VAIO Personalization Manager
What is VAIO Personalization Manager?
VAIO Personalization Manager recommends music with the Media Gallery application and is included with the VAIO Entertainment Platform.
Overview
VAIO Personalization Manager is a program developed by Sony. It is bundled and preinstalled with various Sony computers. The most used version is 2.0.0.06220, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 vpmlm.exe. The software installer includes 35 files and is usually about 23.88 MB (25,039,987 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 7. While about 36% of users of VAIO Personalization Manager come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
This program is pre-installed on the PC
Such software is installed by the manufacture when delivering the PC to the end user. Some pre-installed programs are considered bloatware as they are simply limited function trials, while others are required for proper PC operation.
Program details
URL: vaio.sony.co.jp
Help link: vcl.vaio.sony.co.jp
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Sony\VAIO Personalization Manager\
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{DBB823F3-E8BD-4578-9D16-42AF176FD777}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 23.88 MB
Language: Spanish (Spain)
Files installed by VAIO Personalization Manager
| Program executable: | vpmlm.exe |
| Name: | VAIO Personalization Manager |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\sony\vaio personalization manager\vpmlm.exe |
| MD5: | 890afdb01b06d330e243da92ee74318f |
Additional files:
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VpmIf.dll - VAIO Personalization Manager Interface
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VpmIf.exe
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VpmIf64.dll
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VpmIfBroker.exe
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VpmIfDbActionLog.dll - VAIO Personalization Manager Interface Database Plugin
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VpmIfDbActionLog64.dll
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VpmIfDbEMPData.dll
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VpmIfDbMData.dll
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VpmIfDbSiEpg.dll
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VpmIfDbTsb.dll
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VpmIfDbTsb64.dll
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VpmIfDbVep.dll
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VpmIfEngineVoyager.dll - VAIO Personalization Manager Interface Engine Plugin
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VpmIfEngineVoyager64.dll
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VpmIfPav.exe - VAIO Personalization Manager Morphological Analysis Interface
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VpmIfPavPS.dll
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VpmIfPavPS64.dll
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VpmIfPlugin.dll - VAIO Personalization Manager Interface Plugin Proxy
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VpmIfPlugin64.dll
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VpmLMPS.dll - VAIO Personalization Manager Preference Analysys Interface
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VpmLMPS64.dll
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VpmSetting.exe - VAIO Personalization Manager Setting Application
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VpmSettingPS.dll
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VpmUidMusicIf.dll - VAIO Personalization Manager Interface UID Engine
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VpmUidMusicIf64.dll
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VpmUidTsbIf.dll
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VpmUidTsbIf64.dll
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VpmUidTVEpgIf.dll
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VpmUidTVEpgIf64.dll
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VEClient.dll - Voyager Engine Client (VEClient)
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VEClient64.dll
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pavcore.dll - PavCore Interface
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- VpmLM.exe is scheduled as a task named 'VpmLM Task Music Rotman' (runs daily at 06:11 p.m.).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- VpmLM.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named VpmLM Task Music Rotman.
How do I remove VAIO Personalization Manager?
You can uninstall VAIO Personalization Manager 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 VAIO Personalization Manager, 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 VAIO Personalization Manager.
PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Sony
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 18%
Keep it 82%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
90.67% |
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| Windows 10 |
8.81% |
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| Windows Vista |
0.34% |
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| Windows XP |
0.19% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
80.35% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
6.81% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.02% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
2.60% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.54% |
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| Windows 10 Pro |
0.79% |
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Geography
36.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
36.00% |
| Germany |
7.04% |
| United Kingdom |
6.98% |
| Italy |
4.80% |
| Iran |
3.58% |
| Canada |
3.49% |
| France |
3.30% |
| Japan |
2.69% |
| Spain |
2.37% |
| India |
2.14% |
| Brazil |
2.02% |
| Netherlands |
1.82% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.76% |
| Belgium |
1.57% |
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