re: ctfmon.exe
Thursday, January 4, 2007 at 5:58 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Blue
(115 messages posted)
Thanks Doc did as said and Office is really quick in responding.
I've read about
ctfmon before but never got around to killing it
In 2 yrs I installed office 4
times with 3 crashes from Norton Internet Security, Roxio, and just deleted the ctfmon.exe
where office wouldnt start.
Great Help!
On Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 9:27 pm, DocCrain wrote:
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>Since the release of IE7, I have noticed an increase in the number of posts in many
>forums complaining about unexplained slowness, hanging, and freezing, as well as
>many more complaints about high unexplained CPU readings. IE7 activated a minor
>"Office" process that has to do with voice, handwriting, and language text switching
>called ctfmon.exe. This is the Microsoft info page on ctfmon:
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=282599
> I found it confusing and occult at best. In plain language, ctfmon, once started
>always returns at boot even if disabled in msconfig unless removed according to
the
>linked instructions OR by turning off "Advanced Text Services." This choice does
>not prevent the other functions of ctfmon from functionality in Office when needed,
>but does stop this often resource demanding process from starting with Windows and
>running continuously.
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>Important note: The Windows ctfmon.exe lives in the system32 folder. There are
malwares
>that use the same name, notably ctfmon32. These will be found elsewhere. When
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>doubt-get help.
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>To stop ctfmon from autostarting and running all the time:
>Control Panel>Regional and Language Options>Languages>Details>Advanced,
> and check the box that says "Turn off advanced text services."
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>Many users report many fewer "unexplained" problems after taking this action, and
>it can be easily reversed by simply unchecking the same box.
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Neurons that fire together, wire together.
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>(Posted with Opera)
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