Re: Task Manager disabled

From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 01/31/04


Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2004 10:40:57 -0500

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

Alternatively, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

Look in the right pane for a value called DisableTaskMgr. If it exists, it should be set to 0 (zero). If not, double click it and set it to 0. If it doesn't exist, right click in a blank area of the right pane and select New, DWord value. Name it DisableTaskMgr and leave it set at 0.

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"bo" <joebigmac@comcast.net> wrote in message news:7adf01c3e7de$5f8b8180$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have no idea how this happened as I have not changed any 
> administrative settings. When I do a ctrl+alt+del I get 
> the message: "Task Manager has been disabled by your 
> administrator".
> I have looked in the administrative tools area but am not 
> sure what I am looking for exactly.
> I am the only user of this particular machine and am 
> running XP Pro.
> 
> 


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