task manager

[Guest]

Help!
i have windows XP, am the only user of my computer. one day i loged on and i
tryed to do 'Ctrl Alt & Delete' but i got a message saying 'task manager has
been disabled by yur administrator' also i cant change my background on my
desktop? can anyone help!?

 

[TaurArian]

Enable/repair the Task Manager (#113)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm



Enable the Task Manager (Line 51)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Troubleshooting the Task Manager
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#tm

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Taskmanager_error.htm
Error Message: "Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator"

Also note that Malware turns on these restrictions.
You may wish to check on this:-

Ad-Aware http://www.lavasoftusa.com
SpyBot S&D http://www.safer-networking.org
CWShredder http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html

Make sure you update Ad-Aware and SpyBot before running the scan.

Information on cleaning Windows Startup: http://windowsxp.mvps.org/startup.htm

Also recommended is a full virus scan (which has been updated)