How to reactivate the control tasks program

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Martinho

A malicious program as disabled the control tasks program (Ctrl+Alt+Del:
middle button from the second line). Every time I try I get a message
yelleing it was disabled by the administrator. How can I (the administrator
of the machine) reactivate it?

Best regards
 
Martinho said:
A malicious program as disabled the control tasks program (Ctrl+Alt+Del:
middle button from the second line). Every time I try I get a message
yelleing it was disabled by the administrator. How can I (the
administrator of the machine) reactivate it?
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You can try to fix it (see below) but if your computer is still infected in
all probability you'll need to remove the infection first.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_taskmgrenab.htm

Go through these general malware removal steps systematically -
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Include scanning with David Lipman's Multi_AV and follow instructions to do
all scans in Safe Mode.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Multi-AV - instructions
http://tinyurl.com/yoeru3 - download link and more instructions

When all else fails, get guided help. Choose one of the specialty forums
listed at the first link. Register and read its posting FAQ. You will
generally be asked to:

1. Download and execute HiJack This! (HJT) -
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/threat_analytics/HJTInstall.exe

2. Disable Notepad's word wrap - In Notepad.exe; Format --> uncheck; "Word
wrap"

3. Download/run Deckard's System Scanner -
http://www.techsupportforum.com/sectools/Deckard/dss.exe

4. Save the scan results (Main.txt and Extra.txt)

5. And then post the contents of Main.txt and Extra.txt in your post at the
forum you chose. DO NOT POST LOGS IN THE MS NEWSGROUPS.

Standard disclaimer: I can't see and test your computer myself, so these are
just suggestions based on many years of being a professional computer tech;
suggestions based on what you've written. You should not take my
suggestions as a definitive diagnosis. If you can't do the work yourself
(and there is no shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea), take the
machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local equivalent
of BigComputerStore/GeekSquad). Please be aware that not all local shops
are skilled at removing malware and even if they are, your computer may be
so infested that Windows will need to be clean-installed. If possible, have
all your data backed up before you take the machine into a shop.

Malke
 
First of all uninstall the last program your remember that caused task mgr
not to work.
I had faced similar prob too.
Login with your "Administrator" account and see if ctrl+alt+del is running
or not.
If its not running then your need to scan your pc for viruses. I'll
recommend Kaspersky Internet Security.

After that do the following

Run---> gpedit.msc
Once in the Group Policy Editor, expand in turn:
User Configuration
Administrative Templates
System
Ctrl+Alt+Del Options

See if 'Remove task manager is disabled or not. I am sure it wont be. just
disable it and restart your pc. then again repeatign the above procedure,
re-enable task manager & restart your pc. I did this & it got solved. Hope
it should solve for you too.

Fahd M.Akhtar (a.k.a Faadi)
 
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