Task Manager Disabled Problem in Windows XP
06 June 2009It is due to some kind of virus/ trojan activity which normally disables the task manager.Now due to this problem when ever the user press alt+ctrl+del to launch windows task manager it gives an error saying “Task Manager is being disabled by your administrator”. 1. Press window key+r to show run prompt 2. Follow the following steps For Those who use Windows XP Home Edition can use the registry to enable Task Manager 1. open start --> run and type regedit 2. Navigate to the following path: Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System 3. You will find a registry key with name DisableTaskMgr of type: REG_DWORD 4. Double click the key with and set the Value to 0 5. Exit the registry and restart to see the effect.
Solution: To Enable the Disabled Task Manager on your system
Enter gpedit.msc in the run prompt and click OK
In the Group Policy settings window
>Select User Configuration
>Select Administrative Templates
>Select System
>Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options
>Select Remove Task Manager
>Double-click the Remove Task Manager option’.
>Set the property of this item as disabled.