Re: Re: Re: msconfig.exe,regedit.exe,taskmgr.exe refuses to run

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As I said, some malware programs look at just the first part of the name Taskmgr, MSCONFIG, etc. Changing the extension won't help. The utility that I wrote uses Copy_of_MSConfig.exe as the file name, so MSCONFIG is there for the malware to find. Try re-naming the files to something different like MSCFG.EXE or TSKMNGR.EXE. The original name is not contained in the new file name and the malware should not be able to find it.

For the Add/Remove Programs restriction, run REGEDIT and go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall

Look in the right pane for a value called NoAddRemovePrograms. If it exists, its probably set to 1. Double click it and set it to 0 (zero). Also look in

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Uninstall

If it the NoAddRemove value isn't in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, don't worry about it.

If you can't run REGEDIT, either, try the renaming method described above.

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"yvadoi" <DoNotEmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:3_1722788_fdbf48afaf0494f4529497eccd46b6af@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>>Try changing the names totally. Make Taskmgr.exe = manager.exe
>>Msconfig.exe = cnfgure.exe
>>
>>Some virus’s look for the name, with a little more effort.
>>Rather than an exact match, they’ll terminate any process that
>>has Taskmgr or Msconfig in the name.
>>
>>Are the programs terminating as soon as you open them, or is there an
>>error about the program being disabled by the Administrator?
>>
>
> thanks very much for the help.when i’m trying to run those
> programs,(e.g.pressing ctrl-alt-del for taskmgr,start-run then typing
> msconfig)nothing happens and no error messages were displayed.i’ve got
> them running when i tried renaming these files (changing taskmgr.exe
> to taskmgr.com and msconfig.exe to cnfigure.exe). i’m wondering why
> the XPemergencyUtility program did’nt worked...another problem i have
> just discovered is that i can’t open the add/remove folder on the
> control panel: "Add or Remove programs has been restricted.please
> check with your administrator" message appears, the fact that i am
> using a single administrator account.....and i’m wondering why the
> autoplay capability of my cd rom don’t work at all even when i set it
> all to its default state...i am desperately in need of help here....
.

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