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Should I remove SMART Product Update?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #14,925
United States Rank #13,084
Reach 0.0188%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 187.91 days
1008.80 days >
Average installed length: 530.05 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
5.0.108.0 88.92%
4.0.58.0 11.08%

Other programs by SMART Technologies ULC

SMART Product Update

What is SMART Product Update?

SMART Product Update is the software update program that runs with Windows in the background and checks for updates, and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings. The program can be configured by the user for maintaining a schedule for when to check the remote server for periodic software updates. If it finds an item to download, it will download and install the new update.

About  (from SMART Technologies ULC)

The new SMART Product Update (SPU) tool enables you to download and install any SMART software at the click of a button. Introduced earlier this year, the new SPU tool also eliminates the need to manually remove older versions of SMART software from your computer. SPU notifies you when a new software version is availab...  Read more

Overview

The most common release is 5.0.108.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named SmartProductUpdate.exe. The setup package generally installs about 38 files and is usually about 25.9 MB (27,159,125 bytes). The installed file SmartProductUpdate.exe is the auto-update component of the program which is designed to check for software updates and notify and apply them when new versions are discovered.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.smarttech.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Common Files\SMART Technologies\SMART Product Update\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{8D4B716A-0ABE-4238-9090-D208E5F57A5E}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 25.9 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by SMART Product Update

Program executable:SmartProductUpdate.exe
Name:SMART Product Update
Path:C:\Program Files\File comuni\SMART Technologies\SMART Product Update\SmartProductUpdate.exe
MD5:fb05d0f24192b7f4fe1ed9d342a46cff
Additional files:
  • libLogger-vc100-2_0.dll - Logger Dynamic Library
  • Senteo-vc100-2_0.dll - Senteo Dynamic Library
  • SBSDK-vc100-10_7.dll - SMART Board Software (SMART Board SDK)
  • SmartProductUpdate.exe - SMART Product Update
  • Gallery Setup.exe - SMART Gallery Setup
  • ProductListVersion.dll
  • activationwizard.exe - activati Application (Activation Wizard)
  • ZipArchive.dll

How do I remove SMART Product Update?

You can uninstall SMART Product Update from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program SMART Product Update, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove SMART Product Update.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 68%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#14,925

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 71.35%
Windows 10 11.35%
Windows Vista 10.27%
Windows XP 7.03%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.07%
Windows 7 Professional 21.58%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 8.47%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.56%
Windows 7 Enterprise 6.56%
Windows 10 Home 4.37%

Distribution by countryGeography

49.67% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 49.67%
  United Kingdom 11.82%
  Canada 7.00%
  Italy 5.47%
  Germany 4.38%
  Spain 4.38%
  Australia 2.84%
  Netherlands 1.75%
  Czech Republic 1.31%
  Belgium 1.09%
  France 1.09%
  Hungary 1.09%
  Sweden 1.09%
  DK 0.88%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 27.27%
Dell 26.45%
Acer 17.36%
Toshiba 8.68%
ASUS 5.79%
Lenovo 4.55%
Samsung 3.72%
Intel 2.48%
GIGABYTE 1.24%
American Megatrends 0.83%
Medion 0.83%
MSI 0.83%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.43%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.16%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.53%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.53%
Dell OptiPlex 780 1.90%
Dell Latitude E6500 1.90%

About (from SMART Technologies ULC)

SMART is defined by innovation and our desire to improve the way the world works and learns.
Publisher URL: www.smarttech.com

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