Re: 2 x CTFMON.EXE in "View a list of Microsoft Software installed

[Nic]

"Wesley Vogel" wrote:

> Can I Remove the Ctfmon.exe File?
> Removing the Ctfmon.exe might cause problematic behavior in your Office XP
> programs, so removing it is not recommended. To prevent Ctfmon.exe from
> running, follow these steps.
> OFFXP: What Is CTFMON and What Does It Do?
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282599
>
> HOW TO: Turn Off the Speech Recognition and Handwriting Recognition Features
> in Office 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823586
>
> HOW TO: Turn Off the Speech Recognition and Handwriting Recognition Features
> in Office XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326526
>
> --
> Hope this helps. Let us know.
> Wes
>
> In ,
> Nic > hunted and pecked:
> > I had only 1 reply which did not resolve my problem of the 6/7/2004 ,
> > so here it is again as it is still with me , and I did not explain
> > clearly the problem anyway , so ... When I go to , HELP and SUPPORT
> > >TOOLS > Computer Information > "View a list of Microsoft Software on
> > this Computer".... I see listed 2 entries for CTFMON.EXE apparently
> > identical and dated the same date . I would think I have done
> > something twice( I think I may have downloaded something) but cannot
> > remember what I have done .I briefly read through the article refered
> > to in the reply by JJ , and though the article refered to CTFMON.EXE
> > the article does not mention my OS , Windows XP Home Edition . Can
> > someone tell me how to remove either or both the CTFMON.EXE entries ,
> > as it seems I should not even have 1 , though I do not know what my
> > Computer is doing with 1 CTFMON.EXE ! Thankyou for any help
>
> Reply: Though there are 2 CTFMON.EXE's listed in the "View a list of Microsoft Software on this computer" a search of Files And Folders has revealed 1 file of CTFMON.EXE on the computer and as yet I do not think there have been any problems . Because CT
FMON.EXE is related to Text and Languages I think it may have been that I chose a language to be installed so I could read a websites information that there are 2 instances of the CTFMON.EXE file in the "View a list of Microsoft Software on this computer
".

[Sharon F]

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:33:01 -0700, Nic wrote:

>> Reply: Though there are 2 CTFMON.EXE's listed in the "View a list of
>> Microsoft Software on this computer" a search of Files And Folders has
>> revealed 1 file of CTFMON.EXE on the computer and as yet I do not think
>> there have been any problems . Because CTFMON.EXE is related to Text
>> and Languages I think it may have been that I chose a language to be
>> installed so I could read a websites information that there are 2
>> instances of the CTFMON.EXE file in the "View a list of Microsoft
>> Software on this computer".

There should be two. One in the windows\system32 folder - this is the
working copy. The backup copy will be in windows\dllcache
OR in Windows\ServicePackFIles\i386.

If the working copy becomes damaged or accidentally deleted, it will be
automatically replaced. System File Protection will copy it from the backup
location and to the windows\system32 folder.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

[Nic]

"Sharon F" wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:33:01 -0700, Nic wrote:
>
> >> Reply: Though there are 2 CTFMON.EXE's listed in the "View a list of
> >> Microsoft Software on this computer" a search of Files And Folders has
> >> revealed 1 file of CTFMON.EXE on the computer and as yet I do not think
> >> there have been any problems . Because CTFMON.EXE is related to Text
> >> and Languages I think it may have been that I chose a language to be
> >> installed so I could read a websites information that there are 2
> >> instances of the CTFMON.EXE file in the "View a list of Microsoft
> >> Software on this computer".
>
> There should be two. One in the windows\system32 folder - this is the
> working copy. The backup copy will be in windows\dllcache
> OR in Windows\ServicePackFIles\i386.
>
> If the working copy becomes damaged or accidentally deleted, it will be
> automatically replaced. System File Protection will copy it from the backup
> location and to the windows\system32 folder.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User
>I have done a search and have found 2 CTFMON.EXE files on the computer .1. CTFMON.EXE-0E17969B.pf in C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch and 2. ctfmon in C:\Windows\system32 .I did not do a complete search the last time I looked for CTFMON.EXE . It doe
s seem odd though that there are 2 of the same file listed in the Microsoft software list both dated the same date . I read on the Discussion Group that Windows XP removes unused drivers and other software if the software is not needed or used for a while
. Is that true ? I wondered whether Windows XP would remove the duplicated entry of the CTFMON.EXE file in the List of Microsoft Software on my computer. Thanks for the reply , Nicholas

[Sharon F]

On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:43:02 -0700, Nic wrote:

> I have done a search and have found 2 CTFMON.EXE files on the computer
> .1. CTFMON.EXE-0E17969B.pf in C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch and 2.
> ctfmon in C:\Windows\system32 .I did not do a complete search the
> last time I looked for CTFMON.EXE .

These are not two of the same file. The names are not even the same.

The prefetch item is a *reference* to ctfmon. The reference is used by the
"optimization" routines built in to XP and used when you run disk
defragmenter.

> I read on the Discussion Group that Windows XP removes unused drivers and
> other software if the software is not needed or used for a while . Is
> that true ?

You read the XP removes what drivers and software from where? Prefetch? If
that's what you mean - supposedly yes. Unused or uninstalled items will
eventually "age" and drop out of the prefetch data collection. Note that it
is also possible for them to hang around a bit longer than the software or
drivers that they represent. However since these are just references, they
take up relatively very little space.

> I wondered whether Windows XP would remove the duplicated entry of the
> CTFMON.EXE file in the List of Microsoft Software on my computer.

The two files you have mentioned are not duplicates. You do not have two
ctfmon.exe files. You have ctfmon.exe and you have a prefetch reference to
ctfmon.exe.

--

Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User

[Nic]

"Sharon F" wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 08:43:02 -0700, Nic wrote:
>
> > I have done a search and have found 2 CTFMON.EXE files on the computer
> > .1. CTFMON.EXE-0E17969B.pf in C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch and 2.
> > ctfmon in C:\Windows\system32 .I did not do a complete search the
> > last time I looked for CTFMON.EXE .
>
> These are not two of the same file. The names are not even the same.
>
> The prefetch item is a *reference* to ctfmon. The reference is used by the
> "optimization" routines built in to XP and used when you run disk
> defragmenter.
>
> > I read on the Discussion Group that Windows XP removes unused drivers and
> > other software if the software is not needed or used for a while . Is
> > that true ?
>
> You read the XP removes what drivers and software from where? Prefetch? If
> that's what you mean - supposedly yes. Unused or uninstalled items will
> eventually "age" and drop out of the prefetch data collection. Note that it
> is also possible for them to hang around a bit longer than the software or
> drivers that they represent. However since these are just references, they
> take up relatively very little space.
>
> > I wondered whether Windows XP would remove the duplicated entry of the
> > CTFMON.EXE file in the List of Microsoft Software on my computer.
>
> The two files you have mentioned are not duplicates. You do not have two
> ctfmon.exe files. You have ctfmon.exe and you have a prefetch reference to
> ctfmon.exe.
>
> --
>
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User
> I remembered a comment about drivers , not specific drivers , and I think I noticed the 2 files were written differently .Thanks very much Sharon .

[Sharon F]

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 11:03:02 -0700, Nic wrote:


>> I remembered a comment about drivers , not specific drivers , and I
>> think I noticed the 2 files were written differently .Thanks very much
>> Sharon .

You're very welcome, Nic

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows XP Shell/User