Task Manager Control Tabs Dissapeared

[Frank]

Help; When I use control,alt & delete my task manager
opens but there are no tabs to click, so I have no way to
choose what I want to do. To close the task manager I have
to click on the icon that opens in my sys tray. Any
suggestions would be most helpful, whatever is going on is
affecting my sys restore because I cannot use it, when I
try to use restore I get a system32\pc32.exe error. Any
one know whats going on? I am running win xp IE6 all
updates have been downloaded. Thanks

 

[Ramesh [MS-MVP]]

Just double-click the outer frame and all tabs will be back.
Alternately, download the reg patch and run it.

Task Manager Reset settings
Resolves the problem of missing Task Manager tabs, menu items etc.
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/reg/TaskManager_Reset.reg
[Deletes "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\TaskManager" key in registry]

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Ramesh (MS-MVP)
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http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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Help; When I use control,alt & delete my task manager
opens but there are no tabs to click, so I have no way to
choose what I want to do. To close the task manager I have
to click on the icon that opens in my sys tray. Any
suggestions would be most helpful, whatever is going on is
affecting my sys restore because I cannot use it, when I
try to use restore I get a system32\pc32.exe error. Any
one know whats going on? I am running win xp IE6 all
updates have been downloaded. Thanks

 

[Sabrina]

I've had a similar problem... I discovered a handful of
Trojan virus's ... my McAfee Virus Scan deleted them, but
the damage was already done apparently. One of the
things I noticed right away was that the "General" tab was
missing from my internet properties window. I also tried
the system restore (which I have used successfully in the
past) and was unable to use it this time. Check for
Trojans in your system... but I've been at a loss as to
how to restore my internet explorer to full status. I'm
sure other things are missing that I haven't even
discovered yet. Very frustrating. -Sabrina

 

[Ramesh [MS-MVP]]

Remove IE Restrictions & Restore Missing tabs. Download a fix from:
http://mvps.org/sramesh2k/reg/IE_reset_restrictions.reg

The problem may be due to:

1. A spyware. Download Ad-Aware from www.lavasoftusa.com, scan the system
and eliminate the malware products. Re-apply the above fix if necessary.
** Remember to update the pattern file using WebUpdate in Ad-Aware **

( Caused by a malware called CoolWebSearch. Also, Download:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/cwshredder.zip )

2. You have enabled SpyBot immunize (protection) feature or any other
similar software. Also, disable the following features:
"Lock IE start page against user changes"
"Lock IE control panel against opening from within IE"

More Information:
Internet Explorer Control Panel Restrictions:
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/797/

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Regards,

Ramesh (MS-MVP)
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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I've had a similar problem... I discovered a handful of
Trojan virus's ... my McAfee Virus Scan deleted them, but
the damage was already done apparently. One of the
things I noticed right away was that the "General" tab was
missing from my internet properties window. I also tried
the system restore (which I have used successfully in the
past) and was unable to use it this time. Check for
Trojans in your system... but I've been at a loss as to
how to restore my internet explorer to full status. I'm
sure other things are missing that I haven't even
discovered yet. Very frustrating. -Sabrina

 

[Robin]

Thank you for this info. It solved the same problem for
me.

 

[Ramesh]

Welcome, Robin.

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Aim: SRamesh2k
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http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k


Thank you for this info. It solved the same problem for
me.