win2k task manager problem.. help!

LoLth · 13-12-2002 3:00pm #1

A bit of a strange problem.

A fresh install of windows2000 on to a blank HD.
All works lovely and nice BUT:

Ctrl-alt-del: does nothing when you select task manager
Start> Run> tskmgr.exe = no joy
ctrl-shift-esc = nope

no error message, nothing. It just sits there and does nothing. not even HD access.

any ideas?

ps. double clicking on the task manager exe does nothing either. Hourglass for 1 second then back to normal.

LoLth · 13-12-2002 3:00pm

forgot to mention. It is win2k SP3.

TacT · 16-12-2002 8:49pm

make sure that you have a registry entry such as this set up accordingly, someone could have fiddled with it perhaps?

Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
Name: DisableTaskMgr
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 0=Disablethis key, that is Don't Disable, Enable TaskManager

LoLth · 17-12-2002 10:38am

thanks for the reply.

but,

there is no registry entry for task manager in there

or is this a completely new entry I should put in? If it is supposed to be there already, someone could have deleted it I suppose.

dahamsta · 17-12-2002 10:55am

Put it in, see what happens.

adam

TacT · 17-12-2002 8:33pm

as dahamsta said, make it

without that reg key you don't get task manager

ando · 17-12-2002 8:45pm

did you install 2000 with a OS cd or a Restore CD?

LoLth · 18-12-2002 9:46am

used an OS CD.

(it was a fresh build and install)

TacT · 18-12-2002 3:34pm

I take it the reg key didn't do the trick then?

win2k task manager problem.. help!

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