http://community.acer.com/t5/2012-Archives/What-is-smart-boot/m-p/199#M5039 <P><SPAN style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; color: #444444; font-size: 9pt;">Well that really does depend on the usage of the unit. I would recommend just keeping the utilities, but if you’re looking to remove a few things make sure to keep the Acer E recovery in case you ever need to do a quick reload of the OS. Framework is also a needed utility in the event there are programs that need it to run. The others that are not really "needed' are Power saver, Quick Migration, Backup manager, and Registration. Hope this helps. </SPAN></P> Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:12:02 GMT Joshua188 2012-11-20T20:12:02Z http://community.acer.com/t5/2012-Archives/What-is-smart-boot/m-p/193#M5038 <P>I need to know what I need to keep and what I can get rid of as far as utilities on an Acer Veritron such as:</P><P>Assist</P><P>Backup manager</P><P>eLock manager</P><P>eRecovery management</P><P>eSettings management</P><P>Framework</P><P>Power Saver</P><P>Quick Migration</P><P>Registration</P> Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:42:10 GMT http://community.acer.com/t5/2012-Archives/What-is-smart-boot/m-p/193#M5038 nettech 2012-11-20T19:42:10Z http://community.acer.com/t5/2012-Archives/What-is-smart-boot/m-p/199#M5039 <P><SPAN style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; color: #444444; font-size: 9pt;">Well that really does depend on the usage of the unit. I would recommend just keeping the utilities, but if you’re looking to remove a few things make sure to keep the Acer E recovery in case you ever need to do a quick reload of the OS. Framework is also a needed utility in the event there are programs that need it to run. The others that are not really "needed' are Power saver, Quick Migration, Backup manager, and Registration. Hope this helps. </SPAN></P> Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:12:02 GMT http://community.acer.com/t5/2012-Archives/What-is-smart-boot/m-p/199#M5039 Joshua188 2012-11-20T20:12:02Z