Task Manager Help

stpidhoser · 10-09-04, 12:42 AM

Every time I right click on the taskbar to get to Task Manger, it takes 2 times for it to show up. But then it immediately disappears into the tray icon at the bottom. And when I try to go click on it, it disappears also as soon as I roll across it. Does anyone have a fix or any ideas?

duck · 10-13-04, 02:04 AM

What happens if you CTRL-ALT-Del and select the task manager option? How long has your PC been up and running, and what OS is it?

stpidhoser · 10-13-04, 02:11 PM

Nothing happens even when I do CTL ALT DEL. It's a Dell Inspiron 1100 running since Xmas 2003 with XP Pro

90coupe · 10-13-04, 02:51 PM

Couple of Google hits I found with a quick search

first
second

There are other ways of accessing Task Manager and I would be curious to see the outcome. You can also hit Ctrl+Shift+Esc or go to Run and type "taskmgr.exe"

stpidhoser · 10-14-04, 03:55 AM

As of when I left the house this morning, I was running FreeScan by McAffee and it hadn't found anything through 6000 files. So I'm hoping when I get home, something is there for me to delete because I'm hating not being able to access Task Manager.

stpidhoser · 10-14-04, 06:10 AM

It's still messed up quite bad. I can actually open it for like 3 seconds now. I manually deleted some files, but I really want this to work.

MikeD · 10-14-04, 06:44 AM

Hmm I've a slight clue but not sure right now. I suggest that you update your virus definitions and run a full virus scan or run an online virus scan.
When you open System Configuration Utility [MSCONFIG], Registry Editor or Task Manager, they flash for a second and quit. This symptom is caused by Viruse(s). These three are important system utilities which the viruses target. A quick workaround is to rename the files and run them. Extracting new copies of these files with the same name will not help.

Steps to be performed:

1. Rename Taskmgr.exe and run it. Try to terminate NETSTATT.EXE. Or, acquire Process Explorer and terminate the running process NETSTATT.EXE. XP Pro users can use Taskkill. Type Taskkill /? at Command Prompt for more details to terminate a process.

Note: Make sure that you rename them to a completely different name (so that the filename does not contain the string "Task", "Regedit", "MSConfig".

2. Acquire Hijack This and run a scan. Fix NETSTATT.EXE entries from Startup (Caution: It may load from 2 or more locations).
The startup entry title might be misleading (as if it is related to Yahoo Messenger, but not actually). Delete all occurrences of NETSTATT.EXE using HijackThis.
XP Pro users can get the Tasks list by running the command Tasklist /M >C:\Tasks.txt and then open C:\Tasks.txt in NotePad to inspect the contents.

3. Temporarily you can use ProcExp instead of task manager. With this program you can even kill some processes that are dubious.

Do you know what I mean? Mike

stpidhoser · 10-14-04, 07:37 AM

Thanks all for your help. After reading the 2nd link 90coupe posted, and MikeD's info, I have been able to get it working again. Now come the loud "Whew!"

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stpidhoser Hello, *here! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hershey, PA Posts: 903 Car 1: 2000 Ford Taurus SE Car 2: Secret Project iTrader: (0)	Task Manager Help Every time I right click on the taskbar to get to Task Manger, it takes 2 times for it to show up. But then it immediately disappears into the tray icon at the bottom. And when I try to go click on it, it disappears also as soon as I roll across it. Does anyone have a fix or any ideas?

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10-13-04, 02:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
stpidhoser Hello, *here! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hershey, PA Posts: 903 Car 1: 2000 Ford Taurus SE Car 2: Secret Project iTrader: (0)	Nothing happens even when I do CTL ALT DEL. It's a Dell Inspiron 1100 running since Xmas 2003 with XP Pro

10-13-04, 02:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
90coupe Legend **ner Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Federal Way, WA Posts: 126 Car 1: 2001 Audi A4 iTrader: (0)	Couple of Google hits I found with a quick search first second There are other ways of accessing Task Manager and I would be curious to see the outcome. You can also hit Ctrl+Shift+Esc or go to Run and type "taskmgr.exe"

10-14-04, 03:55 AM	#5 (permalink)
stpidhoser Hello, *here! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hershey, PA Posts: 903 Car 1: 2000 Ford Taurus SE Car 2: Secret Project iTrader: (0)	As of when I left the house this morning, I was running FreeScan by McAffee and it hadn't found anything through 6000 files. So I'm hoping when I get home, something is there for me to delete because I'm hating not being able to access Task Manager.

10-14-04, 06:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
stpidhoser Hello, *here! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hershey, PA Posts: 903 Car 1: 2000 Ford Taurus SE Car 2: Secret Project iTrader: (0)	It's still messed up quite bad. I can actually open it for like 3 seconds now. I manually deleted some files, but I really want this to work.

10-14-04, 06:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
MikeD EDM Honda Legend Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cologne / Germany Posts: 4,178 iTrader: (0)	Hmm I've a slight clue but not sure right now. I suggest that you update your virus definitions and run a full virus scan or run an online virus scan. When you open System Configuration Utility [MSCONFIG], Registry Editor or Task Manager, they flash for a second and quit. This symptom is caused by Viruse(s). These three are important system utilities which the viruses target. A quick workaround is to rename the files and run them. Extracting new copies of these files with the same name will not help. Steps to be performed: 1. Rename Taskmgr.exe and run it. Try to terminate NETSTATT.EXE. Or, acquire Process Explorer and terminate the running process NETSTATT.EXE. XP Pro users can use Taskkill. Type Taskkill /? at Command Prompt for more details to terminate a process. Note: Make sure that you rename them to a completely different name (so that the filename does not contain the string "Task", "Regedit", "MSConfig". 2. Acquire Hijack This and run a scan. Fix NETSTATT.EXE entries from Startup (Caution: It may load from 2 or more locations). The startup entry title might be misleading (as if it is related to Yahoo Messenger, but not actually). Delete all occurrences of NETSTATT.EXE using HijackThis. XP Pro users can get the Tasks list by running the command Tasklist /M >C:\Tasks.txt and then open C:\Tasks.txt in NotePad to inspect the contents. 3. Temporarily you can use ProcExp instead of task manager. With this program you can even kill some processes that are dubious. Do you know what I mean? Mike

10-14-04, 07:37 AM	#8 (permalink)
stpidhoser Hello, *here! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hershey, PA Posts: 903 Car 1: 2000 Ford Taurus SE Car 2: Secret Project iTrader: (0)	Thanks all for your help. After reading the 2nd link 90coupe posted, and MikeD's info, I have been able to get it working again. Now come the loud "Whew!"

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