ICal and iClock unusual performance

I have aligned this question with the nearest subject I can find.
I recently purchased and installed 10.4.3 and upgrades to 10.4.5. Generally all went well but I noticed the time top r.h.corner was an hour slow (behind).
I clicked on the date and at the bottom of the selection was the statement
"iClock used for 932 days, some features disabled"
I asked it to show me the calendar, nothing happened, although the list then offered me 'hide calendar'. Don't know where it's gone.
Next, I saw 'register and update' and found I was offered an iClock download which I took thinking it was from Apple, but which turned out to be from an outfit called ScriptSoftware. The icon is named iClock 2.
I then went to System Preferences where I corrected the time, no problem, but it appeared coloured black only.
I now have two (correct) times, two (correct) days of the week and one correct year along the top menu bar.
The black offers digital or analog, or 'Open Date & Time', The other set offers a whole selection of possibilities, none of which when clicked, cause anything to happen.
It also continues to say "iClock used for 932 days, some features disabled"
1. Should I dump the iClock 2 folder (I would never use about 90% of the gimmicks) ?
2. Do I need a proper upgrade from Apple ?
3. What happens after 932 days ?
Thanks for some guidance.
Eric
iMac Flat 800/60   Mac OS X (10.4.5)   768RAM iLife 6 iWork etc

Hi, Eric.
1. It's unclear from your post if you installed Tiger using an Update Install process atop a prior version of Mac OS X. I'm presuming that's the case and that iClock is this third-party app that you may have installed under a prior version of Mac OS X. I don't believe iClock is being distributed either with Tiger or on new Macs.
2. I suspect iClock is being launched as either a Startup or Login Item. Since the version you installed previously was a trial, it has expired and now is requesting you register the software. See my "Troubleshooting Startup and Login Items" FAQ to determine which method is being used to launch iClock (my guess would be as a Login Item) and disable such accordingly before you uninstall iClock.
3. You wrote: "The other set offers a whole selection of possibilities, none of which when clicked, cause anything to happen. It also continues to say "iClock used for 932 days, some features disabled""That is iClock and probably fails as the version you have is old and incompatible with Tiger.
4. You wrote: "The black offers digital or analog, or 'Open Date & Time', "That is the default menu bar clock for Mac OS X and is enabled by selecting the options to show the clock in the menu bar in the System Preferences > Date & Time > Clock tab.
Good luck!
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