How can I disable the HP Updates Agent from running?

HP pavilion D4100Y
Windows XP  SP2 or 3 (not sure)
No error message
No recent changes
Problem: The program "Updates from HP Agent" runs frequently and on no particular schedule, certainly not one I chose.  It takes over my computer for hours and uses most of the CPU, fluctuating from 13% to 87% to 1 etc.3% to 6%, etc. The computer hangs and I cannot use it for anything else. On the HP Updates screen, I set the updates to "NEVER" but that didn't work.  The programs still run. On the Windows Task Manager window the program is called "Updates from HP Agent".
I cannot find anything about this problem in the support database.
How can I disable the HP Updates Agent from running?
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Select your start button and in the search box type "msconfig" then select msconfig.exe under programs.
Look under the "Services" and "Boot" tabs. Uncheck HP update agent, select "Apply" and close.
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