Re: Task Manager stopped working

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Hi,

Double click on a grey area of the 'minimal taskmanager' that you are getting now. This will get you
back all the other tabs.

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"Musicman50" <musicman50@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Weird.. All of a sudden my Task Manager has stopped working.
> If I hit Ctl + Alt + Del I get the normal security window (Lock computer,
> restart, Logoff, Task Manager, etc),
> However when I hit the "Task Manager" Button, it just gives me a simple
> window that shows the current windows that are open, nothing else. Not the
> usual detailed options, nor can I get out of it unless I just hit escape..
>
> Any ideas why I have lost this valuable function ?
>
> Thanks in advance..
> Phil
>
>


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