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CTFMON.exe Anomaly

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by jammer, 2007/10/14.

  1. 2007/10/14
    jammer

    jammer Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    'CTF Loader Encountered Problem' alert has started to reoccur.... don't know what I did to restart this old problem... went back to my old BBS files, & retried/ revisited 'Startup' by Mike Lin... no joy.... after disabling & deleting, ctfmon.exe reappears in M.L.'s 'DELETED" & HKCU/RUN', & 'CTF Loader' alert reappears.... help... tx:(
     
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  2. 2007/10/15
    PeteC

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    I would simply disable it - deleting the entry may well be triggering other responses from the System.

    I find CodeStuff Starter an improvement over Mike Lin's applet.

    I have ctfmon disabled with no grumbles from XP.
     
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  4. 2007/10/15
    Rockster2U

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    Pete:

    Not trying to hijack this thread but would appreciate a little more commentary as to your preference for CodeStuff Starter over StartupCPL. Yes, I read the user reviews on the link provided.

    Thanks
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  5. 2007/10/15
    PeteC

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    Rockster

    I prefer the Windows Explorer style GUI of CodeStuff Starter to the tabbed style of Startup Control Panel.

    Good to see everything on one screen.

    As for effectiveness, both are equal.
     
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  6. 2007/10/15
    WinCrazy

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    I just found out that StartupCPL missed the fact that I put an .EXE into my account's Startup folder. This .EXE was created by using the XP utility IExpress 2 to convert a .VBS file into a .EXE. What the file is about really isn't important, though. It's an EXE, but StartupCPL simply ignored it.

    I also cross-checked Starter against Startup Inspector for Windows and found an exact one-to-one match. SIW has a GUI bug, though, that requires refreshing the screen when the column positions are changed.
     
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  7. 2007/10/15
    jammer

    jammer Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Pete C... tx for the CodeStuff Starter input.... it appeared to have worked ... but reappeared the following day at startup....Tx
     
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  8. 2007/10/16
    Whiskeyman Lifetime Subscription

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  9. 2007/10/17
    Rockster2U

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    Whoa .......... Nice one Whiskeyman (again).
    Thanks to all. Hadn't seen anything that was going to move me away from Startup CPL until that puppy wagged his tail.

    ;)
     
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