How to kill CTFMON.EXE process!

SiriusB · 3 Jun 2006 at 21:35

As title really!

I have nuked its entry in the registry but it just comes back after I have rebooted! :confused:

Is there somewhere else I should be looking? It not life or death but I don't like random processes running on my system when they are neither wanted nor needed.

Any help would be great.

EDIT: Okay I found the solution at MSs website. http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282599 if anyone else wants this pesky process to do one.

SiriusB

bledd · 3 Jun 2006 at 21:59

Regsvr32.exe /u msimtf.dll

SiriusB · 3 Jun 2006 at 22:00

bledd. said:
just delete it from hklm\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run and hkcu same path

Tried that. Several times - just came back after I rebooted.

SiriusB

Meatball · 3 Jun 2006 at 22:03

SiriusB said:
Tried that. Several times - just came back after I rebooted.

SiriusB

have u tried disabling system restore if it's hiding in there?

Conrad11 · 3 Jun 2006 at 22:09

What does this actually mean?

What Does the Ctfmon.exe File Do?
Ctfmon.exe monitors the active windows and provides text input service support for speech recognition, handwriting recognition, keyboard, translation, and other alternative user input technologie

Surely if you got rid of it the keyboard wouldnt work?

SiriusB · 3 Jun 2006 at 22:17

Conrad11 said:
What does this actually mean?

Surely if you got rid of it the keyboard wouldnt work?

Followed the steps and my keyboard seems to work just fine :|

SiriusB

KizZ · 3 Jun 2006 at 22:17

I dont have it and my keyboard works.

See:

QWERTY

SiriusB · 3 Jun 2006 at 22:19

Yeah, it comes with Office so its not like its a vital Windows component. It may work with the keyboard but it is not responsible for the keyboard working.

SiriusB

Carter · 4 Jun 2006 at 13:59

I usually follow this pages advice.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282599

Conrad11 · 4 Jun 2006 at 14:29

So if you arent using all the special voice stuff you don't need it....is that right?

bledd · 4 Jun 2006 at 17:06

yeah its for handwriting support and voice recognition stuff etc, and alternative language inputs (if you have more than one language used on your pc), not only office installs it, some other hotfix does too i think, as i don't use office and have it on my 2003 machine

SiriusB · 4 Jun 2006 at 17:56

Carter said:
I usually follow this pages advice.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282599

Yeah, I posted the same link in my original post

SiriusB