Comments on: Disable ctfmon.exe in XP

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:33:19 +0000

I’m having the issue that Selder mentions: fresh install of XP SP3 and ctfmon.exe is running. Problem is it seems to be cause Windows to not start property and I get the screen with the option to start in safe mode, etc. When starting on “safe mode” I can chose not to run ctfmon.exe and Windows starts up perfectly. However as soon as I leave “safe mode” and do a normal startup I get the same “Windows failed to start up properly” and I’m back to “safe mode” again. I tried deleting ctfmon.exe file several times but it re-spawns. BTW, there’s nothing else installed on the PC as it’s a fresh install of XP, so no Office products, etc. What the hell is going on? How can I either fix ctfmon.exe or keep it from running at startup? Any help/tips would be greatly welcomed.

By: Selder

Selder — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:58:52 +0000

Hey anonymous from “on 21 February 2008 at 4h34″ … that’s a bogus solution.

Try installing a fresh XP SP2, and take a look at the running processes, you’ll see a ctfmon.exe running when there is not even an office suit installed!!

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:35:57 +0000

also make sure it’s been removed from startup (msconfig or whatever you use)

By: anonymous

anonymous — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:34:29 +0000

the solution has been on MS for years

Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP: 1. Quit all Office programs.
2. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel. NOTE: In Windows XP, click Start and then click Control Panel.

3. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.NOTE: In Windows XP, click Add or Remove Programs.

4. In the Currently installed programs list, click to select Microsoft Office XP product, where Office XP product is the name of the specific Office product being used. If you are using a standalone version of one of the Office programs, click to select the appropriate product in the list. Click Change.
5. In the Maintenance Mode Options dialog box, select Add or Remove Features, and then click Next. This displays the Choose installation options for all Office applications and tools dialog box.
6. Click the plus sign (+) next to Office Shared Features to expand it.
7. Click the icon next to Alternative User Input, and then select Not Available.
8. Click Update.
NOTE: If you have multiple Office XP products installed, for example, Office XP Professional and Publisher 2002, you must repeat the preceding steps for each installed product.
Step 2: Remove Alternative User Input Services from Text Services
1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. In the Control Panel, double-click Text Services.NOTE: In Windows XP, click Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options, and then click Regional and Language Options. On the Languages tab, click Details.

3. Under Installed Services, select each input item that is listed, and then click Remove to remove the item. All items must be removed, one by one, except the following input service:

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Step 3: Run Regsvr32 /U on the Msimtf.dll and Msctf.dll Files
1. Click Start and then click Run.
2. In the Run dialog box, type the following command:
Regsvr32.exe /u msimtf.dll
3. Click OK.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for the Msctf.dll file.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:48:25 +0000

doesnt work for me… keeps respawning too :(

By: thelindaj

thelindaj — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:41:17 +0000

Just found this! Thank you very much!

By: Selder

Selder — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:43:47 +0000

Took me only 6 months to rewrite the article :p

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:31:57 +0000

Thnx JoSez…….it really help me a lot

By: freddyX

freddyX — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:20:21 +0000

Thanks JoSez, Your thread realy works!

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:31:32 +0000

This ****** busted my machine thrice ..As soon as my anti-virus;s subscription ends This process starts appearing in the task manager.It has taken almost comlete control over my pc.My task manager , regedit and ms config are al disabled.I cannot install anti-virus software as the installers window dissapears misteriously.Also going to any site which offers checks for ctfmon.exe like housecall.trendmicro.com causes my browsers to close(both ie and mozilla). I have no idea how to get rid of this ******.can someone help
my email is : osama.a.javed@gmail.com
if someone knows anything please send me a mail