VAIO Update

A guide to uninstall VAIO Update from your computer

VAIO Update is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by Sony Corporation. You can read more on Sony Corporation or check for application updates here. The application is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Update 5 directory (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for VAIO Update is C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{5BEE8F1F-BD32-4553-8107-500439E43BD7}\setup.exe. VAIOUpdt.exe is the VAIO Update's primary executable file and it takes circa 2.63 MB (2761832 bytes) on disk.

VAIO Update is comprised of the following executables which occupy 2.63 MB (2761832 bytes) on disk:

• VAIOUpdt.exe (2.63 MB)

The current web page applies to VAIO Update version 5.5.2.11070 only. You can find here a few links to other VAIO Update releases:

• 5.7.0.13130
• 6.1.0.10120
• 6.3.0.08010
• 6.0.2.10230
• 5.5.3.10280
• 6.2.1.03260
• 5.4.0.15300
• 7.3.0.03150
• 5.1.1.04080
• 5.1.1.08120
• 5.1.1.04090
• 5.5.2.11060
• 6.2.0.14170
• 7.4.0.15200
• 5.7.1.05100
• 5.2.0.05310
• 5.5.2.11040
• 7.2.0.16270
• 5.5.1.09220
• 6.0.1.10150
• 7.0.1.02280
• 6.0.0.08170
• 7.4.1.09270
• 5.1.1.04130
• 7.0.0.14270
• 6.1.2.11220
• 7.4.0.14150
• 5.6.1.02150
• 6.3.1.10120
• 7.0.0.15160
• 5.4.1.04200
• 5.5.0.06290
• 5.1.1.06090
• 6.1.1.10250
• 7.1.0.08060
• 5.3.0.11180
• 5.1.1.04150
• 5.6.0.10270

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When planning to uninstall VAIO Update you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Update\VAIOUpdt.exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Sony Corporation\VAIO Update 5
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Sony Corporation\VAIO Update 5

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{4C1F3D46-DE51-45F3-AEE2-1510527B23E7}\1.0\0\win32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{4C1F3D46-DE51-45F3-AEE2-1510527B23E7}\1.0\HELPDIR\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Update Common\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5BEE8F1F-BD32-4553-8107-500439E43BD7}\DisplayIcon

A way to erase VAIO Update with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VAIO Update is an application by the software company Sony Corporation. Some users try to remove it. This is troublesome because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK way to remove VAIO Update is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VAIO Update or simply activate the Search field and type in "VAIO Update". If it exists on your system the VAIO Update program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select VAIO Update in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding VAIO Update, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VAIO Update.


8. After removing VAIO Update, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VAIO Update which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VAIO Update with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove VAIO Update by Sony Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that VAIO Update by Sony Corporation is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove VAIO Update in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.