Preparation for installation at each connection, but what?

Windows XP Pro with SP3, stable for years.

But now since one some time to Setup tries to install 'something' after the connection very. The "preparation for installation" prompt appears, unfortunately, never says what it is trying to install, as I know that it takes 30 sec suspended in this popup, appearing 3 - 4 times in a row each whenever I have connection. And no 'usual remedy' has contributed to this day:

(1) check for product Red
(2) regedit, search for the names of products already installed.
(3) analysis of the registry: all deleted using WiseRegistryCheck and CCleaners as well.
(4) windows install cleanup tool v3.00.00.0000: I don't see all of the unknown elements...
(5) manual cleaning of all TEMP directories and all these.
(6) the manual analysis of services for unknown names
(7) viruas scan and adware

Could someone help me identify the culprit?
Under settings, I still find a plethora of log files in the directory temp, like this:

= Recording started: 2009-10-28 17:34:09 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 3.01.4001.5512 appeal process: C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\INSTAL~1\UPDATE~1\agent.exe =.
MSI (c) (3:7 C) [17:34:09:453]: Resetting cached policy values
MSI (c) (3:7 C) [17:34:09:453]: value of strategy Machine 'Debug' is 0
MSI (c) (3:7 C) [17:34:09:453]: * RunEngine:
Product: {39717325-70B0-4965-AE41-D24F78EC69B5}
Action:
Command line:
MSI (c) (3:7 C) [17:34:09:453]: Client and UI is none or basic: full installation running on the server.
MSI (c) (3:7 C) [17:34:09:453]: grabbed execution mutex.
MSI (c) (3:7 C) [17:34:09:453]: Cloaking enabled.
MSI (c) (3:7 C) [17:34:09:453]: attempt of activation of all disabled priveleges before calling install on server
MSI (c) (3:7 C) [17:34:09:453]: meter is incremented to disable the stop. Counter after increment: 0
MSI (s) (14:A0) [17:34:09:453]: grabbed execution mutex.
MSI (s) (14:84) [17:34:09:453]: Resetting cached policy values
MSI (s) (14:84) [17:34:09:453]: value of strategy Machine 'Debug' is 0
MSI (s) (14:84) [17:34:09:453]: * RunEngine:
Product: {39717325-70B0-4965-AE41-D24F78EC69B5}
Action:
Command line:
MSI (s) (14:84) [17:34:09:453]: value of strategy Machine 'DisableUserInstalls' is 0
MSI (s) (14:84) [17:34:09:453]: MainEngineThread returns 1605
MSI (c) (3:7 C) [17:34:09:453]: disable the stop against the decrement. If counter > = 0, will be denied the stop.  Counter after decrement:-1
MSI (c) (3:7 C) [17:34:09:453]: MainEngineThread returns 1605
= Recording stopped: 2009-10-28 17:34:09 =.

This agent.exe is Macrovision. Another example is:

= Recording started: 2009-10-28 17:34:04 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 3.01.4001.5512 appeal process: C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\UpdateService\isuspm.exe =.
... etc.

However, this seems to be a check once a week for updates for several products supplied with my Dell. So I'm still confused why this is happening now and how to turn it off.

Thomas, CA

Thomas,
Looks like you did a lot to try to find the culprit.  One thing that I do not see you mention performs a clean boot.  If you haven't tried that I implement that and then restart and see if Setup returns to the top.

Follow the steps in this article to resolve problems with a clean boot.

Advanced problem resolution by clean restart.

Let me know if this helps.  Also have you looked in the Application section in the event viewer and saw all errors related to this?

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