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did you try pressing <br />
ctrl + shift + Esc<br />
this will bring you windows task manager so that you can close applications
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did you try pressing
ctrl + shift + Esc
this will bring you windows task manager so that you can close applications

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Have you tried logging in as someone else and trying the task manager? I used to get this problem in NT4.0 and it was generally related to the profile. <br />
You didn't say who you were logged in as, but if you're not already, log in as local admin and if the task manager looks OK, rename the user's profile in Documents and Settings and log them in again.
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Have you tried logging in as someone else and trying the task manager? I used to get this problem in NT4.0 and it was generally related to the profile.
You didn't say who you were logged in as, but if you're not already, log in as local admin and if the task manager looks OK, rename the user's profile in Documents and Settings and log them in again.

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Man, I wasted my time on several occasions with that problem.
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Man, I wasted my time on several occasions with that problem.

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Wow -- that was really dumb. &nbsp;But that's so much for your 100% correct solution! =)
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Wow -- that was really dumb.  But that's so much for your 100% correct solution! =)

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I'm running Windows 2000. &nbsp;Services packs are relatively up to date, current as of September.<br />
When I open up the task manager (ctrl-alt-delete) I get the task manager window without any regular<br />
window tabs. &nbsp;For example, there is no minimize or maximize button, no file menu, and no tabs for for<br />
examining processes or the system resources. &nbsp;Only the panel for the currently-running programs is being drawn.<br />
This of course prevents me from closing any tasks/processes since this pane is not displayed.<br />
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Any ideas about what the problem is and how to solve it? &nbsp;Thanks.
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I'm running Windows 2000.  Services packs are relatively up to date, current as of September.
When I open up the task manager (ctrl-alt-delete) I get the task manager window without any regular
window tabs.  For example, there is no minimize or maximize button, no file menu, and no tabs for for
examining processes or the system resources.  Only the panel for the currently-running programs is being drawn.
This of course prevents me from closing any tasks/processes since this pane is not displayed.

Any ideas about what the problem is and how to solve it?  Thanks.

Error in Task Manager

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.