Re: Task Manager and Desktop

Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop

Look in the right pane for a value called NoChangingWallPaper. If it exists, double click it and set its value to 0 (zero). Or right click it and select Delete. You may need to log off/log on for the change to take effect.

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"woelm" <woelm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:D5667ED9-A25D-4947-B769-81322D787741@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I have my task manager back. I went to your web site and downloaded the exe.
> file. Thank you.
> There was no active content in the web tab and so I still have the white
> background and am unable to scroll or select any of the windows backgrounds.
> The orignal background is stil there because you can see it when the computer
> shuts down. I am having trouble with Qoolaid vurus. Mc Afee keeps cleaning it
> and it keeps coming back.
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>> http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>
>> "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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