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    SZ6 Owner: turning this off?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by ipodhelp, Aug 21, 2007.

  1. ipodhelp

    ipodhelp Newbie

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    can someone tell me how to turn that off (remove it from the screen). I've tried right clicking on it,but there's no options. Thanks.
     
    ipodhelp, Aug 21, 2007
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  2. MonsterMaxx

    MonsterMaxx Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't know. What's worse is that I turned mine off and can't turn it back on... :(
     
    MonsterMaxx, Aug 21, 2007
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  3. ESD

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    This has bugged me too. Has anyone figured out how to identify/control/delete this little gizmo???
     
    ESD, Aug 22, 2007
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    This is the Vaio Smart Network Utility. See the attached screenshot for the icon for it in the system tray.

    If right click on it, you can tell it to show the floating window, then tell it to hide the floating window to get rid of it (I think there's a bug here. You can't hide it until after you've shown it, even if it's already showing). Or you can exit from it.
     

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    netvandal, Aug 22, 2007
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  5. fuenfer

    fuenfer Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you!! That was the only thing bothering me with this computer, and you fixed it! :)
     
    fuenfer, Aug 25, 2007
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  6. roor

    roor Notebook Deity

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    the one for xp was much more simple
     
    roor, Aug 25, 2007
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    bananapudding Notebook Consultant

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    New and improved is the key to marketing. Somebody has to change things to "differentiate" themselves, stability and ease of use be damned. Its all about selling it.
     
    bananapudding, Aug 25, 2007
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    I hided the tool and now i get the error message which said "VAIO Smart Network stopped working and was closed" Does anyone experience the same problem and/or have a solution for it? Thank you in advance for your help
     
    math4life, Aug 30, 2007
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