Task manager won't open

pm.

when i ctrl alt delete the task managers option wont open its not even black like the rest of the options any ideas why ?

Daemonic

Sounds like the account you're logged in with isn't in the Administrator group on the pc. Are there other users on the pc?

pm.

Daemonic wrote:

Sounds like the account you're logged in with isn't in the Administrator group on the pc. Are there other users on the pc?

no just me

Ginger

Try CTRL+SHIFT+ESC this usually brings up task manager.

What version of windows are you using?

pm.

Ginger wrote:

Try CTRL+SHIFT+ESC this usually brings up task manager.

What version of windows are you using?

hi ginger thanks for your help, im using xp when i try ctrl shift esc it says task manager has been disabled by tour administrator

Spud83

Try Start -> Run -> Type taskmgr -> OK

or

My Computer -> C:\ -> Windows -> System32 -> tskmgr.exe

Ginger

pm. wrote:

hi ginger thanks for your help, im using xp when i try ctrl shift esc it says task manager has been disabled by tour administrator

Is this your own pc or a managed PC such as work/school/college?

Or have you recently played with GPEDIT? or SECEDIT?

pm.

Ginger wrote:

Is this your own pc or a managed PC such as work/school/college?

Or have you recently played with GPEDIT? or SECEDIT?

its my own pc and i have no idea what gpedit is.

Ginger

Are you a member of the local admins group

If you do the following

Right click on My Computer
Click Manage
Select Users And Groups
Click Groups
Double Click Administrators
See if the person you log in is there

As you dont know what gpedit is (policy editor that allows you to see certain configs for users etc) did you use another tool to modify your windows configuration to say turn off certain features etc?

anthony4335

Try running siw.exe you will need to download it but it should do everything task manager will do and more.

pm.

Ginger wrote:

Are you a member of the local admins group

If you do the following

Right click on My Computer
Click Manage
Select Users And Groups
Click Groups
Double Click Administrators
See if the person you log in is there

As you dont know what gpedit is (policy editor that allows you to see certain configs for users etc) did you use another tool to modify your windows configuration to say turn off certain features etc?

ok ginger i did that and it has my name and my wifes name and an administrator but when i start my pc only my name comes up, i dont think ive used another tool to modify windows.