Hiding IME window on XPE

[Shiju]

Hello,
Does anyone know how to hide the IME window.We are using korean and
english . So when the windows XPE boots up we see the IME window being
display on the desktop. Is there any way to hide the IME window.
Could someone help me on this.

Thanks & Regards,
Shiju

 

[KM]

Shiju,

Well, the best answer would probably be "do it on XPe the same way as you do it on XP Pro".
Check out WM_IME_CONTROL/IMC_CLOSESTATUSWINDOW message: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/intl/ime_1bjr.asp
You may also need to handle the IME open event (WM_IME_NOTIFY/IMN_OPENSTATUSWINDOW):
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/intl/ime_79dj.asp.

Let us know if it was what you were looking for.

 

[Shiju]

KM,
Is there any setting in the target designer or a setting in the
registry so that the IME window does not appear on the desktop when the
system is booted.

Thanks & Regards,

 

[KM]

Shiju,

I don't know such registry setings and therefore appropriate TD options.

I've never done what you asked for but you can try and create a service that handles the messages I mentioned earlier. Or you may go
with a MSGina hook to accomplish the same.

Also, you can try and delay loading ctfmon.exe. Although ctfmon.exe was not designed to be loaded on demand, it may still worth to
check if you can load it later and avoid the IME window at boot time. To play with the ctfmon, check out, for instance, "IME
Prototype" component's registry section (.DEFAULT/.../Run/"ctfmon.exe")
That's probably all I can suggest.

Maybe someone here who dealt with IME more can can jump in here and help you.