task manager

[Richf]

When I press control, alt, delete task manger appears for
a second then disappears. What can I do to restore it's
functionality. BTW my resore points are gone. How do I
restore the system for the windows xp CD?
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[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

Rich,

The task manager behavior is symptomatic of a virus. See
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#tm for information on trouble
shooting this issue. For System Restore, ridding yourself of the virus may
solve this problem. You may also want to check your System Restore settings
(Control Panel, System, System Restore) to ensure they're correct.