Task manager issues

[Guest]

I'm having issues where non-admin users aren't able to pull up the Task
Manager on their workstations (XP Pro, SP2). No viruses or spyware are
present. When you right click on the task bar and select Task Manager,
nothing happens. I've tried CTRL+ALT+DEL and selected Task List but I get the
same thing, nothing at all. I don't remember that you needed to be an Admin
to open the Task manager. Did that change in SP2? Does anyone have any
suggestions on how to resolve this?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Using Windows Task Manager
[[You might need to be logged on as an administrator or a member of the
Administrators group in order to perform some tasks.]]
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/app_taskman.mspx

To start the Task Manager...

Ctrl + Alt + Delete
or
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
or
Right click the Taskbar | Task Manager
or
Start | Run | Type: taskmgr | Click OK

Ctrl + Alt + Delete opens the Windows Security window if the Welcome screen
is turned off.

When you open Task Manager, it flashes for a second and quits.

This symptom is caused by viruses.

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

Double click anywhere on the Task Manager border if the Menu Bar and tabs
are not visible.

Task Manager Menu Bar and Tabs Are Not Visible
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;193050

If you get an error message: Task Manager has been disabled by your
administrator.

Error Message: "Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator"
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Taskmanager_error.htm

Enable/Disable Task Manager
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_taskmgrenab.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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