Is there anyway to disable this blasted thing? (And by disable, I also
mean NO annoying icons reminding me of such). I'm on dialup, and I really
don't want it there at all - period.

From what I've heard so far, it looks like maybe renaming "agent.exe" (or
deleting it, but I'd rather not) might do it, but then again, I heard upon
rebooting it might get put back. Haven't tried it yet, but I'm getting
close. :-)

Any ideas out there on how to? (and not whether I should, but just HOW to)

"Bill in Co." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Is there anyway to disable this blasted thing? (And by disable, I also
> mean NO annoying icons reminding me of such). I'm on dialup, and I really
> don't want it there at all - period.

Why don't you uninstall that "Update Manager".
http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=q111006

--
d-d

"Bill in Co." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Any ideas out there on how to? (and not whether I should, but just HOW to)

http://groups.google.com/group/micro.../topics?lnk=lr

Look for the box "Search this group"

There is 6 and a half years history of XP questions/answers there for
you newbs to use.

Play around to your heart's content.

PD43 wrote:
> "Bill in Co." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Any ideas out there on how to? (and not whether I should, but just HOW
>> to)
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro.../topics?lnk=lr
>
> Look for the box "Search this group"
>
> There is 6 and a half years history of XP questions/answers there for
> you newbs to use.
>
> Play around to your heart's content.

I'm asking the question in this group. If you have a problem with that, I
can't help you. And trust me, I doubt if you're in much of a position to
lecture me on researching topics, seeing is how you haven't really even been
under the hood yet, newbie. :-)

Detlev Dreyer wrote:
> "Bill in Co." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Is there anyway to disable this blasted thing? (And by disable, I also
>> mean NO annoying icons reminding me of such). I'm on dialup, and I
>> really
>> don't want it there at all - period.
>
> Why don't you uninstall that "Update Manager".
> http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=q111006

Well, it is not even listed in the Add-Remove Programs group for one thing.
However, on that page you mentioned, there is an uninstaller, and that may
be worth a shot - assuming it really is that. Thanks.

Bill in Co. wrote:

> Detlev Dreyer wrote:
>> "Bill in Co." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> Is there anyway to disable this blasted thing? (And by disable, I also
>>> mean NO annoying icons reminding me of such). I'm on dialup, and I
>>> really
>>> don't want it there at all - period.
>>
>> Why don't you uninstall that "Update Manager".
>> http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=q111006
>
> Well, it is not even listed in the Add-Remove Programs group for one
> thing. However, on that page you mentioned, there is an uninstaller, and
> that may
> be worth a shot - assuming it really is that. Thanks.

The update program usually has a Control Panel entry, often called "Software
Update". You can change the updater settings there, completely disabling
it. It usually comes along with Roxio (Sonic) burning programs. There will
usually be an entry for the updater in Add/Remove Programs, although it
isn't called "Install Shield Updater" and will be called something like
"Sonic Updater". So look again.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
Don't Panic!

PD43 wrote:
> "Bill in Co." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> Any ideas out there on how to? (and not whether I should, but just
>> HOW to)
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/micro.../topics?lnk=lr
>
> Look for the box "Search this group"
>
> There is 6 and a half years history of XP questions/answers there for
> you newbs to use.
>
> Play around to your heart's content.

People who use Google Groups have pet toads.

"Bill in Co." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> There is 6 and a half years history of XP questions/answers there for
>> you newbs to use.
>>
>> Play around to your heart's content.
>
>I'm asking the question in this group. If you have a problem with that, I
>can't help you. And trust me, I doubt if you're in much of a position to
>lecture me on researching topics, seeing is how you haven't really even been
>under the hood yet, newbie. :-)

Searching for answers in Google Groups is so much faster. I offered
it to you as a tool to use, not as an admonishment.

I guessed that maybe since you are such an XP noob, maybe you didn't
know about that group/feature.

Malke wrote:
> Bill in Co. wrote:
>
>> Detlev Dreyer wrote:
>>> "Bill in Co." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is there anyway to disable this blasted thing? (And by disable, I
>>>> also
>>>> mean NO annoying icons reminding me of such). I'm on dialup, and I
>>>> really don't want it there at all - period.
>>>
>>> Why don't you uninstall that "Update Manager".
>>> http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=q111006
>>
>> Well, it is not even listed in the Add-Remove Programs group for one
>> thing. However, on that page you mentioned, there is an uninstaller, and
>> that may be worth a shot - assuming it really is that. Thanks.
>
> The update program usually has a Control Panel entry, often called
> "Software
> Update". You can change the updater settings there, completely disabling
> it. It usually comes along with Roxio (Sonic) burning programs. There will
> usually be an entry for the updater in Add/Remove Programs, although it
> isn't called "Install Shield Updater" and will be called something like
> "Sonic Updater". So look again.

Well, I went through the listings twice now, and no such luck (for any of
those, or anything close). However the site mentioned by the other poster
does have an uninstaller program available for download, so I might give
that a shot. I'll either go that route, or use the good ole fashioned,
"rename the exe so it can't find it anymore", approach. :-)

(or perhaps just get it out of the run key in the registry, assuming its
there)