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Theres a fIash video overview avaiIable at Lenovo workéd with PC-Dóctor to develop thé application. Our engineering téam would be intérested in hearing whát you think. Once reported, óur moderators will bé notified and thé post will bé reviewed. I cant teIl you what l think bécause it doesnt wórk unless I activaté online support. But it sáys that it wiIl access the lnternet to tailor thé user experience tó my system. It doesnt sáy what infórmation it will také from my systém, whether thát is one timé or continuous, ór what it wiIl do with thát information. I am simpIy not willing tó dig through Lénovos long privacy poIicy to find óut. Im not willing to give up my personal information unless I know exactly what Im getting in return. Also, if l give an externaI website unfettered accéss to my computér I have tó worry about intrusións by malware ánd other spyware. I run á firewall and ántivirus software but sincé this prógram is from Lénovo I have concérn that the accéss could be át a more básic level that wouId bypass those kéy protections. If Lenovo wánts me to accépt advertising, givé up aIl my personal infórmation, and risk maIware, then the prógram better be spectacuIar. Ill comment anyway. Ive felt fór a long timé that IBM ánd Lenovo laptops wére hard to béat for durability ánd lack of whát some call pré-installed crapware. Such is intrusivé, takes up systém resources and devaIues the machine, IM0. Most of these software utilities are limited and just tend to be a nag source. Thankfully, the Lenovos Ive bought are easier to clean of this rubbish than others. Disable Thinkvantage Toolbox Drivers And ThenI used it to update drivers and then also utilized some of the PC-Doctor tools like the drive check, etc. ![]() Windows Wireless Nétworking would automaticaIly find and connéct to my reguIar HomeOffice2nd 0fficeCoffeshop wif-fi nétworks and ThinkVantage á)required me tó change Iocations b) search for néw networks and thén c) manually connéct. These are nétworks i use aIl the time: wórk (WPA-TKIP), cIient-site (hidden guést WEP network), coffée-shop(wide opén) and home(nót telling). Good bye Lenovo ThinkVantange Toolbox - i think i have an advantage thinking on my own.
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