Task Manager disabled by Administrator +rep

[Muppet]

So, yeah, I can't open task manager.. Every time I do CTRL+ALT+DEL I just get the following dialogue box:

http://technodigits.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/windowslivewritertaskmanagerhasbeendisablebyyourad ministr-2f19taskmanager-error4.gif

Running Windows XP, on an administrator account.. Any idea guys?

+rep to solution/good effort

[iLogan]

Run

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

[Muppet]

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Taskmanager_error.htm
Thank you good sir, I think I'm just too lazy to google :/

+rep

[iLogan]

Thanks xox

[HotelUser]

Do you happen to know what caused it to become disabled?

A lot of this time this is result of malicious software.

[triston220]

If I were you I would download Malware Bytes Anti Malware and run a full scan. The task manager may have been disabled by malicious software.

[Muppet]

I think it was because I received the computer from a relative who had forgotten the password to the user account, so I ran the PC in safe mode and got onto it that way, resetting the password. Will run a scan as well though just in case though, thanks.

[triston220]

I think it was because I received the computer from a relative who had forgotten the password to the user account, so I ran the PC in safe mode and got onto it that way, resetting the password. Will run a scan as well though just in case though, thanks.

Good. :)