Harriet,
According to www.Sysinfo.org the ctfmon.exe file is: CTFMon is involved with
the language/alternative input services in Office XP. Ctfmon.exe will
continue to put itself back into MSConfig when you run the Office XP apps as
long as the Text Services and Speech applets in the Control Panel are
enabled. Not required if you don't need these features. Ctfmon can be
disabled from Control Panel, Text & Speech Services. Note - the file will
always be located in the System32 folder, if it is located elsewhere it will
likely be a worm or trojan! Can cause problems with some other programs if
left enabled.
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php?filter=ctfmon.exe
Elise
-----Original Message-----
From: PCSOFT - Personal Computer software discussion list
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Venkat Viswanathan
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 6:12 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] System32 Folder appears at login
Original post (clipped)
<<< Hi there Peter:
I downloaded that AutoRun thing, but for the life of me, I cannot find t=
he
one that has this ctfmon.exe on it. The whole thing says,
C:\Windows\System32\ctfmon.exe\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Harriet>>>
Tuesday, January 9, 2007 3:50 PM
<<<< Ok --- I formatted my HD today thinking I might have some hidden spy=
ware in
here.However, I never had that ctfmon.exe file on there till I upgraded=
to
Explorer 7. I did NOT install Office or anything like that. My Win XP =
CD had
Explorer 6 on it, and when I looked at my Start Up items, it was not on =
there, but after I upgraded that Explorer 7, it is now. So guess I am s=
tuck
with
it being in the Start Up. Harriet>>>
Hi,
(1) click start/run.. type "regedit" (without quotes)/ok your way out
(2)navigate....<<< HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVe=
rsion\Run>>>>
see if on the RIGHT HAND PANE you have something like...
CTFMON.EXE=C:\WINDOWS\System32\ctfmon.exe"
DO NOT DO ANYTHING FURTHER. SIMPLY RECOLLAPSE ALL THE ENTRIES/ EXIT REGED=
IT.
POST BACK AND WE WILL SEE IF SOMETHING EMERGES.
good luck in removing unwanted stuff----Venkat
PS:- on a side note i don't think it is necessary to reformat every now a=
nd then UNLESS something is really bothering/ hindering your operations s=
eriously.
but i do understand your anxiety...
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