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:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Look in the right pane for a value called DisableTaskMgr. If it exists, it should be set to 0 (zero). If not, double click it and set it to 0. If it doesn't exist, right click in a blank area of the right pane and select New, DWord value. Name it DisableTaskMgr and leave it set at 0.

For the desktop background, go to Control Panel, Display Options, Desktop, Customize Desktop, Web tab. Uncheck any Active Desktop content.

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"woelm" <woelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:2CE0CACE-E19C-45EE-A855-E8272D633544@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> When I press Ctrl-Alt-Del I get a message that says the administrator has
> disabled the Task Manager and the administrator has NOT...I usually get about
> 20 of these messages and then it often freezes. I also have a white
> background on my desktop and it can't be changed. The desktop background menu
> cannot be scrolled or changed.
.

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