Windows Common basic process 1: CTF loader Process

Officexp: ctfmon and its Functions

Summary
When running Microsoft Office XP, The ctfmon.exe (ctfmon) file runs in the background, even after exiting all office programs.

 

What is the ctfmon.exe (ctfmon.exe) file?
Ctfmon.exe can activate the optional Chinese user input methods text input processor (TIP) and Microsoft Office language bar.

What are the functions of the ctfmon.exe file?
Ctfmon.exe monitors the activity window and provides text input service support for speech recognition, writing recognition, keyboard, translation, and other optional Chinese user input methods.

Can I delete the ctfmon.exe file?
If you delete ctfmon.exe, it may cause problems in the Office XP program. Therefore, we recommend that you do not delete it. To disable ctfmon.exe, follow these steps.
Step 2: uninstall Chinese optional user input methods
To uninstall the Chinese language optional user input method function, set the installation status to unavailable in the Office XP installer.

Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (me), Microsoft Windows 98, or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0: 1. Exit all office programs.
2. Click Start, point to settings, and then click Control Panel.
3. on the control panel, double-click Add/delete programs.
4. On the install/uninstall tab, click Microsoft Office XP product, where Office XP product is the name of a specific office product in use. If you are using an independent version of an office program, click the corresponding product in the list. Click Add/Delete.
5. In the maintenance mode option dialog box, select add or delete, and then click Next. The "Select installation options for all office applications and tools" dialog box is displayed.
6. Click the plus sign (+) next to the office sharing function to expand it.
7. Click the icon next to the optional Chinese user input method, and then select unavailable.
8. Click Update.
NOTE: If multiple Office XP products (such as Office XP Professional and Publisher 2002) are installed, repeat the preceding steps for each product that is installed.

Microsoft Windows 2000 and Microsoft Windows XP: 1. Exit all office programs.
2. Click Start, point to settings, and then click Control Panel. Note: in Windows XP, click Start, and then click Control Panel.
 
3. on the control panel, double-click Add/delete programs. Note: in Windows XP, click "add or delete programs ".
 
4. In the "currently installed programs" list, click Microsoft Office XP product, where Office XP product is the name of a specific office product in use. If you are using an independent version of an office program, click the corresponding product in the list. Click Change.
5. In the maintenance mode option dialog box, select add or delete, and then click Next. The Select installation option dialog box is displayed for all office applications and tools.
6. Click the plus sign (+) next to the office sharing function to expand it.
7. Click the icon next to the optional Chinese user input method, and then select unavailable.
8. Click Update.
NOTE: If multiple Office XP products (such as Office XP Professional and Publisher 2002) are installed, repeat the preceding steps for each product that is installed.
Step 2: remove the optional Chinese user input method service from the Text Service
1. Click Start, point to settings, and then click Control Panel.
2. on the control panel, double-click the text service. Note: in Windows XP, click date, time, language, and Region settings, and then click region and language options ". On the language tab, click details.
 
3. Under "installed services", select each input project listed, and click Delete to delete the project. All projects must be deleted one by one, except for the following input services:

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Step 2: Run regsvr32/U on the msimtf. dll and msctf. DLL files
1. Click start, and then click Run.
2. In the run dialog box, type the following command:
Regsvr32.exe/u msimtf. dll
3. Click OK.
4. Repeat steps 1 to 3 on the msctf. dll file.
For more information about how to delete ctfmon.exe, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
313176 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313176/) programs may be randomly started, exited, lost, and focused

Why does ctfmon.exe disappear when I delete it from msconfig?
Deleting ctfmon.exe from msconfig does not disable ctfmon.exe. For more information about disabling ctfmon.exe, see "Can I delete the ctfmon.exe file ?" .

When I delete Chinese characters from Office XP and select users to enter the feature, ctfmon.exe is still loaded. What else do I need to do to prevent it from running?
Unlike the token function that can be input by users in Chinese, ctfmon.exe is a system component that cannot be detached. For more information about disabling ctfmon.exe, see "Can I delete the ctfmon.exe file ?" .
 
How many system resources are required to run ctfmon.exe?
If you do not run advanced text services, ctfmon.exe almost does not use system resources. Advanced text service is an input technology (voice recognition, writing recognition, and Input Method Editor) controlled by ctfmon.exe using tip ).

Can I load ctfmon.exe as needed instead of always loading?
The optional user input method system cannot be loaded or uninstalled as needed.

Can I click "End Task" in the "Task Manager" dialog box or click "End Task" in the "close program" dialog box of the ctfmon.exe process?
No. We recommend that you do not manually close the ctfmon.exe process. If you want to stop the ctfmon.exe process, we recommend that you use "Can I delete the ctfmon.exe file ?" Steps in section.

Does ctfmon.exe have the same functions on all operating systems?
Generally, they are the same. Ctfmon.exe executes the same task on different Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Other information
Ctfmon.exe is a file that controls the technology of optional Chinese user input methods. It starts the language bar component (in the taskbar) and runs in the background, even after exiting the Office XP program. Every time windows is started, it also starts and runs in the background, regardless of whether the Office XP program is started.

After you have installed Office XP in Chinese, you can select the user to input a community, ctfmon.exe continues to run in the background during Windows sessions.