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    Z11 Bloatware

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by kollector44, Apr 26, 2010.

  1. kollector44

    kollector44 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I bought a pre-configured model and don't have the CTO Fresh Start option, so I'm trying to deal with the various software "extras" Sony so thoughtfully provided. I've identified and removed some of the most obvious, but there are a number of Sony or VAIO things that I don't recognize or understand.

    I gather that I don't want to delete the Sony Care Center stuff, but what is "PMB" or "Sony Home Network Library" or "VAIO Content Metadata ... stuff" or even "Windows Live ... stuff", etc?

    Is there a list anywhere of the either (a) all of the bloatware that can be removed (i.e., uninstalled) or (b) what the various bloatware programs do?
     
    kollector44, Apr 26, 2010
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  2. TofuTurkey

    TofuTurkey Married a Champagne Mango

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    I don't know exactly what the different bits do, but here's a list of what I used:

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showpost.php?p=6155868&postcount=96

    I think these two should be swapped:
    15. Setting Utility Series
    16. Sony Shared Library

    IIRC, after installing 15 there was a constamt popup telling me to go into hibernate, pull out and put the battery in again. I think it went away after I did 16.

    This should be in the FAQ thread...
     
    TofuTurkey, Apr 26, 2010
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  3. Digital_Jedi_Rx

    Digital_Jedi_Rx Notebook Geek

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    Rather than deal with that sequence + Power Management, Event Manager, etc., I downloaded the Notebook Utilities and it installed everything in the proper sequence forgoing the separate installation procedure for each component.
     
    Digital_Jedi_Rx, Apr 26, 2010
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