Task Manager not starting

[Chris]

I am having a problem with Windows XP.
Just recently, whenever i try to access the task manager,
it starts and then exits immediately.
This happens whenever I try to run it, no matter whether
I right click on the taskbar and select Task Manager or
if I use CTRL-ALT-DEL.

Anyone know what's wrong?

 

[Chris Lanier]

Greetings --

w32.spybot worm disables NAV, Msconfig, Regedit and Task Manager:
http://www.bitdefender.com/bd/site/virusinfo.php?menu_id=1&v_id=114

Try this to:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html

Rename regedit.exe to regedit.com then:

Download then Merge the edit on line 251 then delete all the files mentioned
in the above link.
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

ALSO
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm

 

[Eddy11]

The symptoms you describe are virus related.