Re: Disabling CTFMON.EXE on WIN2K3 Terminal Server Cluster.

From: Cláudio Rodrigues (Claudio.Rodrigues_at_NOSPAM-Terminal-Services.NET)
Date: 08/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 02:13:51 -0400

I simply rename CTFMON.EXE to CTFMON.OLD. That works and I do not need to go
through all the crap listed on the KB. :-) 

-- 
Cláudio Rodrigues
Microsoft MVP
Windows Technologies - Terminal Services
http://www.terminal-services.net
"Geoffc" <Geoffc@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:F70F17C5-566B-4B4A-9337-625A839583F0@microsoft.com...
> Thanks Alex
>
> As per the KB 313176, I have already ticked the 'Turn off advanced text
> services' check box. No Luck!
>
> The last reply didnt have a link to the CTFMON.exe kill app.
>
> Could you please post the link again.
> I would still prefer to identify why the original 'fix' worked on one
> server, but not on it's identical partner.
>
>
> Geoff Craig
>
>
> "Alex K. Angelopoulos [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Geoffc wrote:
>> > As noted in the MS KB Article below, I have attempted to disable an
>> > instance of CTFMON.EXE from running for every client that connects to
>> > our TS Cluster.
>> >
>> > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q282599
>> >
>> > This has worked for 1 of the servers, but not the other.
>> >
>> > Any suggestions on what MAY be wrong would be appreciated.
>>
>> You may also want to check the information here:
>>     http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=313176
>> for additional steps to take.
>>
>> An alternative hack I have used for checking on ctfmon instances and 
>> killing
>> them is to run an application that requests notification via WMI of
>> ctfmon.exe creation events and then kills the instances. Attached is an 
>> HTML
>> Application that does precisely this; rename ctfmonkill.hta.txt to
>> ctfmonkill.hta, then run it in a session that has administrative 
>> privileges
>> on the Terminal Server. It will automatically see and kill all ctfmon
>> instances within 10 seconds of their launch, and will log the event to 
>> its
>> display window

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