My PC has been acting odd once and a while. Its seems when ever I am not on my PC it locks up and grays out the username and password so I can't log in once and a while, so I restart it and everything seems ok. What also I find odd is that I can't use the Ctrl+Alt+Del processor now and when I do the ctrl alt del it shows a message box showing its been disabled by the admin and my dad hasn't even touched my PC all week from what he said or even went in admin mode for a long time.

Windows XP. (3-4 years now since I had this PC, My dad made the PC.)

format the sucker & then it should be all set.

Sounds like something is wrong. check your user permissions, maybe you got changed from admin to user. you could of also got a bug that messed with some registry setting that blocks out access to certain things.

I could be wrong but as far as I know there is'nt a way to disable alt+ctrl+del through the registry, it would have to be done through a running program that captures the keyboard focus. My hypothesis would be that it is a virus or spyware, unless someone has recently installed some new kind of security software or anti-virus deal that is doing it.

I agree that a format will fix it, I don't know what this particular machine's software environment is like, but most people have so much garbage installed and running at startup it's near impossible to distinguish friend from foe among all the clutter, it's easier just to wipe and then put back only what you want. It should be alright for a time until someone repeats the action that caused it.

If you don't already have it, grab a copy of http://www.ccleaner.com/ and use its diagnostics to see what is happening and shut off what you don't want.

Alternately, you can go to the START button and select RUN and type in MSCONFIG to bring up a box that will allow custom start ups, but I recommend CCLEANER first.

try this

start>run>
and copy this exact line and paste it in

Code:

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

and enter that, thats basically a batch command that makes changes to the registry, it's basically setting disabletaskmgr to "0", which should give your taskmgr back.

Thanks Jack Rammsdell!

I will try the cleaner and see if it helps, and I'll let you guys know any more updates.

It could be Spyware, since some of that crappy freeware apps get yea..

I will also check the system info area that shows what apps start up when windows start. Thats sometimes a good hiding place I believe.

My PC has been acting odd once and a while. Its seems when ever I am not on my PC it locks up and grays out the username and password so I can't log in once and a while, so I restart it and everything seems ok. What also I find odd is that I can't use the Ctrl+Alt+Del processor now and when I do the ctrl alt del it shows a message box showing its been disabled by the admin and my dad hasn't even touched my PC all week from what he said or even went in admin mode for a long time.

Windows XP. (3-4 years now since I had this PC, My dad made the PC.)

format the sucker & then it should be all set.

Sounds like something is wrong. check your user permissions, maybe you got changed from admin to user. you could of also got a bug that messed with some registry setting that blocks out access to certain things.

I could be wrong but as far as I know there is'nt a way to disable alt+ctrl+del through the registry, it would have to be done through a running program that captures the keyboard focus. My hypothesis would be that it is a virus or spyware, unless someone has recently installed some new kind of security software or anti-virus deal that is doing it.

I agree that a format will fix it, I don't know what this particular machine's software environment is like, but most people have so much garbage installed and running at startup it's near impossible to distinguish friend from foe among all the clutter, it's easier just to wipe and then put back only what you want. It should be alright for a time until someone repeats the action that caused it.

If you don't already have it, grab a copy of http://www.ccleaner.com/ and use its diagnostics to see what is happening and shut off what you don't want.

Alternately, you can go to the START button and select RUN and type in MSCONFIG to bring up a box that will allow custom start ups, but I recommend CCLEANER first.

try this

start>run>
and copy this exact line and paste it in

Code:

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

and enter that, thats basically a batch command that makes changes to the registry, it's basically setting disabletaskmgr to "0", which should give your taskmgr back.

Thanks Jack Rammsdell!

I will try the cleaner and see if it helps, and I'll let you guys know any more updates.

It could be Spyware, since some of that crappy freeware apps get yea..

I will also check the system info area that shows what apps start up when windows start. Thats sometimes a good hiding place I believe.