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    what is ISB utility?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by mahmood, Jul 17, 2007.

  1. mahmood

    mahmood Notebook Geek

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    what is ISB utility in startup? there is no description for it. shall I remove it via msconfig?

    also what about these processes, and how to disable them if they are not needed:
    igfxext.exe
    igfxsrvc.exe
    s24evmon.exe
    regsrv.exe
    vcsw.exe
     
    mahmood, Jul 17, 2007
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    Wingsbr NBR Decepticon NBR Reviewer

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  3. mahmood

    mahmood Notebook Geek

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    thanks, except ISB that is available in startup (msconfig) how can I remove others (especially s24evmon)? they are not in msconfig
     
    mahmood, Jul 18, 2007
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    Battery checking utility
     
    kerberos, Jul 18, 2007
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    PWR Notebook Guru

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    Yep, part of nasty battery brand enforcement from what I've read...

    On my machine C:\Program Files\Sony\ISB Utility\ISBMgr.exe (its language resource file to be precise) contains the following UI text:

    Click OK to enter Hibernate mode, and remove and reinsert the battery. See the electronic VAIO(R) User Guide for more information about using the battery. The installed battery may not be properly connected to the computer or may not be compatible with the computer.

    Actually you could replace this text with something more honest:
    ... please buy an original overpriced Sony battery because we really need your extra money ... :D
     
    PWR, Jan 16, 2008
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  6. dznutz

    dznutz Notebook Consultant

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    even if you remove it you can't use a non sony battery as sony has put a hardware block on them. perhaps on the motherboard. the isb utility is just at the program level
     
    dznutz, Jan 16, 2008
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  7. Die

    Die Notebook Consultant

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    Have you tried looking in services? (Type services.msc in Run or in the Start window search box to locate it.)

    EDIT: Never mind...didn't realize someone bumped a 5 month old thread! You've probably found it by now I'm guessing. ;)
     
    Die, Jan 16, 2008
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  8. philippea

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    Good evening,
    I'm desperately triyng to fix a batterie problem the same as explain above I'm one year late but could one of you smart pc user coped with the mystery of the isb utility battery case.

    Thanks a lot.

    bien le bonjour de la vieille france. ouais.

    Philippe.
     
    philippea, Nov 17, 2008
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    good evening it's me again, I forgot to tell you that iwas using a vaio vgn-cr11s_w with its ORIGINAL BATTERY and that the problem occured after a downgrade from vista to xp.

    Thanks.

    Ph.
     
    philippea, Nov 17, 2008
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  10. Tony

    Tony Nissan ftw!

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    Have you installed all of the drivers yet?
     
    Tony, Nov 18, 2008
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  11. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Could be a faulty battery.
    After my battery failed on the SZ - ISB utility would show up when booting on an AC supply...

    (Although then the problem should also occur in Vista...)
     
    DetlevCM, Nov 18, 2008
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  12. philippea

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    Sorry for my late answer. Happy new year !
    I have canceled my downgrade right now ecause I'm waiting for a more effective xp version. As far as I remember, I guess the problem comes from a driver which manage power supply. That driver launch the ISB.exe and if I stop this process before the error message,, il it never appear.

    BYE.

    Ph.
     
    philippea, Jan 7, 2009
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