Task Manager Problem in W2K

[James A. Phelan]

I am working on a W2K Pro PC (Service Pack 3 with a number
of pre- and SP4 Hotfixes) that was until recently littered
with Data Miners, SpyWare, and the like. I used Ad-Aware
to clean this up, Symantec virus removal tools to check
for all of the recent high-profile virus and worm threats,
and checked to see if the drive needed defragging (it did
not). The PC appears to be running better, but I cannot
install SP4 or pull up Task Manager (the window appears
briefly, the full-tilt icon appears in the system tray,
and then it all goes away). As I am working on this PC for
someone else I would like to resolve these issues before
returning it to them and will appreciate any help that
anyone can offer.

Thanks,

James A. Phelan

 

[Richard Moreno]

Hi James-

Sounds like you still may have some files or apps that don't belong BUT I
would recommend trying to double check the system files by running the
System File Checker (sfc.exe) utility. Read more here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;222471