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task manager vanished!

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by bg9208, 2006/01/27.

  1. 2006/01/27
    bg9208

    bg9208 Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi, I have a problem recently developed with my PC running Win XP. Seems to be running slowly but Spybot, Adaware and AVG don't show any virus or Trojan. Mainly, Task manager doesn't run ( ctrl,alt,del does nothing) and when I type regedit in the 'run' box, it flashes the regedit window on screen then off again. Don't know if it's part of the problem but, a 'preftech' file seems to appear in various places but it is impossible to delete it or establish it's contents. Any suggestions appreciated.
     
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  2. 2006/01/27
    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    What happens if you try to run MSCONFIG from Start->Run?

    If it opens and closes too, you have a virus.

    Problems Related to Variant of the W32.Klez Worm Virus Infection
    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;326833&Product=winxp

    SYMPTOMS

    When you run Windows XP or Windows-based programs, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms:

    Windows XP and Windows-based programs run very slowly.
    Documents do not open properly, or when they open, they do not contain all the correct information.

    You cannot start Windows Task Manager.



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  4. 2006/01/28
    bg9208

    bg9208 Inactive Thread Starter

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    lost task manager

    Thanks for your reply Steve. I ran Symantec's w32.klez killer but it said that the system was clean.
    I managed to get rid of Prefetch by running regedit in safe mode and now I can get into taskmanager but nothing looks amiss - to an amateur.
    Another, possibly related problem is that when I'm online, logged on to a quiet website (no banners,pop ups etc) like Google, my PC still shows quite frantic line activity.
     
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  6. 2006/01/29
    MrBill

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    Do you have a Firewall installed? Not the one in XP but one that works both Incoming and Outgoing?
     
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