Re: Windows Media Player won't go away

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Very helpful, thanks Wes.


"Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OO2QztvzGHA.2516@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
|> E.g. desktop.ini is listed 4 times, and ctfmon.exe is listed 3 times! Is
| > that normal?
|
| Desktop.ini files appear in folders that you customize or in Special
folders
| like Common Startup or Startup folders.
|
| Common Startup folder is...
| C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
|
| Startup folder is...
| C:\Documents and Settings\YourNameHere\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
|
| Don't worry about them, unless the open when you boot.
|
| Get rid of ctfmon.exe.
|
| ctfmon.exe = CTF Loader. Part of Microsoft Office. It activates
| the Alternative User Input Text Input Processor (TIP) and the Microsoft
| Office XP Language Bar.
|
| When you run a Microsoft Office XP program, the file Ctfmon.exe (Ctfmon)
| runs in the background, even after you quit all Office programs.
|
| Ctfmon.exe monitors the active windows and provides text input service
| support for speech recognition, handwriting recognition, keyboard,
| translation, and other alternative user input technologies.
|
| Can I Remove the Ctfmon.exe File?
| http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282599#E0LB0ACAAA
|
| Frequently asked questions about Ctfmon.exe
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282599
|
| HOW TO: Turn Off the Speech Recognition and Handwriting Recognition
Features
| in Office 2003
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823586
|
| HOW TO: Turn Off the Speech Recognition and Handwriting Recognition
Features
| in Office XP
| http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326526
|
| ctfmon.exe: This is your "Language Bar." Don't know what it is? I bet you
do
| not need it. Head to Control Panel -> Regional and Language Options ->
| Languages TAB -> Details BUTTON -> Language Bar BUTTON (under
| "Preferences") -> select the "Turn off advanced text services" check box.
| This little detail will save you between 1.5 MB and 4 MB of RAM. If you
are
| using a "non-US" version, you may be required to install the English
| localization to remove this "feature."
|
http://web.archive.org/web/20041125021602/www.blackviper.com/WinXP/strangeservice.htm
|
| --
| Hope this helps. Let us know.
|
| Wes
| MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
|
| In news:ePuGScuzGHA.996@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
| Dave Logan <dave.logan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
| > Hi Wesley
| >
| > "Wesley Vogel" <123WVogel955@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:%23PLgbNuzGHA.4452@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >> If you're sure that you are free of malware
| >
| > All I can be sure of is that the latest versions of Spybot Search &
| > Destroy and Spyware Blaster don't find anything; and nor does the latest
| > version of McAfee AntiVirus.
| >
| >
| >> see if you can find where it's starting from.
| >>
| >> wmplayer.exe is version 8 or newer Windows Media Player.
| >>
| >> mplayer2.exe is version 6.4.9.1125 Windows Media Player also included
| >> with XP.
| >
| > According to WMP's Help + About, I have version 9.00.00.3250
| >
| >
| >> Open System Information...
| >> Start | Run | Type: msinfo32 | Click OK |
| >> Click the [+] next to Software Environment.
| >> Click on Startup Programs.
| >> Look in the right hand pane for any referrence to wmplayer.exe or
| >> mplayer2.exe.
| >
| > No, neither file is listed there. A lot of duplicate entries are though!
| > E.g. desktop.ini is listed 4 times, and ctfmon.exe is listed 3 times! Is
| > that normal? But there is definitely no wmplayer.exe or mplayer2.exe in
| > that list.
| >
| > Dave
| >
| >
| >> In news:%238UBaIqzGHA.4648@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
| >> Dave Logan <dave.logan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
| >>> Hi
| >>>
| >>> I'm running Windows XP SP2. Starting this morning, Windows Media
Player
| >>> has started loading as soon as Windows starts up; and if I close it,
it
| >>> loads again a minute or so later. This goes on happening however many
| >>> times I close it. I have updated both Spybot Search & Destroy and
| >>> Spyware Blaster today, and run Spybot's "Check for Problems" but it
| >>> didn't find anything, and WMP is still doing its Jason impersonation.
| >>> What could be causing this, and how does one stop it from happening?
| >>>
| >>> Dave
|


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