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How to Remove Microsoft Office’s Text Service?

To prevent text service from running, follow these steps.

  1. Uninstall Alternative User Input

    To uninstall the alternative user input feature, set the installation state to Not Available in Office XP Setup.

    1. Quit all Office programs.
    2. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
    3. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
    4. In the Currently installed programs list, click to select Microsoft Office XP product. Click Change.
    5. In the Maintenance Mode Options dialog box, select Add or Remove Features, and then click Next. This displays the Choose installation options for all Office applications and tools dialog box.
    6. Click the plus sign (+) next to Office Shared Features to expand it.
    7. Click the icon next to Alternative User Input, and then select Not Available.
    8. Click Update.
  2. Remove Alternative User Input Services from Text Services

    1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.
    2. In the Control Panel, double-click Text Services.
    3. Under Installed Services, select each input item that is listed, and then click Remove to remove the item. All items must be removed, one by one, except the following input service: English (United States)- default Keyboard United States 101
  3. 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 through 3 for the msctf.dll file.

For additional information about how to remove ctfmon.exe, refer to the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q282599 OFFXP: What Is CTFMON and What Does It Do?

by imacat, first written 2003-06-20, last updated 2006-04-06
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