Regedit and Task Manager has been restricted due to virus and even though the virus has been deleted, the restrictions are still present and it's really annoying that you cannot access Task Manager (CRTL+ALT+Del) and Regedit.
First, You have to Scan your PC with your Anti virus and reboot, After reboot, You may now apply the following.
For Regedit.
Start > Run and type the following exactly between and without the
Quotes ("")
"REG DELETE
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v
DisableRegistryTools"
and/or
"REG DELETE
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v
DisableRegistryTools"
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For the Task Manager
For Windows XP Pro, use Group Policy Editor (Start > Run > gpedit.msc)
then navigate to:
User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components >
System > Ctrl+Alt+Del Options. Set "Remove Task Manager" as Not
Configured.
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For XP Home or Pro, use the Registry editor (Start > Run > regedit.exe)
Navigate to the following sub key:
[HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
and/or
[HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Name: DisableTaskMgr
Type: DWORD
Value: 0 - Unrestricted; 1 - Restricted
Or in the right-hand pane, delete "DisableTaskMgr".
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An automated fix for XP Home or Pro,
Download and merge the following file from this site.
http://www.lprf.ca/files/tsk.mngr.dsbld.reg
Download "tsk.mngr.dsbld.reg" to your desktop. Right click
"tsk.mngr.dsbld.reg" to select Merge.
If you want to view the contents of the file, simply right-click
"tsk.mngr.dsbld.reg" to select Edit.
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