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Friday, September 23, 2011

Task Manager

You can use the task manager in Windows to start and end programs, view the processes that are running, and check on the performance of your computer. Without the use of your task manager, you are in the dark about what is going on with your computer. So task manager errors should be remedied immediately.


Task Manager Has Been Disabled By Your Administrator


One common task manager error that you might see says that the utility has been disabled by the administrator. If you are the administrator, and you know that you did not disable the task manager, then there definitely is a problem that needs to be resolved.

Oftentimes, when you see this error message it is because a virus or spyware program is operating on your system. It disables your task manager so that you cannot view or end the process. To correct this problem, go to your "Start" menu and then select "Run." Enter "Regedit.exe" (without the quotes). This will bring up a list of your registry editor. Click the plus sign for "HKEY_CURRENT_USER," then "Software" and, after that, follow the following path "Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies\ System." You'll see "DisableTaskMgr" in the right pane. Delete it to re-enable your task manager.


Can't See the Top Bar


If you open your task manager and notice that for some reason you cannot see your top menu bar, this also might be a spyware attack. The surreptitious program doesn't want you to be able to tab over to processes and see that it is running in the background.

No need to panic---there is a quick and easy fix to this problem of not being able to see the top area of your task manager. Click the area where the bar should be. It should reappear instantly.

Do a Virus Scan


Whenever you start to mysteriously have problems with your task manager, there's a good chance that your computer system has been compromised by spyware or a virus. So the first thing you should do at the sign of task manager errors is to do a virus scan. Use a highly rated virus scanning program, such as McAfee, Norton, Panda Online or AVG. Allow the program to delete and quarantine any suspicious programs on your computer. If you don't already have one, you should always have a secure firewall installed on your system to avoid these problems.

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