Task Manager will not run

[Guest]

I had an unexpected shut down due to a disk error this morning and now when I
try to open task manager I get the uninformative message :-
taskmgr.exe - Ordinal Not Found
The ordinal 345 could not be located in the dynamic link library COMCTL32.dll.

Any suggestions on how to correct this problem would be welcome.

 

[Ed O'Brien]

It looks like the file COMCTL32.dll may have become corrupted. I suggest you
try running a system scan. Open the Command Prompt (Start//All
programs//Acccessories) and type sfc /scannow (note the space after sfc). If
the file has been damaged, Windows can repair it. If this doesn't work, try
a System Restore. If neither work, just hope a MSVP spots your dilemma.

Ed

 

[Guest]

Ed,
Thanks for the suggestion, did you mean Accessories/Command Prompt? If so
then I get the message 'You must be an administrator running a console
session in order to use the sfc utility', which I don't understand.

Typing 'sfc /scannow' in Accessories/Run does not do anything, not even tell
me that I am doing something wrong.

Any further advice would be welcome.

Viv

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Type cmd in the Start Search box above the Start Orb, when cmd.exe appears at
the top of the Start Menu, right click on cmd.exe and select "Run as
Administrator".

 

[Guest]

Thanks to both. Task manager now works as it should.

Viv

 

[Sydney Gondomer]

Neither worked!
I passed the integrity test using the "sfc /scannow" It found no
errors.I still don't get the task manager when I press Ctrl-alt-delete
under Vista ultimate 32 bit. without it life is very hard. :-(

I'll read further on. maybe there has been a fix.

Happy New Year tutti!

 

[Tyro]

I use 64 bit Vista Ultimate. Ctrl+alt+delete does not run task manager. It
brings up a menu from which task manager can be run.

Tyro

 

[Tyro]

You may get to task manager directly by pressing Ctrl+shift+esc.

Tyro

 

[Sydney Gondomer]

The Task manager problem was with my 32 bit system; not my 64 bit
system. It works fine with Ctrl-alt-delete on 64 bit.
Thanks to Sheila it is now working on 32 bit where I am now.

You may get to task manager directly by pressing Ctrl+shift+esc.

Tyro

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[Sydney Gondomer]

You may get to task manager directly by pressing Ctrl+shift+esc.

Tyro

I'll try that when I go back to 64 bit in an hour or so.

Right now I'm on 32 bit as I'm trying to install trial versions of
Nero 9 and Roxio 2009. Neither seemed to work properly on my 64 bit
system. So I drop down to 32 bit to burn CD or DVD's. I can't find a
program that will work on my 64 bit Vista ultimate Hewlett Packard 3
GB 640Gb disk drive system?

AmenRA




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