Ctrl + Alt + Del Not Working

my ctrl + alt + del wont work, even when i right click on taskbar at the bottom and click task manager it wont work. is it a virus? and how can i fix it?

 

Do you have XP Pro? If so, a tweaker may have changed policy, or someone may have set a policy:

Run:
gpedit.msc

Find:
User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Start Menu and Taskbar.
"Remove access to the context menus for the taskbar "

or

Admin Templates, System, Ctrl+Alt+Del Options.
"Remove Task Manager ".

 

when i click administrative templates, the loading sand timer comes up and stays that way and the window wont close.
and yes im on pro

 

It is normal for it to take quite a while to gather all the information from the registry.

It's possible you didn't wait long enough. It takes mine maybe 2-3 minutes, depending how many policies are defined.

I'm not totally discounting the virus idea---just suggesting the most likely solution first.

If no virus shows up, either, you may want to go to a repair installation, especially if the policies are inaccessible for some reason.

 

ok, ie dont those 2 but the task manager still wont load up.
i disabled the remove... one

and i deisabled the other one, but still nothing