Task Manager

[M. Shachar]

I cannot see my task manager. <CTL><DEL><ALT> will cause
it to appear for a second and then it will be minimized
in the task bar. When I point the mouse on its icon, it
disappears completely. HELP!!!!

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Fire up your antivirus software, then update it. Run a full system scan.
Several viruses disable Task Manager, including Klez.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"M. Shachar" > wrote in message
...
> I cannot see my task manager. <CTL><DEL><ALT> will cause
> it to appear for a second and then it will be minimized
> in the task bar. When I point the mouse on its icon, it
> disappears completely. HELP!!!!

[Doug Knox MS-MVP]

As Rick said, some virus/worm programs watch for certain system utilities to
be run, then squash them.

See www.dougknox.com, Win XP Utilities, Create Emergency Copies of Critical
XP System Utilities. This small VB Program will create backup, usable
copies of Task Manger, Regedit and MSConfig (named Taskmgr1.exe, Regedit.com
and MSConfig1.exe) in a new folder C:\EmergencyUtil. Many virus programs
will intercept these programs, based on their original file name. The
modified file names, allow them to be run. Open Windows Explorer to
C:\EmergencyUtil and double click the application you need. The next
revision will allow you to browse for the folder you want to place the
backups in.

Additionally, see the Win XP Utilities section for Startup Programs Tracker.
This small utility scans your system for startup programs and running
processes. It also allows you to create a log file that can be copied and
pasted into a newsgroup post. The contents of the program window are also
copied to the Windows Clipboard, automatically.
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Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows XP/ Windows Smart Display
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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"M. Shachar" > wrote in message
...
> I cannot see my task manager. <CTL><DEL><ALT> will cause
> it to appear for a second and then it will be minimized
> in the task bar. When I point the mouse on its icon, it
> disappears completely. HELP!!!!