No Task Manager

[Guest]

XP Home SP2 computer can't run Task Manager. Worked fine under SP1,
autoupdates upgraded it to SP2.

Ctrl+Alt+Delete does nothing. Right-click Task Bar, select Task Manager does
nothing. Haven't tried Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

Any ideas why TM would be disabled?

 

[S.Sengupta]

'Task Manager - Control/Alt/Delete - Doesn't work'
under [T]http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
regards,
ssg MS-MVP

 

[Kelly]

Depends:

Enable the Task Manager (Line 51)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Lift Restrictions - Task Manager, Regedit and CMD (Line 275)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Troubleshooting the Task Manager
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#tm

Emergency Msconfig, Regedit, Task Manager
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emergencyutil.zip

If the above doesn't help, run this small utility.

Windows XP Startup Programs Tracker
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_u.htm#xp_util

--
In memory of our dear friend, MVP Alex Nichol: http://www.dts-l.org/

All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

 

[Rock]

XP Home SP2 computer can't run Task Manager. Worked fine under SP1,
autoupdates upgraded it to SP2.

Ctrl+Alt+Delete does nothing. Right-click Task Bar, select Task Manager does
nothing. Haven't tried Ctrl+Shift+Esc.

Any ideas why TM would be disabled?

Will regedit and msconfig run? If these are also disabled that's a sign
of a trojan, one of several can do this. If that's a problem do a
thorough scan for malware.