How do I restore access to Task manager

[Chuck]

Something evil has/is stopping me from running task
manager. I've tried a number of spyware/Av apps & not
sure if the malware was removed and this is just a left
over problem or if it is still on my system.
My XP home system won't let me access the Task Manager
GUI. I get no response when I select it from the right-
click option on the task bar or when I Ctrl-Alt-Del and
select it from the Windows Security screen.

Any ideas what could be done to get my task manager back???

 

[Guest]

i have no idea

 

[Guest]

Google for forums that specialize in malware removal,
there are many of them.

 

[Guest]

Check to see if you have administrator rights, it may be
that it changed your access rights. Just a guess

 

[Bill Sanderson]

What about Start, run, taskmgr <enter> ?

 

[CoconutJoe01]

Task Manager problem

Hey guys, I have exactly the same problem as Chuck, I already have the registered version of Spyware Doctor, and I also tried entering taskmgr on the run screen. After i do that a screen appears saying that task manager is being used by other computer! can someone help me This is driving me nuts!!

What about Start, run, taskmgr ?

"Chuck" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Something evil has/is stopping me from running task
> manager. I've tried a number of spyware/Av apps & not
> sure if the malware was removed and this is just a left
> over problem or if it is still on my system.
> My XP home system won't let me access the Task Manager
> GUI. I get no response when I select it from the right-
> click option on the task bar or when I Ctrl-Alt-Del and
> select it from the Windows Security screen.
>
> Any ideas what could be done to get my task manager back???

 

[benos]

having the same problem here too.

 

[HarveyB]

Having Same Problem. Lost access to Task Manager and Device Manager... run out of ideas.. can anyone help?

 

[dave1956]

We were hit by a virus called the rontokbro@mm virus
My antivirus removed it, but that alone didnt restore my privleges. I found this link, with a tool called RRT and it worked!

http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives...regedit-and-folder-options-disabled-by-virus/

 

[king_gibbon]

Basically all you have to do is to fix go to run (Under start) and copy and paste this in:

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

Make sure you copy and paste it all in as it is the exact code you need to change the task manager status back. I googled it and i tested this after my task manager went screwy and now it works fine again

 

[U1RiC]

Thanks

Thanks king_gibbon that worked perfect.

 

[king_gibbon]

No problem. Just make sure to get that virus out too. The registry editing will not destroy the virus

 

[U1RiC]

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