re-enable task manager

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somehow task manager has been disabled on a local account (xp home) when i
press ctrl+alt+del the task manager is greyed out; how do i re-enable task
manager?

 

[felicia]

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Go to this page and try #51 from the right column. Click on "enable the task
manager."
Enable Enable the Task Manager - Disable Task Manager

 

[glee]

Do you get the error message: "Task Manager has been disabled by your
administrator"?

See if Doug Knox' utility will help you --
Enable/Disable Task Manager:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_taskmgrenab.htm

 

[p.mc]

That's weird 'cause that's just happened to me aswell,and I got no joy from
winxp home help files, but eventually went to kellys korner and sorted it
from there.

Has anyone else had the same happen just recently?
Could it have been caused by a MS update??

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Thanks

 

[T. Waters]

There has been more of this Task Manager problem in the last week, so it
may have resulted from the Update. Glad you got it sorted.

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

This is usually caused by malware / viruses. Try Trend Micro's Sysclean
package (free), it's capable of eliminating keyloggers, trojans etc. Full
instructions at:

Generic Trojan / Adware Infestation Removal Procedure:
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html

Trend Micro Sysclean package
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=10820

 

[WTC]

That's weird 'cause that's just happened to me aswell,and I got no joy
from
winxp home help files, but eventually went to kellys korner and sorted
it
from there.

Has anyone else had the same happen just recently?
Could it have been caused by a MS update??

Can be caused by malware, scan your system with some free programs.

Spybot - search and destroy

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html



Adaware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download



Housecall

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

 

[glee]

No doubt Kelly's fix is the same as Doug's.

 

[(ProteanThread)]

Can be caused by malware, scan your system with some free programs.

Spybot - search and destroy

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html



Adaware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download



Housecall

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

system came up clean; weird. but its working now. thanks.

 

[Guest]

Do you get the error message: "Task Manager has been disabled by your
administrator"?

See if Doug Knox' utility will help you --
Enable/Disable Task Manager:
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_taskmgrenab.htm
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i can't thank you enought for the info to assist with my problem , i was extremely perplexed to discover my task manager disabled considering the prompt was informing me (the administrator) of an action i did not perform, i was concerned my system had been compromised by a hacker or a virus. THANK YOU VERY MUCH

 

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

This is usually done by some type of malware (virus, spyware, etc.) to make it more difficult to remove. I tried to reply to your feedback from my site, but you used a munged e-mail address.