Re: Task Manager Disable

On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 15:14:28 -0400, kay maf wrote:

> hi, i had a virus that disabled my task manager and i ran the ad-aware
> and Aol security center i deleted the virus thru administrator in safe
> mode but still my task manager does not work. It always give me this
> dialog message. Task manager has been disabled by your administrator. if
> you have any idea how to enable taskmanager .pls help
>
>
>

Likely explanation for the situation:

Before you could remove the virus, it had already altered the permissions
for Task Manager. By blocking Task Manager, the virus keeps you from using
this tool to stop it from running - a necessary step for its effective
removal. NOTE: If the virus is injected into the environment as a startup
item, starting in Safe Mode (as you did) is another approach for blocking
virus activity so that any relevant files it uses can be deleted.

There are several articles in the MS Knowledge Base about this error
message. Perhaps one of them will help:

Error message when you try to open Task Manager on a Windows XP-based
computer: "Task Manager has been disabled by your Administrator"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913623/en-us

"Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator" error
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555546/en-us

"Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator" error message
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555480/en-us

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Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User