Sony Ericsson PC Companion

How to uninstall Sony Ericsson PC Companion from your system

This web page is about Sony Ericsson PC Companion for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is written by Sony Ericsson. You can find out more on Sony Ericsson or check for application updates here. You can see more info about Sony Ericsson PC Companion at http://www.sonyericsson.com. Sony Ericsson PC Companion is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony Ericsson\Sony Ericsson PC Companion folder, regulated by the user's option. Sony Ericsson PC Companion's complete uninstall command line is "C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{F09EF8F2-0976-42C1-8D9D-8DF78337C6E3}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly. The application's main executable file has a size of 423.70 KB (433872 bytes) on disk and is named PCCompanion.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in Sony Ericsson PC Companion. They occupy 2.49 MB (2613536 bytes) on disk.

• AvqBtEnum.exe (48.00 KB)
• OMSILogsOnDesktop.exe (75.20 KB)
• PCCompanion.exe (423.70 KB)
• PCCompanionInfo.exe (73.20 KB)
• PCCService.exe (151.70 KB)
• rpshell.exe (103.20 KB)
• DPInst.exe (772.63 KB)
• DPInst64.exe (904.63 KB)

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The current web page applies to Sony Ericsson PC Companion version 2.01.231 alone. You can find below a few links to other Sony Ericsson PC Companion versions:

• 2.02.015
• 2.02.002
• 1.50.52
• 1.60.13
• 2.01.217

Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be deleted when you are trying to remove Sony Ericsson PC Companion from your computer.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony Ericsson\Sony Ericsson PC Companion
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Sony Ericsson\Sony Ericsson PC Companion

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony Ericsson\Sony Ericsson PC Companion\Aboutn.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony Ericsson\Sony Ericsson PC Companion\AvqBtEnum.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony Ericsson\Sony Ericsson PC Companion\AvqBtSDK.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Sony Ericsson\Sony Ericsson PC Companion\BackupRestore.dll

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{084FF8F6-FC46-404A-8FC1-861D7F1A3B2D}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1C2FB0DB-45E6-475F-AC70-5B4F5AC38FEC}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{1F0E819F-052E-43EB-A8DC-BB6D146F7A97}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{24FE1509-D566-49E0-B8F9-12415C44C160}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{051060DF-77F8-4289-A774-7AB4B642451A}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0A6E4324-249C-4652-A348-ACB40391501F}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0F987E61-9C94-49FA-9B6D-2F99BDEB6CF6}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{12B3C8A8-6DBA-4652-8BAD-1A3F3FBD5987}\InprocServer32\

How to erase Sony Ericsson PC Companion from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Sony Ericsson PC Companion is an application offered by the software company Sony Ericsson. Frequently, people want to erase this program. This is easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE solution to erase Sony Ericsson PC Companion is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Sony Ericsson PC Companion or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Sony Ericsson PC Companion". If it is installed on your PC the Sony Ericsson PC Companion application will be found very quickly. After you select Sony Ericsson PC Companion in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Sony Ericsson PC Companion, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Sony Ericsson PC Companion:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.sonyericsson.com
• The uninstall string is: "C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{F09EF8F2-0976-42C1-8D9D-8DF78337C6E3}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Sony Ericsson PC Companion.


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

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Sony Ericsson PC Companion by Sony Ericsson from your computer, nor are we saying that Sony Ericsson PC Companion by Sony Ericsson is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Sony Ericsson PC Companion supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.