IE7 and ctfmon.exe!

[ratchet]

Has this been added to your start menu and processes since you've installed IE7? I also use Office7, so it may be a combination thing but it definitely was not there before IE7.

ctfmon belongs to Microsoft Office = Language Bar - Speech and Handwriting recognition. If you don't need that functionality, you can remove it.

[lodore]

ctfmon.exe is for microsoft office. i dont think it should be there for anyother reason.

dang youy beat me to it.

[sick0]

installing IE7 put the language bar in my toolbar...

i don't need it so i removed it...

[TonyW]

I had noticed ctfmon.exe as a new running process after installing IE7. It existed before installing IE7, but for some reason it was made active after the install.

I don't have MS Office in its entirety - only Publisher 2002.

[RealResults]

After installing IE7, ctfmon.exe was causing some random issues and slowing down my desktop. I removed ctfmon.exe and all the issues were resolved.

I was able to disable ctfmon.exe as follows (Note: I run Windows XP and I do not have MS Office installed):

Go to Start, then Control Panel, then Regional and Language Options, then click Languages tab, then Details, then Advanced tab, then put a check next to “Turn off advanced text service” then hit Apply.

When you hit apply ctfmon.exe will be removed from Task Manager process list permanently. I hope this helps anyone else who is having issues.

[zapjb]

Originally Posted by RealResults

After installing IE7, ctfmon.exe was causing some random issues and slowing down my desktop. I removed ctfmon.exe and all the issues were resolved.

I was able to disable ctfmon.exe as follows (Note: I run Windows XP and I do not have MS Office installed):

Go to Start, then Control Panel, then Regional and Language Options, then click Languages tab, then Details, then Advanced tab, then put a check next to “Turn off advanced text service” then hit Apply.

When you hit apply ctfmon.exe will be removed from Task Manager process list permanently. I hope this helps anyone else who is having issues.

Thank you!!! Was pissing me off.

[SamSym]

Thanks to RealResults, worked like a charm. I'm not sure how you found that, but am happy you did. Thank you

[alexvova]

Or if the directions are to compacated for you click start run type: Regsvr32.exe /u msutb.dll and it will be gone forever!!!!