Task Manager not loading

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N. Khan

I was working with an unfamilar XP computer today (not
mine - don't know all that's loaded on it), trying to
diagnosis an unrelated (I think) network issue. However,
whenever I tried to ctrl-alt-delete to get to the Task
Manager, the comptuer would seem to ignore me.

Same thing when I tried to run "taskman" from the command
line - no error message, no beeping back. I went thru
Windows Help and tried a link to get to it from there,
and I got a "Program Can Not Be Run" help screen.

My best guess for the network problem was a program
running in the background that was disrputing things - is
it possible for a program to block use of the Task
Manager? Is there an easy way to check if someone's
accidently turned off/uninstalled the Task Manager?

I've never had a situation in Windows where ctrl-alt-
delete didn't at least do something, so I'm completely
baffled.

(Now that I'm a half hour away from the computer, it just
occured to me that I should've tried Safe Mode. Anything
else?)

Thanks for any help.
 
You have either the Klez or Yaha viruses.
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

or

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]

Also reports of W32.Spybot.Worm causing this have started. Typically the symptoms are that TM starts very briefly then vanishes. Also AV programs are blocked and AV companies web sites.

Also Taskman is part of the task scheduler which doesn't have a window. Taskmgr starts task manager.

If you right click the taskbar is the option un-greyed. There are group policies that can affect this.
 
Hi,

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http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#tm

EXE Fix for Windows XP - Line 12 (Restores EXE association)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Restore lnk association: (Line 12) Link File Fix for Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedits: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it
and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by
right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.
/xp_tweaks.htm

Top 10 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
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