Windows XP Tasmgr.exe error

[tdooley]

Recently my PC has been hanging if left switched on for a while. I have been unable to close any programmes or restart via task manager as I get a taskmgr.exe application error: the application failed to initialize properly (0xc000012d).

I am unable to restart via Start/Turn off computer as sometimes the only option in the drop down menu is shutdown.

I have Windows XP Pro with SP3 installed.

Thanks
Tony Dooley

 

[tdooley]

Has anyone got any advice about this?
Tony Dooley

 

[muckshifter]

Have you looked at the Event Viewer to see if there are any clues?

Control panel, admin tools, event viewer.

 

[Zerocool]

It looks too me that something has get in your computer, possibly a malware or spyware etc. You can try any antispyware software to check. Also your safe mode is logging normally ? If so try this antimalware free program which is very handy SDFix and also try the SmitFraudfix program SmitFraudFix . Both can run under safe mode, then install a antispyware program like Super antispyware or malwarebytes and do a thorough check to remove any other threats.