xp pro admin rights

[adl6009]

I am logged as as the admin and windows xp pro will not let me access Task Manager. When I c-alt-del the error window reads TASK MANAGER: Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator. When I try to access via the taskbar the task manager option is not available.
How do I enable access to task manager?

Thanks.

[bruceb]

Is this a work computer ? ? If so, your LAN admins have disabled it and we can not help you bypass LAN enforced or desired security.

[adl6009]

It is my daughters computer. And there are no other users on the computer. My daughter is the only user, with admin rights.

[bruceb]

OK ... Do you know how to use Regedit ? ? ?

If so follow these steps:

Start, Run, Regedit ... navigate to the key below:


Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER

Key: Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies \System

Name: DisableTaskMgr

Type: REG_DWORD

Value: 1=Enablethis key, that is DISABLE TaskManager

Value: 0=Disablethis key, that is Don't Disable, Enable TaskManager

Note: You can also try to fix it with GPEDIT since you have XP PRO .. see below:

As part of the enhanced management available in Windows 2000 and Windows XP, rather than risking a registry change, as an administrator you can enable or disable Windows 2000 Pro or Windows XP Pro's TaskManager using Group Policy Editor. This can be applied to the local policy. Note: if you are trying to override your organizations group policy, you can't. As soon as you re-authenticate to the domain, the domain or OU Group Policy will rewrite the registry setting. But if the TaskManager was accidently disabled or you need to control this item for a set of standalone boxes this is for you:

* Click Start
* Click Run
* Enter gpedit.msc in the Open box and click OK
* In the Group Policy settings window
o Select User Configuration
o Select Administrative Templates
o Select System
o Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options
o Select Remove Task Manager
o Double-click the Remove Task Manager option

And as I mentioned above, since the policy is Remove Task Manager, by disabling the policy, you are enabling the Task Manager.

[bruceb]

Note: It is also very possible the computer has picked up a Virus or Trojan ... A lot of them will disable Task Manager so the user can not shut the problem program down. If you try the above and it redisables Task Manager, then you need to run some virus scans.

[adl6009]

Thank you!!

I used the group policy editor.

Thanks again.