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Not sure if n e one here can give me an insight, but I have a XP home edition and when i press CntL/Alt/Del button i get just the body of the window, with the services listing, and not the whole window. It doesn't show the tabs.

so i can't click on the Application tab or n e thing like that.

is there a way i can do a paste on the copy of image on this forum, so people can see wut i am talkin' 'bout.

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reported an XP Task Manager that showed the inner list but not the tabs/title area; , and helped diagnose it and confirmed the problem was fixed in the thread. Because copying a fresh taskmgr.exe did not help (as noted by ), this almost always points to a window-state or display/rendering issue rather than a damaged Task Manager binary.

If it reappears, try these safe, built-in fixes first:

  • Open Task Manager directly with Ctrl+Shift+Esc.
  • Press Alt+Space to open the window control menu, press M (Move) and use the arrow keys to bring the window back into view, then press Enter.
  • From Alt+Space choose X (Maximize) to force the window full-screen.
    These keyboard steps work on XP when the title bar or tabs are off-screen or not drawn.

If those do not help, run sfc /scannow from an administrator command prompt to repair protected system files, perform a full antivirus/antirootkit scan, and check for recent display-resolution or multi-monitor changes and any third-party window utilities. Avoid copying system files from unknown sources; prefer SFC or the original Windows media. When documenting a repeat, include a saved image (PNG/JPEG) and note if remote desktop, multiple monitors, or recent driver changes were involved to help pinpoint the cause.

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Member Avatar for crunchie

I know what you mean & have seen a similar problem B4, but cannot recollect where. Will try to remember.

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Yes with the Print Screen button above the [insert][home][page Up] buttons
and then go to paint and click the edit menu and then paste. It would be interesting to know how it looks like..

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I couldn't past here but i pasted to the attached word file.

Doc1.doc (39.5 KB)
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Your missing the upper layer, how weird..

Edit:
I've been searching on the net with google, but I couldn't find anything..

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thnkx for the attempt. I have already tried to rename the old taskmgr.exe and copying a taskmgr.exe from another computer and that didn't help. It's just really weird.

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have you tried pressing any of the F keys (that row of keys above the number keys) some times (the ones near the end F8 and beyong) have special functions with windows (ie hiding parts of them and such) just a thought.

just found your answer when tweaking with my task manager

double click in the space around it (the border of it) and it should return to normal. if you double click on mine it hids the border just like yours (in fact it looked identical) so i double clicked again in the border area and it came back.

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I was just about to suggest the same typo. Found it on another site. Apparently that happens when task manager is in full screen.

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I'll have to try that when i am at my copmuter..thnx. u guys are the BOMB!!

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thank u it workeD!! stranger is why i didn't figure it out for myself, i click around it before as well,...hmmm.. maybe it's just dumb unluck. LOL.

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The bomb? We didn't explode yet :D
And it isn't you, its always weird windows and its antics!

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