Stopping Startup Programs in MSCONFIG

[Dave Patrick]

Don't forget about;

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run



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[John John (MVP)]

To stop these processes you need to disable other features or functions
that use the processes.

Ctfmon is indeed part of Office XP, it activates the Alternative User
Input Text Input Processor (TIP) and the Microsoft Office Language Bar,
to stop this process you have to stop

 

[John John (MVP)]

Oopps! Hit the send button by mistake, lets try this again:

To stop these processes you need to disable other features or functions
that use the processes.

Ctfmon is indeed part of Office XP, it activates the Alternative User
Input Text Input Processor (TIP) and the Microsoft Office Language Bar,
to stop this process you have to stop some Office features and
unregister some dll's, see here for more information:

Frequently asked questions about Ctfmon.exe
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282599

Mobsync.exe is the Microsoft Mobile Synchronization Manager, you have to
disable File Synchronization to stop this process, do the following:

1- Run "Synchronise" from the Start>Programmes>Accessories
Menu. Select setup and uncheck the synchronisation options, then
deselect the option to synchronise your home page.

2- In the Folder Options | Offline Files uncheck the "Enable Offline
Files" and reboot the computer.

John

 

[DaffyD®]

There are two program I unchecked in msconfig--ctfmon.exe and mobsync.exe.
Ctfmon.exe is associated with Office XP and mobsync.exe starts MSN Messenger
(thanks to John John, Messenger no longer starts with Outlook Express). I
don't need these to startup with Windows but every time I've unchecked them
they're checked again when I start Windows. They're not in my startup folder
nor are they in Run in the registry I'm not sure what I else I need to do.
Help please.

 

[John John (MVP)]

You would use the Regsvr32.exe command without the /u switch, example:

Regsvr32.exe msimtf.dll

But you wouldn't have to bother with that anyway. Anytime that you want
to add or repair an Office XP feature or component and that stick the CD
in the computer Ctfmon will automatically be reinstalled, usually one
finds that Ctfmon needs to be disabled after adding Office components.
If you were to simply use the Office CD and reinstall the Alternative
User Input the dlls will automatically be reinstalled.

John

 

[John John (MVP)]

Yes, unregister the files, as instructed in the article.

John

 

[John John (MVP)]

Yes, the Mobile Synchronization Manager handles the synchronization
schedule, synchronization keeps your files and information up to date
with shared files on your server. Offline Files makes your files
available when you are not connected to your server. For example you
might have a laptop that you connect to your server at work, when you
enable Offline Files the files are available when you are disconnected
from the server, this allows you to keep on working with your files.
Lets say that you leave the office and bring your laptop with you, while
you are disconnected from the server you can still access your files and
work on your projects, when you connect the laptop back to the network
your files will be synchronized, the files on the server will be updated
to reflect the work that you did on the files while you were
disconnected from the network.

John

 

[DaffyD®]

I checked that first. The programs weren't there.

Don't forget about;

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run



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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

There are two program I unchecked in msconfig--ctfmon.exe and mobsync.exe.
Ctfmon.exe is associated with Office XP and mobsync.exe starts MSN
Messenger
(thanks to John John, Messenger no longer starts with Outlook Express). I
don't need these to startup with Windows but every time I've unchecked
them
they're checked again when I start Windows. They're not in my startup
folder
nor are they in Run in the registry I'm not sure what I else I need to do.
Help please.

 

[DaffyD®]

Two more questions: do I want to unregister the Msimtf.dll and Msctf.dll
Files? How would I re-register them if I wanted to enable the TIP and MS
Office Language Bar
again?

 

[DaffyD®]

Does Microsoft Mobile Synchronization Manager actually do anything on a
Windows 2000 machine? What are offline files and why would someone want them
synchronized?

 

[John John (MVP)]

You're welcome, and you're right, you don't need Offline Files and
Synchronization on a stand alone machine, on these machines mobsync.exe
is more of an annoyance than anything else.

John

 

[DaffyD®]

Thank you, John John. This helped clear things up. Since my only computer
is my home computer, I don't need to worry about offline files
synchronization.