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From: Andrew on 3 Jan 2006 10:55 when i do ctrl-alt-delete nothing happens when i type in taskmgr.exe in command prompt it says "Another program is using this file" when i do a search for taskmgr.exe it does not exist when i type regedit in command prompt a black dos screen appears and quickly dissapears and nothing else happens but when i do a search for regedit.exe it finds and when i click on it regedit appears are these 2 instances related in any way? how can i restore taskmgr.exe computer seems to be working fine - win xp any help appreciated andrew
From: relic on 3 Jan 2006 11:03 Andrew wrote: > when i do ctrl-alt-delete nothing happens > when i type in taskmgr.exe in command prompt it says "Another program > is using this file" > when i do a search for taskmgr.exe it does not exist > > when i type regedit in command prompt a black dos screen appears and > quickly dissapears and nothing else happens > but when i do a search for regedit.exe it finds and when i click on it > regedit appears > > are these 2 instances related in any way? > > how can i restore taskmgr.exe > > computer seems to be working fine - win xp > > any help appreciated There's an old virus that disables Taskmanager, Registeredit, and msconfig. I'd say you're probably infected. -- They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken.
From: John Holmes on 3 Jan 2006 11:37 Andrew wrote: > when i do ctrl-alt-delete nothing happens > when i type in taskmgr.exe in command prompt it says "Another program > is using this file" > when i do a search for taskmgr.exe it does not exist > > when i type regedit in command prompt a black dos screen appears and > quickly dissapears and nothing else happens > but when i do a search for regedit.exe it finds and when i click on it > regedit appears > > are these 2 instances related in any way? > > how can i restore taskmgr.exe > > computer seems to be working fine - win xp > > any help appreciated > > andrew Relic was right. Your system is infected with a virus. Try to copy regedit.exe to regedit.com (copy, not rename), run regedit.com and inspect your startup keys/values from there. -- Your mother was a dishonest truck driver who wrote trashy novels in fast food restaurants.
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