Can't access task manger. Help please

[unclebob123]

I'm running windows vista. Normally when you press ctrl alt del it brings up the screen with the option of opening task manager, but the task manager option is no longer there. Pressing ctrl shift and escape also does not bring up task manager as it used to.

Any ideas?

 

[mattross]

Have a look in the following two registry keys with 'regedit':

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

If there is a DWORD value of 'DisableTaskMgr' and it's set to 1 in either location, change to 0. Some malware disables the task manager to try and stop you killing it.

I don't use Vista, these instructions are for XP so no guarantee it's the same procedure.

 

[unclebob123]

That sorted it out. Thanks.