How the heck...

Ok, so here's the deal. Everytime I try to open task manager on XP it says that it was locked by an administrator. Well, I am the administrator so how the heck do you unlock it.

the task manager is locked? wtf. the task manager opens for any user i believe.

my suggestion backup everything and reformat.

suspicious behavior warrants a format for me. -)

Yeah that happens to me too. I can't even close the window. I have to log on and off again. I hate my computer.

if its your work computer, then it was purposely locked by an administrator, i.e. your IT guy. if that's the case, don't mess with it.

if its your home comp, back up and format.

EDIT durrrrr i just read that you said YOU were the admin...... oops

Yeah go re-format your whole computer..good idea!

pwned by microsoft

Before formatting I went ahead and did a system restore, restore fixed it D Thanks guys and girls.

[quoteef987c0ba4="Collateral"]Before formatting I went ahead and did a system restore, restore fixed it D Thanks guys and girls.[/quoteef987c0ba4]

If you went and re-formated your whole computer i would have laughed

[quotee842996c43="Matt8789"][quotee842996c43="Collateral"]Before formatting I went ahead and did a system restore, restore fixed it D Thanks guys and girls.[/quotee842996c43]

If you went and re-formated your whole computer i would have laughed[/quotee842996c43]

lol

I think I have reformatted about a million times literally w/ fricken windows (

For anyone else with the problem, first run a virus scanner to see if it picks up anything. If it dosent do the following

1.Click Start, Run and type this command exactly as given below

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

^Copy and paste that into RUN

2. Download this file (Right click save target as)

http//windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/EnableTM.reg

3. Double Click that file, it asks you to add it to registry, say yes.

4. Open Registry Editor (Start> Run> regedit.exe/regedit)

5. Follow these Folders

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

6. I just deleted the DisableTaskMgr file, you can set it's data to 0.

[quotefb030e0c56="Matt8789"][quotefb030e0c56="Collateral"]Before formatting I went ahead and did a system restore, restore fixed it D Thanks guys and girls.[/quotefb030e0c56]

If you went and re-formated your whole computer i would have laughed[/quotefb030e0c56]

i format my HD with the OS on it once every three months at least. I hate it when my pc starts to showsigns of slowing down due to spyware, and all that other shit . Keep all the stuff iwanna keep on my spare HD, both are 200gig.

[quote8254e4d9ca="Paradizzle"]For anyone else with the problem, first run a virus scanner to see if it picks up anything. If it dosent do the following

1.Click Start, Run and type this command exactly as given below

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

^Copy and paste that into RUN

2. Download this file (Right click save target as)

http//windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/EnableTM.reg

3. Double Click that file, it asks you to add it to registry, say yes.

4. Open Registry Editor (Start> Run> regedit.exe/regedit)

5. Follow these Folders

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

6. I just deleted the DisableTaskMgr file, you can set it's data to 0.[/quote8254e4d9ca]

dam now your the 1337 haxor

[quote699735015b="CoMpFrEaK"][quote699735015b="Paradizzle"]For anyone else with the problem, first run a virus scanner to see if it picks up anything. If it dosent do the following

1.Click Start, Run and type this command exactly as given below

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

^Copy and paste that into RUN

2. Download this file (Right click save target as)

http//windowsxp.mvps.org/reg/EnableTM.reg

3. Double Click that file, it asks you to add it to registry, say yes.

4. Open Registry Editor (Start> Run> regedit.exe/regedit)

5. Follow these Folders

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

6. I just deleted the DisableTaskMgr file, you can set it's data to 0.[/quote699735015b]

dam now your the 1337 haxor[/quote699735015b]

YAH, THANKS FOR THAT TIP. SORY FOR CAPS.S

lol, i dont get why people say SORRY FOR THE CAPS in the same sentence the caps are in.......cant you just go back and re-type it without caps? lol

[quote15a1c1abe7="theysayjump"]lol, i dont get why people say SORRY FOR THE CAPS in the same sentence the caps are in.......cant you just go back and re-type it without caps? lol[/quote15a1c1abe7]


Its ok, collateral is stupid wink

yeah thats what i was thinking but i didnt wanna type it out loud D