[THIN] Re: Language Bar

  • From: Bruce Ricker <brucericker@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:58:52 -0700

Got it...thanks guys

On 10/21/10, Jeremy Saunders <Jeremy.Saunders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Bruce,
>
> Sorry that was the 32-bit only one. Try this one, which handles 64-bit too,
> and therefore Windows 2008 R2. Joe has a point though. Resources were scarce
> under 32-bit, which is really not such an issue under 64-bit. But
> still...some of us are set in our ways :)
>
> ---------------------------start of .cmd script------------------------
>
> :: Disable the Language Bar
> IF EXIST %SystemRoot%\system32\MSCTF.dll regsvr32 /u /s
> %SystemRoot%\system32\MSCTF.dll
> IF EXIST %SystemRoot%\system32\MSUTB.dll regsvr32 /u /s
> %SystemRoot%\system32\MSUTB.dll
> IF /I NOT "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%"=="x86" (
> IF EXIST %SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\MSCTF.dll regsvr32 /u /s
> %SystemRoot%\system32\MSCTF.dll
> IF EXIST %SystemRoot%\sysWOW64\MSUTB.dll regsvr32 /u /s
> %SystemRoot%\system32\MSUTB.dll
> )
>
> :: Disable CTFMON the easy way by denying Users the ability to execute it
> TAKEOWN /f "%SystemRoot%\System32\ctfmon.exe"
> ICACLS "%SystemRoot%\System32\ctfmon.exe" /remove:g Users /deny Users:(X)
> /grant Administrators:F /grant System:F
> ICACLS "%SystemRoot%\System32\ctfmon.exe" /setowner "NT
> Service\TrustedInstaller"
>
> IF /I NOT "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%"=="x86" (
> TAKEOWN /f "%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\ctfmon.exe"
> ICACLS "%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\ctfmon.exe" /remove:g Users /deny Users:^(X^)
> /grant Administrators:F /grant System:F
> ICACLS "%SystemRoot%\SysWOW64\ctfmon.exe" /setowner "NT
> Service\TrustedInstaller"
> )
>
> :: Hide language bar for the .Default user
> SET KEY=HKU\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\CTF
> REG ADD "%KEY%\LangBar" /V ShowStatus /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F
> REG ADD "%KEY%\MSUTB" /V ShowDeskBand /T REG_DWORD /D 0 /F
>
> :: Remove CTFMON from the Run key
> SET KEY=HKU\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
> REG DELETE "%KEY%" /v "CTFMON.EXE" /f
>
> ---------------------------end of .cmd script------------------------
>
> Cheers,
> Jeremy.
>
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Joe Shonk
> Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2010 10:38 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Language Bar
>
> Any particular reason it must die?  It seems as Microsoft really really
> wants it to be there.
>
> Joe
>
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Bruce Ricker
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:25 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: Language Bar
>
> i must be missing something.  I have my own script that similar but it wasnt
> working....works fine on 2003
>
> i've applied jeremy's cmd as an admin.  killed all cached and roaming
> profiles for users, tried again and no dice.  i've also called the vbs in
> usrlogon2 and still see the lang bar when launching excel.
> On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 4:41 AM, Jim Kenzig
> <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> Nice! Good one Jeremy.
> Jim Kenzig
> http://www.kenzig.com<http://www.kenzig.com/>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Bruce Ricker
> <brucericker@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:brucericker@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> The Office Language Bar used to be so easy to remove on Server 2003.  Does
> any one have a step by step on how to do this on 2008R2? Should i just pop a
> reg key into CU?
>
>
>
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