Od3n (dot) Info » group policy editor http://od3n.info Computer, Technology and Internet Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:27:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 [How To Recover] Task Manager Has Been Disabled By Your Administrator http://od3n.info/how-to/how-to-recover-task-manager-has-been-disabled-by-your-administrator/ http://od3n.info/how-to/how-to-recover-task-manager-has-been-disabled-by-your-administrator/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:23:26 +0000 od3n http://www.od3n.net/en/task-manager-has-been-disabled-by-your-administrator/ Continue reading →]]> Muhammad Rizwan asks that whenever he tries to open the task manager, he is encountered by the following error : “Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator”

Here is solution from the Microsoft article about enabling the task manager :

Enabling Task Manager from Group Policy Editor
1. Go to “Start” -> “Run” -> Write [sourcecode language='html']Gpedit.msc[/sourcecode] and press on “Enter” button.
2. Navigate to “User Configuration” -> “Administrative Templates” -> “System” -> “Ctrl+Alt+Del Options”
3. In the right side of the screen verity that “Remove Task Manager”” option set to “Disable” or “Not Configured”.
4. Close “Gpedit.msc” MMC.
5. Go to “Start” -> “Run” -> Write [sourcecode language='html']gpupdate /force[/sourcecode] and press on “Enter” button.

Enabling Task Manager from Registry Editor
1. Go to “Start” -> “Run” -> Write [sourcecode language='html']regedit[/sourcecode] and press on “Enter” button.
Warning: Modifying your registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.
Always backup your files before doing this registry hack.
2. Navigate to the following registry keys and verity that following settings set to default :
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[sourcecode language='html'][HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem]“DisableTaskMgr”=dword:00000000
[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionGroupPolicyObjectsLocalUserSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem]“DisableTaskMgr”=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionpoliciessystem]“DisableTaskMgr”=dword:00000000
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsNTCurrentVersionWinlogon]“DisableCAD”=dword:00000000[/sourcecode]
3. Reboot the computer.

For your convenience, I have created a registry file. Just download, double click it and add the info to your registry. The task manager will be enabled. Post your experiences please.

Download the registry file here

Enabling Task Manager from the Run Menu

Abdullah mailed me this solution. Go to Start –> Run and copy and paste the following and press OK.

[sourcecode language='html']REG add HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f[/sourcecode]

]]> http://od3n.info/how-to/how-to-recover-task-manager-has-been-disabled-by-your-administrator/feed/ 6 [How To Recover] Registry Editing Has Been Disabled By Your Administrator http://od3n.info/how-to/how-to-recover-registry-editing-has-been-disabled-by-your-administrator/ http://od3n.info/how-to/how-to-recover-registry-editing-has-been-disabled-by-your-administrator/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:08:48 +0000 od3n http://www.od3n.net/en/registry-editing-has-been-disabled-by-your-administrator/ Continue reading →]]> Today a friend of mine asked that his registry editor had been disabled accidently and now how should he enable it back again. Here are two ways to enable the registry editing in Windows.

1- From Group Policy Editor

Go to Run –> gpedit.msc

In the left hand menu, go to User Config –> Administrative Templated –> System.

Now In the right hand pane, select “Prevent access to registry editing tools”. It will probably be not configured or enabled. If it’s enabled, disable it and if it’s not configured, first enable it, apply settings and then disable it. Most probably the settings have been applied instantly. If not, then run gpupdate in command prompt to apply the group policies.

2- From the Run Menu

I got this tweak while surfing the internet. Go to Start –> Run, copy and paste the follow in the Run box and press OK.

[sourcecode language='cpp']REG add HKCUSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciesSystem /v DisableRegistryTools /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f[/sourcecode]

The effects are usually instant. If not then you should see the results after restarting your computer.

Please tell us your experiences on this tweak.

]]> http://od3n.info/how-to/how-to-recover-registry-editing-has-been-disabled-by-your-administrator/feed/ 6 [How To Repair] Folder Options Missing In Windows XP http://od3n.info/how-to/how-to-repair-folder-options-missing-in-windows-xp/ http://od3n.info/how-to/how-to-repair-folder-options-missing-in-windows-xp/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:58:48 +0000 od3n http://www.od3n.net/en/folder-options-missing-in-windows-xp/ Continue reading →]]> After a virus attack in one of my client machines, the folder options from the windows explorer was missing and we were unable to show all the files including the hidden ones. So here’s what I did to restore it back:

Go to Run –>gpedit.msc
User Configuration –> Administrative Templates –> Windows Components –> Windows Explorer
Enable and then Disable “Removes Folder Options menu from Tools menu“
Close all windows explorer windows and then open again.. most probably your folder options is back :-)

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