KCD,
Then some program or trojan is changing the value automatically.
Run these malware cleaners:
1. Ad-Aware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com
2. SpyBot S&D
http://www.safer-networking.org
3. CWShredder
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract..._download.html
Update 1 & 2 before running a scan.
Clean-up Windows Startup:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/startup.htm
Then, run a full system virus scan with fully updated definitions. Try Trend
Micro's Sysclean package (free), it's capable of eliminating keyloggers,
trojans etc.
Generic Trojan / Adware Infestation Removal Procedure:
http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
Free Online Virus Scanners and Security Tests:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/scanners.htm
Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator:
http://www.winhelponline.com/Taskmanager_error.htm
--
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
Windows XP Troubleshooting
http://www.winhelponline.com
"kcdoyle" <kcdoyle@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:531C6D3F-F9A3-483A-915B-BC1FF32E75C7@microsoft.com...
> Okay Board..I'm going nuts...the Cox Cable guy changed my regedit.exe to
> try
> and keep the little rascals from messing up the computer and now my
> taskbar
> has been disabled, evertime I go to regedit to try and fix (using various
> fixes I have found on the net) and finally get it fixed..it defaults back
> to
> the bad way on reboot. HELP I have done this fix and many others:
>
> REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\System /v
> DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
>
> Thanks for the input
>
> KCD
