Re: Task Manager has changed and does not function correctly

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USAOz wrote:
For some unknown reason (but after the most recent 25/9/08) automatic windows update, my Task Manager does not appear or function correctly.

When I press Ctrl-Alt-Del to invoke the Task Manager, I no longer get the screen with all the tabs at the top, instead I get only a white window with the currently running tasks showing. I can NOT do ANYTHING in this window - nor even switch tasks asI used to be able to do!

I cannot close this window unliss I right-click the system toolbar icon.

I cannot even log-off or restrart as I used to be able to do in this window.

Any ideas about what's happened and more importantly, how to correct this sitaution and restore the Task Manager to Windows installed default?


You can do a system restore back to a point prior to the updates you have mentioned to correct the problem, possibly. You can also do the updates manually to pinpoint what update has caused you problems.

Keep in mind now that when a user starts having problems with Task Manager, it's usually malware that is the culprit.
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