How to get rid off ctfmon.exe service?

I am almost....almost positive that this DAMNED thing was pushed out to all
Office users in the wonderful package of the SP3 (service pack) "UPDATES".
I'm running Windows XP with Office 2002 & the lovely SP3. I started having
problem the SECOND it was pushed out. I was on the phone with Microsoft for
BELIEVE IT OR NOT?????? 36 hours straight..I wouldn't let them hang up.
They finally got it fixed but it has, excuse the pun, wormed it's way back
into my PC and Microsoft doesn't help you at all. I think I'm gonna CAN my
PC and go by me a MAC!!! More problems now than I know what to do with!!
That's why I at the site! Have a good one!


"Doug W." wrote:

Leave the damned thing alone. It IS legitimate. I have forgotten
as to how it came about BUT it was discussed here ad nauseum for
weeks about a year and a half ago. I DON'T worry about it
anymore. Check out the Microsoft databases for more info.
-
Doug W.
-

"Jack" replyto@it wrote in message
...
Thank you for your replies.
I am more and more worrying about that file.
It is undestructable. I have renamed it to something else,
restarted computer and I have again ctfmon.exe file in
\System32 folder (and the renamed file is there too of
course).
I have monitored ctfmon.exe service and I have found out that
when I shut the service down, it starts automatically each
time I start IE new window, or even when I browse through my
Inbox messages in Outlook Express.
I feel like a big brother is watching over my shoulder,
checking all I do in my computer!!!!

There is also one thing more to it. In Windows registry I've
found that file is placed in
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Run\C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
and in
HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-1960408961-113007714-725345543-1003\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run \C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctfmon.exe
After removing that key from registry and after restarting
Windows that key is back there!!!!
I have tried all different anti virus and anti spyware
software and it detects nothing wrong!

If it is a legitimate Windows OS file why it is placed to run
on startup that way? Something is not right here.
Any thoughts on that?
Jack

"Jack" replyto@it wrote in message
...
Thank you for your explanation.
That explans why I could not follow the removal instruction
shown in:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282599
Since my original post I have reinstalled my Windows from the
scratch.
I have Windows XP PRO SP2 and Office 2007 installed.
After the fresh installation I have exactly the same problem.
Any Windows operation: opening folder, clicking on some pop
up menu etc has delay of 2-3 seconds!!!
In Task Manager I stop ctfmon.exe service and delay is gone.
It seems like there is a big problem, which Microsoft does
not acknowledge.
I do not think that it is my computer hardware problem.
Jack

""Sloan Crayton [MSFT]"" wrote
in message ...
Office 2007 no longer installs this component as it is
provided by Windows.
Earlier versions of Office did install it as Office
installation was
supported on versions of Windows that did not provide that
file. Since
Office 2007 requires Windows XP SP2, Windows 2003 SP1 or
Windows Vista (all
of these provide ctfmon.exe), it no longer installs that
file. Depending
on which features are installed, CTFMON.EXE may be used by
Office 2007, but
it does not install the file.

Since it is provided by Windows, I do not believe there is a
way to remove
it.

Sloan Crayton
Microsoft

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| Thank you, but I do not have Office XP
| I use Office 2007
| Why MS insists of using that file, which causes so many
problems on user
| computers???
| The most common problem is drastic slow down of any
operation performed
in
| Windows (outside the Office).
| In fact Office is not even running! Why that service is
on?
| That KB articles do not explain much, and nothing about
Office 2007.
| BTW, I have brand new Windows XP and Office 2007 just
installed yesterday!
| Jack
|
| "garfield-n-odie [MVP]"
wrote
in
| message ...
| See http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282599
"Frequently asked
questions
| about Ctfmon.exe" and
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=326526 "How to
| turn off the speech recognition and handwriting
recognition features in
| Office XP".
|
| ctfmon.exe serves the same function in Office 2003. See
| http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=823586 "How to turn
off the speech
| recognition and the handwriting recognition features in
Office 2003".
|
| Jack wrote:
|
| Which part of the office is that file?
| It runs as a service and it screws up my computer!
| Jack
|
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Vanessa wrote:

I am almost....almost positive that this DAMNED thing was pushed out to all
Office users in the wonderful package of the SP3 (service pack) "UPDATES".
I'm running Windows XP with Office 2002 & the lovely SP3. I started having
problem the SECOND it was pushed out. I was on the phone with Microsoft for
BELIEVE IT OR NOT?????? 36 hours straight..I wouldn't let them hang up.
They finally got it fixed but it has, excuse the pun, wormed it's way back
into my PC and Microsoft doesn't help you at all. I think I'm gonna CAN my
PC and go by me a MAC!!! More problems now than I know what to do with!!
That's why I at the site! Have a good one!


Please have a nice trip!

On 12 mar, 14:48, Bob I wrote:
Vanessa wrote:
I am almost....almost positive that this DAMNED thing was pushed out to all
Office users in the wonderful package of the SP3 (service pack) "UPDATES".
I'm running Windows XP with Office 2002 & the lovely SP3. I started having
problem the SECOND it was pushed out. I was on the phone with Microsoft for
BELIEVE IT OR NOT?????? 36 hours straight..I wouldn't let them hang up.
They finally got it fixed but it has, excuse the pun, wormed it's way back
into my PC and Microsoft doesn't help you at all. I think I'm gonna CAN my
PC and go by me a MAC!!! More problems now than I know what to do with!!
That's why I at the site! Have a good one!

Please have a nice trip!

A solution to kill ctfmon.exe process :

Use the windows standard menus :

1.Go to Windows Parameters Panel
2.Choose Linguistic & Regional Options
3.Select Langages sheet
4.Click on Details Button
5. Select Advanced sheet
6. Check the checkbox "Stop services"
7. Apply

....Exit ctfmon.exe ...

Make the same to activate it again ...