Ctrl Alt Delete

[Frank]

When I press Ctrl Alt Delete
I get a message comes up. "Task manager has been disabled by your
administrator".

I have Administrator rights, and I do not know what i did for this to happen.
How can I changeit to now work?

Thanks

 

[CBoom]

download doug knox's security console
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm

as you will see in this screenshot it has a box for task manager, yours
should have a check so uncheck it

http://www.dougknox.com/images/secconsole7.png

tell me if this solves your issue..

for more tips and tricks and info visit my blog
http://computerboom.blogspot.com

 

[Gerry]

Frank

Malware can target Task Manager.

What are your anti-virus and anti-spyware arrangements?

--



Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[nass]

When I press Ctrl Alt Delete
I get a message comes up. "Task manager has been disabled by your
administrator".

I have Administrator rights, and I do not know what i did for this to happen.
How can I changeit to now work?

Thanks

"Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator" error message
Author: Yuval Sinay MVP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555480

"Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator" error
Author: Soumitra Sengupta MVP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555546

Error Message: "Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator"
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Taskmanager_error.htm

Task Manager Has Been Disabled, How to Fix It?
http://www.pchell.com/support/taskmanagerdisabled.shtml

Make sure the machine malware/virus free by running a thorough scan.
Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete cookies
by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
RootkitRevealer v1.71
By Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/RootkitRevealer.mspx

HTH,
nass

 

[Gerry]

Nass

We all have to start somewhere but do you not think RootkitRevealer
v1.71 needs skills way beyond those of most users seeking help here? I
found the Article by Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich interesting but
I suspect it would be extremly difficult to use for me to use.

Best wishes for the New Year.


--
Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

When I press Ctrl Alt Delete
I get a message comes up. "Task manager has been disabled by your
administrator".

I have Administrator rights, and I do not know what i did for this
to happen. How can I changeit to now work?

Thanks

"Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator" error message
Author: Yuval Sinay MVP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555480

"Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator" error
Author: Soumitra Sengupta MVP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555546

Error Message: "Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator"
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Taskmanager_error.htm

Task Manager Has Been Disabled, How to Fix It?
http://www.pchell.com/support/taskmanagerdisabled.shtml

Make sure the machine malware/virus free by running a thorough scan.
Go through these Cleaning steps:
1... First, try to clean up your caches, Internet files and delete
cookies by doing this:
Click Start >> Control Panel >> Double click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing
Option: [&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this
box. Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable
all non Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one
and see the culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256
Scan for malware from here:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html
RootkitRevealer v1.71
By Bryce Cogswell and Mark Russinovich
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/Security/RootkitRevealer.mspx

HTH,
nass

 

[nass]

Hi Gerry,
Yes, I agree with you about the technical side of reading and
troubkeshooting with rootkit, but as the name says Rootkit revealer. If there
is a Rootkit it will be picked up by the tool and let the OP remove it or
seek further help but for the MD5, API ...and more of the registry side of
things if the OP need to go further to investigate these keys and if they
belong to the infection revealed by the Tool!
How to use Rootkit Revealer:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb897445.aspx

Or the OP can use this Rootkit detector by F-Secure BlackLight
http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/

Happy new year to you and All.
Regards,
nass