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registry editor and task manager has been disabled in my computer because of some virus activity.plz anybody help me to make them enable.

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Brief diagnosis and safe checklist: on Windows XP the usual cause for both Registry Editor and Task Manager being unavailable is malware changing user-policy values or per-user registry flags. As already recommends, run a current anti‑malware scan (booting to Safe Mode with Networking if possible) and remove any found threats before changing system settings. After cleaning, the following targeted steps commonly restore the tools.

Backup the affected policy keys, then remove or reset the disabling values from an elevated command prompt (cmd.exe). Example commands (run as Administrator):

reg export "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" "%userprofile%\Desktop\policies_hkcu.reg"
reg export "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" "C:\policies_hklm.reg"

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v DisableTaskMgr /f
reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v DisableTaskMgr /f

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v DisableRegistryTools /f
reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System" /v DisableRegistryTools /f

If deletion isn’t desirable, setting the DWORDs to 0 is an alternative (use reg add ... /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f). If command-line edits are blocked, XP Professional can use Group Policy (gpedit.msc) — check User Configuration → Administrative Templates → System for “Remove Task Manager” and “Prevent access to registry editing tools” and set to Not Configured/Disabled. Another practical fallback is to boot to Safe Mode, log in with a different local administrator account (or temporarily create one with net user TempFix P@ssw0rd /add and net localgroup Administrators TempFix /add) and then remove the policy values.

Cautions and follow‑up: always export or create a System Restore point before changing the registry. If disabling persists after these fixes, the system is likely still infected or has a startup/scheduled task reapplying the policy — check startup items (msconfig) and scheduled tasks. ’s pointer to prior threads and ’s suggestion to open a fresh topic are both useful if further, specific troubleshooting is required.

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Okay first i recommend this: http://malwarebytes.org/
Download the free version then run it, update it then scan remove all bugs still their.

Fix task manager: http://www.taskmanagerfix.com/dl/download.php?id=1
Download it run it and hit fix task manager and done.

RegEdit fix: Open blank notepad and copy and paste this code in it:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Regedit]

"View"=-
"FindFlags"=-
"LastKey"=-
Save on desktop name as restoreregistry.reg
then run click yes then restart then they should be fixed
GoodLuck

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