Re: Ctfmon

Hi Thomas Kuck,

"When you run a Microsoft Office XP program, the file Ctfmon.exe (Ctfmon)
runs in the background, even after you quit all Office programs.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=282599
This article answers some of the frequently asked questions about the
Microsoft Text Services Ctfmon.exe file, which is loaded after installing
Office XP Alternative User Input features."


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Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
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My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
_________________________________________________________

Thomas Kuck Wrote:
=================
| When I am checking my start up with Spybot it says ctfmon is a bad
| thing. But it doesn't detect it during a scan. Locating the file it says
| it is from MS. What exactly does it do?
|
| qquirks wrote:
|| Hi, Jimmy S. --
||
|| First, thanks for direction to interesting web sites and programs.
||
|| After performing below, Carioca Rummy better, but still not very well. Now
|| it's about a 50%
|| faster snail, in comparison to programs like Canasta and Spite & Malice.
||
|| Second, here's what I found following your good advice:
||
|| 1.Startup programs: five total. Got rid of Nvidia and ctfmon
|| Recguard
|| HPDJ Taskbar
|| IgfxTray
|| AVG7_CC
|| AVG7-EMC
||
|| 2.No viruses at all (even ran April malicious)
||
|| 3.ran CCleaner and defrag
||
|| 4.spyware/adware removed
|| ewido anti-malware - Scan report
|| + Created on: 11:11:37 AM, 4/21/2006
|| + Report-Checksum: 8041E21A
|| + Scan result:
|| C:\hp\bin\Terminator.exe -> Trojan.KillApp.30208 : Cleaned with backup
||
|| 5.Microsoft Update said I had everything but optional updates relating to
|| smart card and issue
|| with IE7. Changed to Microsoft recommended July 28, 2003 Nvidia driver
|| package, from one
|| recommended by Radar Sync. Installed driver package successfully.
||
|| 6.Ran DXDIAG after all this. Result below:
|| System Information
|| ------------------
|| Time of this report: 4/21/2006, 09:43:33
|| Machine name: TAZMANIA
|| Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition
|| (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519)
|| Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
|| System Manufacturer: HP Pavilion 04
|| System Model: P5287A-ABA XT948
|| BIOS: Award Medallion BIOS v6.0
|| Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 1600MHz
|| Memory: 1280MB RAM
|| Page File: 175MB used, 2238MB available
|| Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
|| DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
|| DX Setup Parameters: Not found
|| DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
||
|| ------------
|| DxDiag Notes
|| ------------
|| DirectX Files Tab: No problems found.
|| Display Tab 1: No problems found.
|| DirectDraw test results: All tests were successful.
|| Direct3D 7 test results: All tests were successful.
|| Direct3D 8 test results: All tests were successful.
|| Direct3D 9 test results: All tests were successful.
|| Sound Tab 1: DirectSound test results: All tests were successful.
|| Music Tab: DirectMusic test results: All tests were successful.
|| Input Tab: No problems found.
|| Network Tab: No problems found. DirectPlay test results: All tests
|| were successful.
||
|| --------------------
|| DirectX Debug Levels
|| --------------------
|| Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a)
|| DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
|| DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a)
|| DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a)
|| DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
|| DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
|| DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
||
|| ANY FURTHER SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING CARIOCA RUMMY PLAY???
|| Thank you,
|| qquirks
||
||
||
|| "Jimmy S." wrote:
||
||
||| Hi qquirks,
|||
||| Let's try some basic troubleshooting. If the problem still persists
||| please post back and we'll try some more steps. Good luck! :-)
|||
||| 1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
||| programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
||| blockers using this utility: http://www.mlin.net/StartupCPL.shtml
||| or this method: http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php
|||
||| You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
||| http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
|||
||| 2. Run a virus scan at: http://housecall.antivirus.com and then
||| install Windows Defender from: www.microsoft.com/spyware to
||| remove any Spyware or Adware which could clog up your PC.
|||
||| 3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
||| / Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
||| the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.
|||
||| 4. Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical and
||| Recommended: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Some games
||| require a patch: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a
|||
||| 5. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video Drivers:
||| For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I have a
||| Checklist of Solutions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html
|||
||| --
||| Cheers, Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User
||| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
|||
||| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
||| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
||| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
||| _________________________________________________________
|||
||| qquirks Wrote:
||| =================
|||| Installed on XPHome SP2 fully updated system. Running DirectX 9 updated to Ap
|||| 2006. Have NVidia TNT Pro64 graphics card.
|||| Rummy animation speed like a snail. Game runs in jerky fashion, very clumsy.
|||| Have tried turning down animatin speed under options to no effect. Still same.
|||| Additionally, game only allows drag and drop of card groups, and seems at
|||| times to fail to recognize items in contracts. Had one message after several
|||| hours that game had to close because unable to read memory.
|||| Really like the game, but not much of a reward at this point. Do I have a
|||| system problem, or is it the game program. Help, and thank you --
|||| qquirks
|||
|||
|||
|||
|
|
| ---
| avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean.
| Virus Database (VPS): 0616-4, 04/21/2006
| Tested on: 4/22/2006 7:12:04 AM
| avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2005 ALWIL Software.
| http://www.avast.com


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