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Title: task manager Locked?
Post by: valkyriesb on March 21, 2009, 10:11:42 AM

I have a friend whom I build a computer for. He has managed to do something to the system to lock out the Task Manager so we cannot access it.  It says to see the Administrator, (that's ME!). The machine is running XP. Any Ideas on how to restore access to the T.M.? 

Thanks, JB

Title: Re: task manager Locked?
Post by: cervantes100 on March 21, 2009, 03:55:08 PM

Start/Run/taskmgr

Title: Re: task manager Locked?
Post by: cervantes100 on March 21, 2009, 04:06:26 PM

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Go down to number 113.

Title: Re: task manager Locked?
Post by: Broni on March 22, 2009, 12:08:26 PM

Download HijackThis:
http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download (http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/hijackthis/download)
by clicking on Download HijackThis Installer
Install, and run it.
Post HijackTHis log.

NOTE. If you're using Vista, right click on HijackThis, and click Run as Administrator

Title: Re: task manager Locked?
Post by: valkyriesb on March 25, 2009, 05:57:49 PM

Thanks you guys.  It was disabled in the registry. easy fix once I found it.