Sony Vaio - Windows Installer popping up Bug

[SaulMageste]

Hey everyone,

Recently I've bought a Sony Vaio and I have uinstalled two aplications that I would never use, they are Sound Forge Audio Studio 10.0 and ACID Music Studio 8.0 and since then I'm having problems with my notebook. It is a Windows 7 64 bits.

The problem is that a Windows Installer window keeps popping up and it suddenly exit without me even knowing what it is doing or installing.

It is driving me crazy, since I did not make a backup so I could go back to an older date and fix it.

I have already ran CCleaner and Front Line Registry Editor and it didn't fix it.

Could anyone PLEASE help me.

 

[pebbly]

Hi SaulMageste, Try this http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/700-system-restore.html

 

[SaulMageste]

Pebbly, I have JUST installed Sony Vegas too, and I deleted the folders under My Documents. I'm updating Sony Vaio via the Sony Care, IF it doesn't stop I will restore it as you said it.

But am I going to HAVE to keep those aplications even without using them, ever?

 

[pebbly]

Pebbly, I have JUST installed Sony Vegas too, and I deleted the folders under My Documents. I'm updating Sony Vaio via the Sony Care, IF it doesn't stop I will restore it as you said it.

But am I going to HAVE to keep those aplications even without using them, ever?

Hi SaulMageste, No you do not have to keep them, Most of the experienced users on here always recommend deleting the OEM "bloatware" most of which are normally trialware lite programs etc etc ,Will do a search for info for you

 

[pebbly]

Hi SaulMageste, Have a look here http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/216136-removing-crapware-new-sony-vaio-laptop-2.html posts 11 and 17 will help you

 

[SaulMageste]

Hey Pebbly, I will look into all of that you mentioned. I did uninstall these Sony crapware and the problem persists BUT I think I have found the application that is afecting it, I think it is VcmMgrNotification64.exe

If I was quick enough, I followed the Windows Installer window to that EXE. I'll see what I can find about it, but I will certainly restore my notebook and update it this weekend, since my connection here isn't as good as when I'm at home.

Thank you my friend.

 

[pebbly]

You're very welcome , Hope all goes well for you Enjoy your stay on the forums

 

[SaulMageste]

Thank you Pebbly. I'll keep on trying to find the cause of this thing because it is killing my patience on the notebook that I'm almost regreting buying a Sony Vaio.

I just figured out it isn't that .EXE because I killed the process and it keeps apearing that Windows Installer thing, getting me off my fullwindowed games. And just to end it off the system restore you mentioned didn't work well, it restarted showing a error saying it couldn't restore.

Oh well, I'll see what I'll do from now on.

Cheers mate.

 

[pebbly]

Try this Autoruns for Windows this will help you to clean up the start menu and hopefully get rid of the annoying popup

 

[SaulMageste]

Hey Pebbly, I'll try that but its not that the exact problem.

Here is what really happened to me. Two other people has the same problem in this same year, 2012.

Sony: window installer '' preparing to...

 

[pebbly]

Hi SaulMageste, you may need to take ownership of these files to stop the services http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1911-take-ownership-shortcut.html Read this about how to stop services Services - Delete - Vista Forums I'm running out of ideas now