How to remove Easy Internet Signup
When you buy a laptop from HP you get something that is called Easy Internet Sign-up that goes totally mad on you. The program that runs Easy Internet Sign-up is HP SDP Application Module (HPSdpApp.exe).
Easy Internet Signup is a “helper” that ask you if you want to sign up with any of HPs service partners. When you tick now it is supposed to turn it off forever, but just the opposite is what happens. It starts running every 30 mins and there is no end to it. It will actually continue on launching itself in a popup forever unless you find out how to remove it.
Well here is how to remove it:
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Click Start, type Scheduler in the search field, and select Task Scheduler when it appears.
If prompted for permission, click Continue.
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In the left column, click Task Scheduler Library.
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In the center column, select the task you want to stop.
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In the right column, click Delete, and then click Yes to confirm deletion.
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Close the Task Scheduler window.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 2:52 am)
Thank you is all i have to say. I’ve owned my HP laptop since april and Love it except for this stupid Pop Up…. It has driven me insane!!
Again, Thank You!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 1:50 pm)
My pleasure. It made me insane too
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 12:03 am)
THNX, finally, annoying bastards:D from HP
1000000 times thanks!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 8:56 pm)
Thank you. I also removed a load of other bloat-annoying-stupidware as well.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 11:21 am)
dear supporter ,
i am really thankful to you since i was irritated by this pointing internet sign up….. thank you very much….
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 4:07 am)
You are saying to click on start and then type in name in search field, what window are you in, it sure isn’t the search results window. Help me out here.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 2:58 am)
Do you use Vista?
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 7:55 pm)
What on earth were HP thinking of setting something up like that???
Thanks for the fix!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 4:40 pm)
Its crazy. Glad to help!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 6:29 am)
Thanks!!!! What other items can we remove from the task scheduler? Extended Service Plan? Service Plan? HP Health Check? Recovery CD? Thanks.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 8:10 am)
None of the above mentioned seems very important, so if they steal too much memory I would kill them.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 5:56 am)
This ‘fix’ does not work for me! Any other ideas? HP Pavilion dv6700 laptop Windows Vista Home Premium
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 8:17 am)
You didnt find the process?
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 8:23 pm)
Oh man, you are the best. The extreme irritation I had at not knowing how to stop this nonsense was more than made up for by the hearty laughter I experienced reading others’ comments!
I have been freed from The Matrix!! Wooo Hooooo!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 11:38 pm)
Congratulations!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 12:22 pm)
Thank you for this tip! I just deleted this item and others (HP Health Check and Registration) from the scheduler. I have removed all the installed stuff from HP and have a pretty clean machine – under 20GB used …. wanted a clean machine to play World of Warcraft and not be slowed down any. Also removed the trial of Symantec and put on AVG Internet Security v 8…. it works great and I don’t even notice I have Security Software on the computer.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 4:12 pm)
Thanks 100000000000000000000000000000 times.
You just saved me from going insane.
This HP stupid guys should know this is not the way to continue in business!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 5:17 pm)
Hehe, happy to help!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 12:45 pm)
Step 4 didn’t work for me… I’m system admin, but the task scheduler says I don’t have permission to delete the task. Any ideas? Thank you for your help!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 1:29 pm)
You are only trying to delete the HP task?
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 11:21 pm)
Does this step completely delete Easy Internet Services from the notebook, or just stop the window from popping up?
Thanks!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 3:28 pm)
You stop the process from ever running. That is what you really want to achieve. Windows is full of programs you never use.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 11:31 pm)
Thank you! A million times Thank you!
E.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 12:26 pm)
Thanks ever so much for this, it has helped me out a great deal today
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 6:37 pm)
I have done as you suggested, however in my search I must select form several areas to search:
>Pictures,Music, or Video
>Documents
>All files and folders
>Computers or people
I have tried them all and have come up with nothing. I have HP Pavilion, running Windows XP.
Please, any other ideas how I can remove this from my laptop, and can I safely remove any of the other HP installed “stuff”?
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 12:51 am)
You are searching in windows explorer then. Click start down to your left and you get a little search field like here:
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 11:39 pm)
I followed your instructions, but when I select the four tasks to delete, I get two prompts: one is “are you sure you want to delete these tasks” and two “transaction support within the specified file system resource manager was not started or shut down due to an error.” What to do about this to remove the extended service plan blah?
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 8:13 pm)
I am also getting the message “transaction support within the specified file system resource manager was not started or shut down due to an error” Please someone HELP! We have had this popup every few minutes for 7 months.
PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!!!!!!!!
C. Lee
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 9:54 pm)
at last!thankyou so much!had 2 log off n log on 2 administraitor 2 be allowed 2 delete but it worked! oh Joy is mine, not 2 have 2 see that dreaded pop-up again! thanks again!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 10:34 am)
thanks for this useful tip
ive did bring the notebook back to its origional settings like you get it out of the box, then when every thing works, shows this shitty popup
these stupid popup has 3 choices but the third does the same as the second choice.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 11:33 pm)
“I followed your instructions, but when I select the four tasks to delete, I get two prompts: one is “are you sure you want to delete these tasks” and two “transaction support within the specified file system resource manager was not started or shut down due to an error.”
Still no luck whatsoever.
C. Lee, have you gotten any luck deleting?
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 12:15 am)
did you try to unsuccessfully delete the program? Try to re-install it and then start over.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 5:43 pm)
Thank you so much! I love you.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 7:26 pm)
YVANG, did you have any luck I have the same problem!!!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 9:03 pm)
Kudos to my newest hero: kservik!
If I knew where you lived, I’d send you a batch of homemade cookies to show my undying gratitude
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 5:01 am)
Freaking Hell YEAH! I was about to ship my new HP Back. Thanks MAN!
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 6:09 am)
Happy to help
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 7:22 am)
Thank you so much for solving this nuisance.
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 11:48 am)
Hey bro! OMG- my brother owns this hp laptop for several months now and , yes it is anoying to the 5th power. I thought you can delete the darn thing in Add Remove Programs- but hey! what you did was like- a load off……
thanks again!
AL
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 6:48 am)
XP users, try:
To open Scheduled Tasks, click Start, click All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Scheduled Tasks.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 6:49 am)
Thank you SO much. This window pops up all the time and I have been pressing alt F4 for so long. My laptop is now perfect.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 6:00 am)
oh man thanks. This solution is the gift that keeps us all from going insane… even two years after you wrote it.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 8:50 am)
It is amazing to see how many people still have this problem. But I am very happy to help you
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 4:32 am)
How do I identify what file is the one I want to delete? (Please forgive me – neophyte here who is going crazy!). What I have in the file are:
_init_.py
_init_.pyc
_init_.pyo
as well as a test file with several tests of adding the above files.
Thanks.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 8:57 pm)
You dont delete single files. That will probably just cause errors on your computer. You must follow the instructions over. If you have deleted the files already, then reinstall the program and start over with the instructions.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 12:47 pm)
I JUST LOVE YOU
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 6:56 am)
Can someone help please??
I’ve removed the “Easy Internet” from “uninstall or change a program” now the pop up has changed to something like this,”This program cannot display the webpage” I still can’t do nothing and it’s annoying.
(On Aug 5th, 2007 at 5:45 pm)
hey hi…Is there a way to fully uninstal that application and delete it along with its SDP folder???