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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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