or what it will do with that information. I am simply not willing to dig through Lenovo's long privacy policy to find out. I also know that privacy policies can change any moment. I'm not willing to give up my personal information unless I know exactly what I'm getting in return.

    Also, if I give an external website unfettered access to my computer I have to worry about intrusions by malware and other spyware. I run a firewall and antivirus software but since this program is from Lenovo I have concern that the access could be at a more basic level that would bypass those key protections.

    I also don't know the benefits of the ThinkVantage Toolbox. If Lenovo wants me to accept advertising, give up all my personal information, and risk malware, then the program better be spectacular.

    #1.1 Chris on 11/25/09 at 02:03 PM [Reply]

    Marc,

    Lenovo recently posted a detailed list of FAQs which should answer most of the questions you have regarding Lenovo ThinkVantage Toolbox.

    http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkVantage-Technologies/Lenovo-ThinkVantage-Toolbox-FAQ/m-p/179148

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