taskmanager probs

when i start taskmanager or regedit they close instantly, anyone know why it would do that?

 

What are you logged in as? Administrator?

 

And do you see the same behavior if you do
start~run~taskmgr
start~run~regedt32 or start~run~regedit

Also, and especially if this is new behavior, good idea to go to one of the online AV scan sites and run a scan from there. Housecall is a good one as is Panda.

There are several viri around now that will cause this and they also will disable your onboard AV software or make it unreliable.

 

Newt makes a good point. I experienced the same problem that you're now having last week. In trying to resolve it I discovered that my system was infected with the Yaha virus. Have a look at the following threads for further discussions on this virus.

Possible Virus ????

System Restore Help

HTH