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vanishing task manager

13 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/vanishing-task-manager.67506/

girish.g
girish.g Original post #1
Sep 6, 2007 at 7:11 PM
hey guys my task manager seems to have vanished please help
RCuber
RCuber #2
Sep 6, 2007 at 7:15 PM
what do you mean by that? try Ctrl+Shift+Esc
Pathik
Pathik #3
Sep 6, 2007 at 7:24 PM
wat happens exactly wen u press ctrl-alt-del???
try ctrl-shift-esc or run taskmgr.exe..
entrana
entrana #4
Sep 6, 2007 at 7:25 PM
yup had the same problem fortunately i have the solution
start-run
in run enter

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD

better if u copy and paste
anandk
anandk #5
Sep 6, 2007 at 8:09 PM
Task Manager Disabled ? Download and apply this registry fix. Reboot.
girish.g
Sep 7, 2007 at 12:28 PM
when i press ctrl+alt+del it shows "task manager has been disabled by your administrator"

my PC has gone mad
now it is not opening regedit
shady_inc
Sep 7, 2007 at 12:58 PM
You have a limited account on the PC.You must be logged in as administrator to access tskmngr or regedit.
slugger
slugger #8
Sep 7, 2007 at 1:33 PM
girish.g said:
when i press ctrl+alt+del it shows "task manager has been disabled by your administrator"

my PC has gone mad
now it is not opening regedit
if u r sure that u ver able to do the same till some time back and are also doubly sure that u have Administrator privilages, then the symptoms u have described clearly india8 dat u been infectd with a virus (actually a worm)

My suggestions

1.) Run a good virus scan to disinfect ur computer (use NOD32 or KAV)

2.) To re-enable access to registry, check out my post in this thread

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66716&highlight=Registry

3) Search the forum b4 postin
Vishal Gupta
Sep 7, 2007 at 2:14 PM
And why not look at point 1 in following Sticky thread:

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61413
slugger
slugger #10
Sep 7, 2007 at 3:27 PM
Vishal Gupta said:
And why not look at point 1 in following Sticky thread:

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61413

yes d00d u right, dat shud have been ver d member shud have looked or ver i shud have pointed d member 2

BUT

u gotta click on so many links to reach d right soln dat i often get so distracted(in a gud way ;) ) wit all d other tutz dat i once 4got wat was it dat i was lukin 4 :D
aslo b VBS file dat i asked d member 2 dowload wud autom8 d registry enablin process :)

eagerly awaitin 4 d launch of ur own site so dat i can easily link members to it 4 any problem dey face ;)

P.S: i did ask d member 2 search d forum ;)
entrana
entrana #11
Sep 7, 2007 at 5:08 PM
dude what bout me, i just posted what to do its as simple as that
RCuber
RCuber #12
Sep 7, 2007 at 5:42 PM
@girish.g did you fix the problem? :rolleyes:
slugger
slugger #13
Sep 7, 2007 at 8:26 PM
entrana said:
dude what bout me, i just posted what to do its as simple as that
:D

d00d ur fix will not work

can u find d mistake, esp if u ask him to copy-paste it

entrana said:
yup had the same problem fortunately i have the solution
start-run
in run enter

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD

better if u copy and paste

as long as d comp is not disinfected task manager will again b disabled probably next boot and he still will b unable to access d Registry and have its Task manager disabled again