Windows XP Task Manager Not Working

[Joseph]

hello.
here is my problem :
Whenever I press control-alt-delete it brings me to
windows security, and from there I try to access my
windows task manager by clicking on it. when I do this,
the task manager apears for a brief moment, then quickly
disapears before I have a chance to click anything else.
If anyone could help me with this, that would be great.
Thanks.

 

[Sharon F]

hello.
here is my problem :
Whenever I press control-alt-delete it brings me to
windows security,

This is not the normal result from pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del. Are you using
SP2? There are newsgroups for SP2 questions:
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?icp=xpsp2&slcid=us

and from there I try to access my
windows task manager by clicking on it. when I do this,
the task manager apears for a brief moment, then quickly
disapears before I have a chance to click anything else.
If anyone could help me with this, that would be great.

If SP2 applies, check in their newsgroups first to see if this an SP2 issue
or not.

Also, check the system for virus and adware. Many of these things will
block the running of MSCONFIG, Task Manager and the Registry Editor -thus
making the removal of the intrusion more difficult. Since the system tools
are blocked by name, renaming their executables is a workaround. Example:
Rename regedit.exe to regedit.com

Or you can run the tool created by MVP Doug Knox that creates a "backup
set" for you (it creates a folder with the 3 programs automatically renamed
and ready to go): http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm