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    Which Sony startup files can I disable? Pick off this list

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by TripleH, Apr 14, 2006.

  1. TripleH

    TripleH Notebook Consultant

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    It is really eating away in my services and run folders. I have tried googling them up but some of them arent too detailed. So just want to post here to be sure from you guys. Also, I heard that if you uninstalled VAIO zone completely off the HD, that it makes the system faster, is that true?

    PACSPTISVR.exe
    SPTISRV.exe
    sqlagent.EXE -i VAIO_VEDB
    VzRs.exe
    VzCdbSvc.exe - VAIO Entertainment Database Service
    VAIO Entertainment Platform\VzCdb\VzFw.exe
    VzTaskScheduler.exe
    VAIO Entertainment Platform\VCSW\VCSW.exe -RunBySCM
    VESMgr.exe
     
    TripleH, Apr 14, 2006
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  2. _radditz_

    _radditz_ Fallen to the Sith...

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    bump for answer. I wanna know too.
     
    _radditz_, Apr 23, 2006
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  3. totono

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    i want to know about the vaio Entertainment software...bump
     
    totono, Sep 3, 2006
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  4. NuntiusLuminis

    NuntiusLuminis Notebook Evangelist

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    I disabled EVERYTHING EXCEPT APOINT and NVCPL
     
    NuntiusLuminis, Sep 4, 2006
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  5. Valkyrie

    Valkyrie Notebook Consultant

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    might want to leave the hkcmd as well as it controls the hot key commands
     
    Valkyrie, Sep 4, 2006
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    i left vesmanager as I found out that I couldnt switch my wireless controls without it
     
    autophobic, Sep 4, 2006
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    Grab a copy of autoruns from sysinternals.com and try a few different combinations. If you run into a problem just re-enable.
     
    t3k, Sep 4, 2006
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  8. whwtan

    whwtan Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi TripleH,

    I've not actually sat down to check what each and every process does...

    Your computer wouldn't actually break if you disabled all processes. Some things may go fidgety but you'll be able to re-enable them again.

    I'd say disable all of them first and start re-enabling them when you find out you need one of them.

    Also, uninstalling Vaio Zone doesn't make your computer run faster. One of those processes you've listed is the TSR for VZone. Once you've disabled it, your computer will as fast as if you totally uninstalled it.
     
    whwtan, Sep 5, 2006
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