Cannot start cmd, regedit, task manager

Pascal10 · 05-26-2008, 04:41 PM

Hi I have a pentium(R) 4 cpu 2.66GHZ, 1GB Ram, XP, SP2.

I cannot seem to start CMD, or Regedit. I get a popup 'Another program is currently using it'

Also, I cannot launch task manager when I right click on my mouse from the task bar.

I tried doing a system restore to 3 weeks ago and I still have the same problem.

Also , it appears that my PC is running very slow, sometimes it freezes, sometimes it take a long time to reboot,

I have NOD32 and I ran a spybot and ran a fix and repair. Still have the same problems.

Can you please help ? Thank you.

TheEmperor · 05-28-2008, 07:58 AM

I'm sure this forum has a procedure for MalWare cleaning, go through it to make sure your system is clean.
This: IMPORTANT - Read This Before Posting For Malware Removal Help Is probably a good place to start.
Once you have a clean system if you still can't open Task Manager and Regedit you can follow these steps here: http://www.techemperor.com/2008/01/2...gistry-editor/ to re-enable them. Generally the malware cleanup fixes it though.

05-26-2008, 04:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pascal10 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2 OS: XP, SP2	Cannot start cmd, regedit, task manager Hi I have a pentium(R) 4 cpu 2.66GHZ, 1GB Ram, XP, SP2. I cannot seem to start CMD, or Regedit. I get a popup 'Another program is currently using it' Also, I cannot launch task manager when I right click on my mouse from the task bar. I tried doing a system restore to 3 weeks ago and I still have the same problem. Also , it appears that my PC is running very slow, sometimes it freezes, sometimes it take a long time to reboot, I have NOD32 and I ran a spybot and ran a fix and repair. Still have the same problems. Can you please help ? Thank you.

05-28-2008, 07:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheEmperor Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 38 OS: Windows XP SP2	Re: Cannot start cmd, regedit, task manager I'm sure this forum has a procedure for MalWare cleaning, go through it to make sure your system is clean. This: IMPORTANT - Read This Before Posting For Malware Removal Help Is probably a good place to start. Once you have a clean system if you still can't open Task Manager and Regedit you can follow these steps here: http://www.techemperor.com/2008/01/2...gistry-editor/ to re-enable them. Generally the malware cleanup fixes it though. __________________ For Technology Tips, Tricks, and Help check out Techemperor.com