Multiple explorer.exe in task manager hogging most of ram help please?

[wordstl]

So about two days I found that for some reason my computer was going really slow out of no where. I eventually checked the task manger and saw about 4 explorer.exe process and one was taking up almost 2 gig of my ram

I first thought it saw a virus so I scanned with malwarebytes and then avg but not really was showing up. I then thought maybe my hard drive was going bad but I did hard drive scans and all the scan can out good.

When I end all explorer.exe process my computer works perfectly but doesn't have the desktop.

 

[ThrashZone]

See what happens using Clean boot,
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/179159-troubleshoot-application-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html

 

[wordstl]

See what happens using Clean boot,
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/179159-troubleshoot-application-conflicts-performing-clean-startup.html

It didnt work but I figured out something by watching the task manager. Before the multiple explorer.exe and ram hogging ocourr I see multiple processses called ctfmon.exe that appear and when they disspear there is another explorer.exe. I do know if this has to do with it but I thought it was weird, here is image to see how it looks

 

[Jacee]

What program is using UI0 Interactive Services?

 

[wordstl]

What program is using UI0 Interactive Services?

I think it has to do with this pop up in this image, I have no idea with this thing is but it keeps popping up.

 

[whs]

Do you have something stuck in the print queue.

Also, could you post a picture of your Resource Monitor > Memory tab (the colored bar and the nums below). Like this:

 

[wordstl]

Do you have something stuck in the print queue.

Also, could you post a picture of your Resource Monitor > Memory tab (the colored bar and the nums below). Like this:

I never use this computer to print so I have no clue, I have been trying to figure what this pop was for about a week.

 

[wordstl]

Do you have something stuck in the print queue.

Also, could you post a picture of your Resource Monitor > Memory tab (the colored bar and the nums below). Like this:

I think I found the print problem apparently a printer called pdfill is trying to print one of my homework assignments from a month ago, but what is weird is that I have uninstalled pdfill pdf program a while ago. When I click delete on the print it just sits there and says deleting printing but doesn't do it? And when I try to delete the printer it is still there with the "deleting" next to the document

 

[whs]

Reinstall the program so that you can properly operate that print Q

Besides, multiple IE instances are normal - some are only cached. Not normal is that your active IE takes 1GB+

And next time you uninstall something, use the free Revo Uninstaller (advanced function). It cleans all files and the registry entries associated with the program.

 

[wordstl]

Reinstall the program so that you can properly operate that print Q

Besides, multiple IE instances are normal - some are only cached. Not normal is that your active IE takes 1GB+

And next time you uninstall something, use the free Revo Uninstaller (advanced function). It cleans all files and the registry entries associated with the program.

I fixed all of the print queue problems now, but explorer.exe is still showing multiple and hogging the ram

 

[UsernameIssues]

1) If you are using Paint to save your screenshots, grab the lower right corner of the whiteboard area and drag it to the upper left corner. Leave a square that is less than an inch in size. Close Paint while the whiteboard is that size. Then you screenshots should not have all of that white area around them.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

2) Are any of the Explorer instances communicating with the internet?
Resource Monitor > Network tab > Network Activity area.

 

[whs]

Any more pop-up messages?
Did you reboot?

 

[wordstl]

1) If you are using Paint to save your screenshots, grab the lower right corner of the whiteboard area and drag it to the upper left corner. Leave a square that is less than an inch in size. Close Paint while the whiteboard is that size. Then you screenshots should not have all of that white area around them.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html

2) Are any of the Explorer instances communicating with the internet?
Resource Monitor > Network tab > Network Activity area.

Here is the network page

 

[wordstl]

Any more pop-up messages?
Did you reboot?

No more pop ups. Like I said in my eariler post I look at the task manager as soon as the computer starts up and there not multiple explorer.exe at first. Only a little whilel later multiple processes called ctfmon.exe show up at the same time and then go away. After that explorer.exe starts doing it's annoying thing.

 

[whs]

Have a look whether the ctfmon.exe is in the startups. If yes, disable it.

 

[wordstl]

Have a look whether the ctfmon.exe is in the startups. If yes, disable it.

I do not see it under startup or services

 

[whs]

You don't really need the ctfmon. If you want to kill it, run these 2 commands in a Run box

Regsvr32.exe /u msimtf.dll

Regsvr32.exe /u msctf.dll

 

[wordstl]

You don't really need the ctfmon. If you want to kill it, run these 2 commands in a Run box

Regsvr32.exe /u msimtf.dll

Regsvr32.exe /u msctf.dll

when I attempt this I get this message

The module "msimtf.dll" was loaded but
the call to DllUnregisterServer failed with the error code
0x80004005

 

[lehnerus2000]

Nuisance

That thing (ctfmon.exe) is a nuisance.
It is like malware.

It will use any random event as an opportunity to run.
On my PC, if I disable Avast (temporarily) ctfmon.exe starts!

It is supposed to provide "language support".
Are you using multiple languages on your PC?

 

[whs]

You don't really need the ctfmon. If you want to kill it, run these 2 commands in a Run box

Regsvr32.exe /u msimtf.dll

Regsvr32.exe /u msctf.dll

when I attempt this I get this message

The module "msimtf.dll" was loaded but
the call to DllUnregisterServer failed with the error code
0x80004005

Looks like you have more problems in your system. Maybe a startup/repair is in order before we get back to the ctfmon

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html