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Should I remove Sony ACID?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
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Sony ACID

Overview

Sony ACID is a program developed by Sony. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software installer includes 3 files and is usually about 145.82 MB (152,902,115 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 7 (SP1). While about 83% of users of Sony ACID come from the United States, it is also popular in South Africa.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sony ACID
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Sony ACID\uninstall.exe" "/C:C:\Program Files\Sony ACID\Uninstall\uninstall.xml"
Estimated size: 145.82 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Sony ACID

  • install.exe (by Sony Creative Software) - Sony Self-Extracting Packager
  • uninstall.exe (by Indigo Rose) - Setup Factory Runtime (Setup Application)
  • lua5.1.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task
  • uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D421D11A-6221-4BF6-8F93-2187C1DFFE7D}' (runs on registration).

How do I remove Sony ACID?

You can uninstall Sony ACID from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Sony ACID, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Sony ACID.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
83.33%
United States

Distribution by countryGeography

83.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 83.33%
  South Africa 16.67%

About Sony

Sony is a leading manufacturer of electronics products for the consumer markets and is the electronics business unit and the parent company of the Sony Group.
Publisher URL: www.sony.com

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