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Title: ctrl alt del process box has changed
Post by: bartrob on December 21, 2007, 06:03:46 PM

hi there

i am runnning a intel cel 2.4 with 2.0 gig of ram with windows xp sp2 and i dont know what i did for my ctr+alt+del box to change, some help here would be mucho appriciated to return it to its original format

ctrl alt del only shows processes box and cannot be closed

thank you



bartrob

Title: Re: ctrl alt del process box has changed
Post by: Broni on December 21, 2007, 06:35:48 PM

Try fix #264 from here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Title: Re: ctrl alt del process box has changed
Post by: bartrob on December 21, 2007, 09:04:55 PM

that seems an excellent page i will try a few of the tweaks later but sad to say that the tweak to fix my task manager box did not work

back to the drawing boar i guess

Title: Re: ctrl alt del process box has changed
Post by: Broni on December 21, 2007, 09:09:58 PM

How did you run that fix, if I may ask?

Also...did you try System Restore?

Title: Re: ctrl alt del process box has changed
Post by: bartrob on December 21, 2007, 09:34:11 PM

i wasnt sure how to run the fix so after i downloaded it i double clicked on it and it opened with notepad and i was able to read
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\TaskManager]

not sure if it had done anything so i then right clicked on the folder and was given the option to "merge"

i then tried ctrl alt del and it was the same i then rebooted and it was still the same

Title: Re: ctrl alt del process box has changed
Post by: Broni on December 21, 2007, 10:03:15 PM

Quote

was given the option to "merge"

Did you say YES?

Title: Re: ctrl alt del process box has changed
Post by: bartrob on December 21, 2007, 10:29:12 PM

ok we may have found another problem???
 when i click on merge all that happens is that notepad opens with only that line in it

there is no other boxes either underneath or on top asking any questions of acceptance???

ps thanks for taking the time to help btw

Title: Re: ctrl alt del process box has changed
Post by: bartrob on December 21, 2007, 10:49:45 PM

ok   the situation is this

i have fixed the problem  i opened "regedit" clicked on file/import then selected the file you so kindly showed me hit import and voila it has now changed back to the old task manager box


thank you so much for your help i will be using a few other fixes from that page you showed me



bartrob

Title: Re: ctrl alt del process box has changed
Post by: Broni on December 22, 2007, 09:31:06 AM

Nice :) I'm glad it's fixed.
I suspect what your problem is.
When you go to that page, further action depends on what browser you're using.
With IE, when you click on "fix" link, it gives you an option to save the file as "xxxx.reg". Then, you double click on it, and it asks you, if you want to "merge".
With Firefox, when you click on "fix" link, it'll open new tab with just plain text. You have to select everything, copy, paste it in Notepad, and save it as "xxxx.reg". Then, you double click on it to "merge" it.
Alternatively, you can right click on "fix" link, and click "Save link as". It'll save it right away as "xxxx.reg". Double click it to "merge".