Station Launcher
What is Station Launcher? (from Sony Online Entertainment)
Station Launcher client, designed to keep track of all your SOE games, download updates as they become available, and allow you to communicate with all your friends in all your games. While still in Beta, it has matured considerably. Station Launcher will allow you to start voice chatting as any of your EQII characters... Read more
Overview
Station Launcher is a program developed by Sony Online Entertainment. The most used version is 1.01.9000, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 main program executable is StationLauncher.exe. The software installer includes 8 files and is usually about 42.77 MB (44,852,743 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 77% of users of Station Launcher come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Canada.
Program details
URL: launcher.station.sony.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sony Online Entertainment\Station Launcher
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{49668BEE-D721-449C-82D3-C7561945F706}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 42.77 MB
Language: English
Files installed by Station Launcher
| Program executable: | StationLauncher.exe |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\Sony Online Entertainment\Station Launcher\StationLauncher.exe |
| MD5: | 1066bf6244daed43af7b8493f55c714a |
Additional files:
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npsoe.dll - Free Realms Installer
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npsoeact.dll
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StationLauncher.exe
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StationLauncherStart.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- npsoe.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npsoe.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npsoe.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Free Realms Installer' with a plugin key of '@soe.sony.com/installer,version=1.0.3' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
- StationLauncher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E5B22ECC-483D-4A8A-95FD-E77319E3EB70}' (runs on registration).
How do I remove Station Launcher?
You can uninstall Station Launcher from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- 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.
- When you find the program Station Launcher, 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).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Station Launcher.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Station Launcher you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win 7 3%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 45%
Keep it 55%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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| Windows Vista |
17.39% |
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| Windows XP |
10.14% |
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| Windows 10 |
5.80% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
40.58% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
17.39% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
14.49% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.14% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
10.14% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
2.90% |
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Geography
76.70% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
76.70% |
| United Kingdom |
5.83% |
| Canada |
4.85% |
| Germany |
3.88% |
| France |
2.91% |
| UA |
0.97% |
| Belgium |
0.97% |
| Australia |
0.97% |
| Russia |
0.97% |
| Spain |
0.97% |
| DK |
0.97% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Dell |
25.53% |
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| GIGABYTE |
23.40% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
23.40% |
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| Gateway |
6.38% |
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| Acer |
4.26% |
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| Alienware |
4.26% |
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| Intel |
2.13% |
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| Medion |
2.13% |
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| Lenovo |
2.13% |
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| ASUS |
2.13% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.13% |
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| Toshiba |
2.13% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.85% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.85% |
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| Gigabyte X58A-UD3R |
3.85% |
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| TOSHIBA Satellite A500 |
1.92% |
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| HP-Pavilion FQ512AA-ABA m... |
1.92% |
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| Hewlett-Packard p6774y |
1.92% |
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