defrag/run/system tools disappear

[Audrey Miner]

xp installation...when i try to run defrag, run or other system tools the
window appears briefly and disappears...runs fine in safe mode

 

[Peter Foldes]

Can you tell us if this happens with defrag if you open it from
C:\Windows\System32\derfag.msc

 

[Wesley Vogel]

[[When you open System Configuration Utility [MSCONFIG], Registry Editor or
Task Manager, they flash for a second and quit. This symptom is caused by
Viruses.]]

Task Manager, MSCONFIG, or REGEDIT disappear while opening
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ToolsQuit.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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[AG]

this is a friend's computer so i will try in a day or two...it does run in
safe mode if that helps

 

[Guest]

Hate to seem dense but one question on the workaround: does it mean rename
"taskmgr.exe" to something like "tskmgr.exe" and run it? i take this does not
solve the problem just allows you to run the utility?

[[When you open System Configuration Utility [MSCONFIG], Registry Editor or
Task Manager, they flash for a second and quit. This symptom is caused by
Viruses.]]

Task Manager, MSCONFIG, or REGEDIT disappear while opening
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ToolsQuit.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

xp installation...when i try to run defrag, run or other system tools
the window appears briefly and disappears...runs fine in safe mode

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Update your anti-virus software and run a full system scan. You might need
to start in Safe Mode to run your anti-virus software.

Some viruses like to ensconce themselves in areas Windows protects while
using them. Safe mode will prevent those application accesses, and hence
unprotect the viruses.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Hate to seem dense but one question on the workaround: does it mean
rename "taskmgr.exe" to something like "tskmgr.exe" and run it? i
take this does not solve the problem just allows you to run the
utility?

[[When you open System Configuration Utility [MSCONFIG], Registry
Editor or Task Manager, they flash for a second and quit. This
symptom is caused by Viruses.]]

Task Manager, MSCONFIG, or REGEDIT disappear while opening
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ToolsQuit.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

xp installation...when i try to run defrag, run or other system
tools the window appears briefly and disappears...runs fine in safe
mode

 

[Guest]

i gather the issue is that netsatt does not run in safe mode...so the idea is
to stop it from running by accessing the task mananger in normal mode and
then deleting the netstatt.exe file..apparently anti-virus programs do not
pick this up...i will try this one saturday as this is a friend's computer

Update your anti-virus software and run a full system scan. You might need
to start in Safe Mode to run your anti-virus software.

Some viruses like to ensconce themselves in areas Windows protects while
using them. Safe mode will prevent those application accesses, and hence
unprotect the viruses.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Hate to seem dense but one question on the workaround: does it mean
rename "taskmgr.exe" to something like "tskmgr.exe" and run it? i
take this does not solve the problem just allows you to run the
utility?

[[When you open System Configuration Utility [MSCONFIG], Registry
Editor or Task Manager, they flash for a second and quit. This
symptom is caused by Viruses.]]

Task Manager, MSCONFIG, or REGEDIT disappear while opening
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ToolsQuit.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Audrey Miner <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
xp installation...when i try to run defrag, run or other system
tools the window appears briefly and disappears...runs fine in safe
mode

 

[Guest]

i thought i would reprot back on the solution. i ran the alternate
taskmanager suggested in th link. it did not show netstatt running but it did
show norman antivirus and bitdefender running. neither of these programs even
were installed on this computer. so i killed those processes and deleted all
references to the programs on the harddrive and in the registry. this solved
the problems.

i gather the issue is that netsatt does not run in safe mode...so the idea is
to stop it from running by accessing the task mananger in normal mode and
then deleting the netstatt.exe file..apparently anti-virus programs do not
pick this up...i will try this one saturday as this is a friend's computer

Update your anti-virus software and run a full system scan. You might need
to start in Safe Mode to run your anti-virus software.

Some viruses like to ensconce themselves in areas Windows protects while
using them. Safe mode will prevent those application accesses, and hence
unprotect the viruses.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Hate to seem dense but one question on the workaround: does it mean
rename "taskmgr.exe" to something like "tskmgr.exe" and run it? i
take this does not solve the problem just allows you to run the
utility?

:

[[When you open System Configuration Utility [MSCONFIG], Registry
Editor or Task Manager, they flash for a second and quit. This
symptom is caused by Viruses.]]

Task Manager, MSCONFIG, or REGEDIT disappear while opening
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ToolsQuit.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Audrey Miner <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
xp installation...when i try to run defrag, run or other system
tools the window appears briefly and disappears...runs fine in safe
mode

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Veddy interestink. Glad you got it worked out.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

i thought i would reprot back on the solution. i ran the alternate
taskmanager suggested in th link. it did not show netstatt running
but it did show norman antivirus and bitdefender running. neither of
these programs even were installed on this computer. so i killed
those processes and deleted all references to the programs on the
harddrive and in the registry. this solved the problems.

i gather the issue is that netsatt does not run in safe mode...so
the idea is to stop it from running by accessing the task mananger
in normal mode and then deleting the netstatt.exe file..apparently
anti-virus programs do not pick this up...i will try this one
saturday as this is a friend's computer

Update your anti-virus software and run a full system scan. You
might need to start in Safe Mode to run your anti-virus software.

Some viruses like to ensconce themselves in areas Windows protects
while using them. Safe mode will prevent those application
accesses, and hence unprotect the viruses.

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In ag <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
Hate to seem dense but one question on the workaround: does it mean
rename "taskmgr.exe" to something like "tskmgr.exe" and run it? i
take this does not solve the problem just allows you to run the
utility?

:

[[When you open System Configuration Utility [MSCONFIG], Registry
Editor or Task Manager, they flash for a second and quit. This
symptom is caused by Viruses.]]

Task Manager, MSCONFIG, or REGEDIT disappear while opening
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ToolsQuit.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In Audrey Miner <[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
xp installation...when i try to run defrag, run or other system
tools the window appears briefly and disappears...runs fine in
safe mode