"task manager has been disabled by the administrator" messege being displayed when ctrl alt del is pressed

1-----(a)Click Start > Run and type Regedit.exe

Open

HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Microsoft > Windows > CurrentVersion > Policies > System

(b) or direct-Start>Run

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

IN THE RIGHT FRAME, delete the value which named to "DisableTaskMgr"

Close the window.

Restart your system.

32--------or download

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

Run and add it to registry.

There is one more way to solve this error, which I have done sucessfully. It is due to some kind of virus/ trojan activity which normally disables the task manager

To Enable the Disabled Task Manager on your system

Press window key+r to show run prompt

Follow the following steps

1.Enter gpedit.msc in the run prompt and click OK

2.In the Group Policy settings window

3.Select User Configuration

4.Select Administrative Templates

5.Select System

6.Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options

7.Select Remove Task Manager

8.Double-click the Remove Task Manager option’.

9.Set the property of this item as disabled.

I hope your problem would be solved

If you're the administrator, this is bad news. It could mean your computer has been infected with spyware that blocks the use of ctrl-alt-delete , I had this problem last week. If messages pop up telling you to download software, DO NOT DO IT. It's almost certainly the spyware wanting you to download its software so it can steal your passwords etc.

Your best bet is to download Spybot: Search and Destroy. This program finds the threats on your computer and eliminates them.

Good luck, and be careful, some of these viruses redirect your url to a seperate site, so that when you think you're downloading a useful program, you're actually just downloading more spyware. I'd suggest to check on another computer, if possible, to see if the site has the same layout before you go ahead with downloading anything.

There is an administrator account on your machine, either set up by someone else, or at the factory, and the account you are using is not allowed to use the task manager. You can usually log on as administrator and change the settings for your other account, but you will need the administrator account password. If you bought the computer from someone else, see if they have it, if it came like that, then call the manufacturer. Worst case, you might have to back up all of your stuff, format, and reload windows.

Open a new Notepad instance and copy-paste this:

(not the dotted lines, OK?)

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

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

"DisableTaskMgr"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system\]

"DisableTaskMgr"=dword:00000000

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Save that as TASKMON.REG

Double click and "merge" in registry

t4ke c4re

Edit: Damn! Yahoo needs a new vbulletin upgrade this portion of the path is missing due to Yahoo restrictions it is this here, anyway:

Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]

Virus Virus Virus.......

Format ur C-drive.... Task manager will be enabled. Don't forget to install Anti-virus later!

Please click on this link http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/taskman... and run the regstry entry. Then try to open the the Taskmanager.

due to infections of virus...