Ctrl-Alt-Del

[Peter Rose]

Hi, When I press Ctrl-Alt-Del, in Win XP Pro, the task manager only
comes up for about 2 seconds. Plus a small green box comes up next to
the clock on the task bar. When I put the mouse pointer over this
box, it disappears.
I have done a virus check with NAV 2003 with up to date virus defs,
and have done a online virus check at the Symantec web site. Both
came back with no problems.

Thank you.

Peter Rose. ([email protected])

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

You still have a virus. Boot your computer in Safe Mode and scan again. You
may also want to See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Create Emergency
Copies of Critical XP System Utilities. This small VB Program will create
backup, usable copies of Task Manger, Regedit and MSConfig (named
Taskmgr1.exe, Regedit.com and MSConfig1.exe) in a new folder
C:\EmergencyUtil. Many virus programs will intercept these programs, based
on their original file name. The modified file names, allow them to be run.
Open Windows Explorer to C:\EmergencyUtil and double click the application
you need. The next revision will allow you to browse for the folder you
want to place the backups in.

Additionally, see the Win XP Utilities section for Startup Programs Tracker.
This small utility scans your system for startup programs and running
processes. It also allows you to create a log file that can be copied and
pasted into a newsgroup post. The contents of the program window are also
copied to the Windows Clipboard, automatically. For replies to newsgroup
posts, do NOT include the Running Services, unless its absolutely necessary.