Jose wrote:
(snip)
Almost. We need to see the Startup info:

Click Tools, Startup and drag the columns around so all the Startup
items are easy to see on one screen. CCleaner is good for this since
it shows more information in a bigger display and CCLeaner has other
useful functions you can check out later. You can uninstall CCleaner
later if you don't use it.

Example:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/6...nerstartup.jpg

I could not find the correct way to uninstall the silly InstallShield
thing and if it was me, I would not worry about trying to configure
it, I would uninstall it. I will look some more. It wants to update
once a day (at least) and will probably wait for an idle time and one
hour sounds good, huh?

Check in msconfig Service tab, Hide All Microsoft Services. What is
left are things you or your other programs have installed. If you see
any of that IS stuff there, disable it and reboot. I can't recall in
recent memory when I have see that stuff in TM and I have looked at a
lot of TMs. If something goes wrong, you can put stuff back through
msconfig - that is what it is there for (troubleshooting).

Check TM again after reboot - if you still see them, terminate them,
then wait your 2 hours, or check Event Viewer in 1+ hours for those
messages and I'll look for the best way to uninstall it even if I have
to install it myself (probably). From what I read, it is all
ridiculous crapola leftover from some other program that uses IS to
install itself. Their original WWW page is unhooked.

Most people have an IS folder here which is "normal" (enable show
hidden files and folders):

C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information

I have an UpdateService folder, but my UpdateService folder is empty.
Maybe I uninstalled it years ago when my XP was coming together. That
would be just like me.

Well, I think I'm getting more used to CCcleaner.....see these:

http://bellsouthpwp.net/b/i/billurie/cc1a.jpg

http://bellsouthpwp.net/b/i/billurie/cc1b.jpg

Clearing everything except HPBootop from Startup list, rebooting,
cleaning everything in the User list (except the HP item) but
not touching System items..... I find that rebooting causes issch.exe
and realsched.exe and ISUSPM to be placed back in Startup again,
every time. While booting up, I watch
TM and I see that agent.exe goes into operation, and then
disappears. Maybe that file gets executed and does these nasty
things.

Anyway, I did find the IS folder, but it has a few dozen lines that
look like Registry entries but nothing that looks like a .exe or
the like. I'd be willing to disable ISUSPM ..... but first I gotta
find the rascal.