Getting the deactivated Task Manager back to work 4 Windows XP

You have logged into a user account with administrator rights. However, if you try to open the Task Manager using [CTRL]+[ALT]+[Del], you get the message "The Task Manager has been disabled by the Administrator".

If you are using Windows XP Professional, open the Group Policy Editor with ‘Start | Run’, type ‘gpedit. msc’ and click ‘OK’. Open ‘Administrative Templates | System | Ctrl + Alt + Del Options’ under ‘User Configuration’ on the left side of the window. Now doubleclick ‘Remove Task Manager’ in the right hand side of the window and adjust the setting to ‘Disabled’. With Windows XP Home, you will need to open the registry editor and navigate to the ‘HKEY _CURRENT_USER\ Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Policies\System’ key. Now open the ‘DisableTaskMgr’ entry by double-clicking in the right side of the window. Change its ‘Value’ to ‘0’ and confirm the same with ‘OK’. Note: After this action, run an up-todate virus scanner and antispyware tool to scan your system for malicious software without fail, because the Task Manager can also be deactivated for the administrator due to viruses or other pests trying to hide themselves.