Sonic Update Manager won't go away

Question

Hi,

I have a Dell Inspiron 1300 and it has a program called Sonic on it. Preinstalled.
I never used the program but suddenly I got this Windows Installer popup from Sonic on startup. I gor this everytime I start my laptop.

So I went to configuration > software and got rid of the program, but that didn't work.
So I went into the Program Files and deleted all Sopnic related files, that didn't work either.

So right now I'm still getting this Sonic Update Manager message everytime I start up my laptop and I have no clue how to get rid of it. Any help?

Thanks,
Bas

boppo · Answer

Do this....

Go to Start and Run.
Type in MSCONFIG
Go to the Startup Tab on the right.
Disable the following 2 items in the list. uncheck

ISUSPM
ISSCH

Click Apply and the Close - When prompted to do so Restart the System.

Then on restart, just check the System Config Utility box that says 'Don't show this again' and you're done

Bastf · Answer

Thank you very much boppo, I will do that once I get home :smileyhappy:

boppo · Answer

let me know if it fixes it.

sjmmz34 · Answer

i hope this works bc i (along with my sis with the same dell laptop) am having the same problem!

sjmmz34 · Answer

i had (past tense) the same issue until about 5 minutes ago. I was going to try the suggestion you received from your post, but then I found a patch avail through the sonic/roxio website, recommended by others here on this forum. It fixed my computer and i no longer have that annoying little pop up at start up. go here and try this for a fast, easy fix:

http://tools.roxio.com/support/dell/isum_hotfix.exe

(it was recommended on this dell forum page:

pupps12 · Answer

Yes! finally i download the app 'isum_hotfix' and it worked! what a number! thanks guys!

sharill · Answer

:smileyvery-happy:  thank you for the hot fix inforamtion. It worked like a charm.  It was funny. Once my pc rebooted I sat there waiting got the pop up... silly me it was gone right away. Thanks so very very much.

SuiJuris · Answer

This is SuiJuris. Everytime I turn my computer on, 'Sonic Update Manager' window comes up and I do not know what to do. I have spent hundreds of dollars believing in downloads that claim thier product can solve my problem. I'v had it. Can someone here in the family help me?

Rafiki_1e7e0a · Answer

Boppo,

I just came upon you answer to my search, "Sonic won't go away".

Thank you so much. You seem to be the only one out there that has a clue.

You're answer corrected the "Sonic Boomerang".

Again thank you ever-so-much!

Rafiki

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Sonic Update Manager won't go away

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