How to enable Task Manager again in Windown XP?

[jetcal1965]

Originally Posted by arunet23

Click Start -> Run. Type in "regedit" (no quotes) and hit Enter.

Search for HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ System.

Look for: DisableTaskMgr. Click on REG_DWORD. Value: 1=Enable this key (disables TaskManager); Value: 0=Disable (actually enables TaskManager)

Close RegEdit

Reboot your machine.

Thanks. I finally solved my problem. I set the value to "0" and the Task Manager is restored/enabled. Merry Christmas!!!

[dakota2050]

I found a really good program that worked better than Adware and Spybot for finding really bad malicious software before i was able to edit the registry or gpedit to re-enable the task manager.
It's called Malewarebyte's Anti-Malware. It's a free download, although there is a version that can be purchased and it deletes those pesky running applications that some others are unable to.

CNET has the free download.

I hope this helps anyone in this predicament.

[psiskull]

Ok I solved my task manager thing by going to this site

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

But not that's not the only problem I'm having with my computer. I'm getting pop ups like every 10 minutes or so or just almost every time I visit a website. There's this program called XP Police Antivirus that accidentally got installed on my computer but when I go to the Control Panel's Add/Remove program it's not there. I don't know any other way to remove it. Along with that when the computer is left on for a long, certain, amount of time the antivirus scan thing comes up and a lot of pop ups (not the website kind) repeatedly comes up on my screen for atleast 20 minutes nonstop. I can still do other things on the computer but it really gets annoying and it also gets in the way. A solution was recommended by doing a system restore on the computer but I don't know how to get it started and I'm scared to do it because I don't know what's going to happen besides everything getting erased and stuff. Is there another way I can stop all of this stuff from happening? Like a program I can download? My friend downloaded to my computer C Cleaner that cleans out and deletes files from my computer that I didn't need. It was great but these pop-ups are still appearing anyway.

Here's the link if anybody wants to download it >> http://www.ccleaner.com/

Someone please help me

[loobs]

Followed Miz's instructions from post #2, solved my problem thanks Miz

[jaydee_013]

Hey... i tried registry editing for my home xp... but registry editing is also disabled... what do i do?

[xppro]

Thanks Pandechito ...

Originally Posted by pandechito

Hi

Try This one

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

[durogista]

there is also a software wherein you can enable task manager, registry and folder options
just google autorun eater
hope it helps

[steve72852]

Task manager was greyed out supposedly by administrator. XP Home ed. Nothing able to fix. Googled question and followed a link by 'Miz' to Kelly's Korner...line 113. Downloaded the file to my desktop, opened and ran it. Dropped my cursor to the taskbar, right-clicked it and the task manager was there. I registered on this forum just to post this. The whole fix took less time than it did to type the first line here. I'm freaked out. Thanks!!

[praneel_27]

I ran following command under Run, but still my Task Manager is not highlighted

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

I had already Restarted the Computer once I ran the prompt but in vain.

I also went through the options gpedit.msc under Administrative Templates/System/Ctrl+Alt+Del Options and chosen Remove Task Manager to be Not Configured... I did all this but still finding it difficult to get the Task Manager back.

[amandar]

i posted a new thread...with the HJT log thing... please help me ...thank you very much!

[timonwong]

Click Start > Run > Type gpedit.msc in the box > User

Configuration > Administrative Templates> System > Ctrl+Alt+Del Options

Double Click the Remove Task Manager

Disable it

DISABLE = ENABLE ENALBE= DISABLE