IT help; removing My Club Vaio

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:51 am

Bought a new Sony Vaio laptop a while ago. Everytime I start up the laptop software called My Club Vaio kicks in but never actually does anything. A pop up box says 'You must connect to the internet'. If I right click on the My Club Vaio tab and click close, sometimes it closes and other times it crashes.

I've tried removing My Club Vaio but having no luck. If I went to RUN > MSCONFIG I could then see it as one of my start up programes. I cancelled it and it didnt run for a few days. Now it's back and the ablve step does not work. I can't even see it as a sheduled task.

Apart from my laptop being slow as fook, does anyone know how to remove this My Club Vaio?

Blaque · Post by **Blaque** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:13 am

Have a look in Task Scheduler and delete anything with MCV

MacK · Post by **MacK** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:14 am

Not a problem I've had with either of my Vaio's.

Have you registered the lap-top with Sony via Club Vaio?

Maybe you 'need' to, and then you can de-select it.

Failing that get in touch with Sony/Club Vaio via their forums.

robin · Post by **robin** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:30 am

Don't you just hate it when rubbish like this gets installed on your computer on your behalf - then they have the cheek to call it "added value".

Nuke from orbit with a Linux install CD and move on

Failing that, locate a piece of s/w called hijckthis, do a scan and either delete the obvious rubbish or post the log here and I can try and point out what rubbish to delete.

Cheers,
Robin

P.S. I assume you've gone to control panel->add/remove programs ->sony rubbish -> uninstall.

neil · Post by **neil** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:44 am

If you're running Vista it looks like they've got some compatibility issues.

There is a patch though:
http://club.vaio.sony.co.uk/clubvaio/gb ... aio/patch/

Gareth · Post by **Gareth** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:11 am

Yeah running vista. Not a fan...seems unfinished.
IMO they've tried to make it look like a Mac.
Trying to remove or deselect any obvious crap.

timmsky · Post by **timmsky** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:45 pm

Gareth wrote:Yeah running vista. Not a fan...seems unfinished.
IMO they've tried to make it look like a Mac.
Trying to remove or deselect any obvious crap.

Only you dont get the crap on a Mac... just pure smooth, unspoilt enjoyment, in a flash.. like gently whipped cream on a virgin's inner thigh...

PC's are sh*t unless they are running Linux...

EliseR · Post by **EliseR** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:51 pm

timmsky wrote:
Gareth wrote:Yeah running vista. Not a fan...seems unfinished.
IMO they've tried to make it look like a Mac.
Trying to remove or deselect any obvious crap.
Only you dont get the crap on a Mac... just pure smooth, unspoilt enjoyment, in a flash.. like gently whipped cream on a virgin's inner thigh...

PC's are sh*t unless they are running Linux...

No way...I can see it now.

Earth 2.0
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Long Live King Gates!

Gary.

timmsky · Post by **timmsky** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 3:08 pm

EliseR wrote:
No way...I can see it now.

Earth 2.0
Powered by Windows.

Long Live King Gates!

Gary.

I wonder what we'll get in the Service Packs...?