Re: Windows Task Manager

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From: Kaylene aka Taurarian (taurarian_at_REMOVE_CAPS_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 20:39:30 +1000

Sorry, it's a bit long but quite a bit to consider

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_emerutils.htm
Creates usable copies of REGEDIT, MSCONFIG and Task Manager

You could be infected with one of these worms:

W32.Spybot.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.spybot.worm.html
W32.Klez.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.gen@mm.html
W32.Yaha.Worm
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.yaha.e@mm.html

These viruses terminate Regedit.exe and taskmgr.exe
W32.HLLW.Kefy:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.kefy.html
W32.HLLW.Cydog@mm:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.cydog@mm.html
Backdoor.IRC.Yoink.A:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.irc.yoink.a.html
Backdoor.Volac.dr:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.volac.dr.html
W32.Kwbot.R.Worm:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.kwbot.r.worm.html

These viruses delete the Regedit.exe, Regedt32.exe, Msconfig.exe, Taskmgr.exe
W32.Petch.B:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.petch.b.html
W32.HLLW.Maax.B@mm:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.maax.b@mm.html

If you are sure you don’t have a virus, then see this links:
Enable the Task Manager (Line 51)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Enable/repair the Task Manager (#113)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Allows you to enable or disable Task Manager for the Current User
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_taskmgrenab.htm
Lift Restrictions - Task Manager, Regedit and CMD (Line 275)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Troubleshooting the Task Manager
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_t.htm#tm

"Dana" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1380EF53-C09A-43F0-8627-53A232EC8DC8@microsoft.com...
> Whenever I try to access my 'Windows Task Manager' the window pops up on the
screen for about 2 seconds and then disappears. (I'm sure that it isn't simply
minimized.) How can I fix this? Any assistance you can offer is greatly
appreciated! =) Thanks!

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Task Manager and Desktop
    ... >> For Task Manager, http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_taskmgrenab.htm ... >> Alternatively, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to: ... >> For the desktop background, go to Control Panel, Display Options, Desktop, Customize Desktop, Web tab. ... MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)
  • Re: Cannot run programs in the "RUN" window
    ... try the Housecall online scanner at the link Kelly ... If the problem is related to one of the worms, ... > I tried the copies of Task Manager, Regedit and msconfig. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Ctrl+Alt+Del doesnt do Anything!
    ... I got an error message that says: regedit is not a valid Win32 application. ... Other than that I can only think of a repair installtion. ... Try the above things in safe mode; also, maybe some or all of the items below work better in safe mode. ... Or maybe he can suppress some programs that load at startup, using msconfig from the run menu, and then he might regain access to regedit and the task manager. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.mediacenter)
  • Re: Help, possible virus disabled taskmanager and regedit on server.
    ... The following may get you past the disabled Task Manager (you may need to ... Task Manager, Regedit, etc won't open ... Value Name: DisableTaskMgr ... Trouble is I think a virus has got in from somewhere. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
  • Regsvr.exe locks me out of task manager and regedit
    ... I deleted the attachment file and performed a scan with NAV, ... Then I tried regedit and got a similar error. ... the lockout value to 1 on task manager, but I was unable to fix it ... taskmanager and found REGSVR.EXE, which I killed. ...
    (alt.comp.anti-virus)