After you uncheck it and hit Apply/OK, and before you reboot, try going to Start - Programs - Disabled Startup Items, and see if it shows up there. If it does, right-click on it and select Delete, then reboot, and see if it's gone. All this assumes you're certain it isn't some integral part of your system, and that removing it won't cause explosions and/or open flames. I think I'd be wanting to verify this first, though.

Being as how someone else has a lock and patent on suggesting that you "go run a google search" here, I did it myself, and was unable to find anything but 2 obscure references to ctfmon.exe there. It's possible it might be related to some specific piece of hardware you have installed that you haven't mentioned, however. At any rate, be sure you can live without it before you delete any files related to it, although trying things with it removed from Startup shouldn't be too risky - if things don't work, just go back in and re-check it.



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?Lock and patent? On google searches?

Mister Bill

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