Taskmgr.exe won't open!!! (It will if it is renamed tho...)

[sharmanhall]

Ok, so i am having a big problem...
When i try to type Ctrl + Alt + Del NOTHING happens! Same when i type Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
I don't know what to do

If i go to Start>Run
and type taskmgr.exe
Then a window pops up saying windows can't find "taskmgr.exe"

I can get taskmgr.exe to work if i rename it...

[sharmanhall]

Ok, so i am having a big problem... Taskmgr.exe wont open
When i try to type "Ctrl + Alt + Del" NOTHING happens! Same thing happens when i type Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
I don't know what to do


Here is what i have tried:
I have tried going to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System
and changing the value of the DisableTaskMgr to "0"

I have tried replacing the old taskmgr.exe with one i got off my other computer

I have tried going to Start>RUN and typing taskmgr.exe
but then i get an error "Windows cannot find "taskmgr.exe""

I have tried going to C:/WINDOWS/system32
and opening taskmgr.exe by clicking on it but nothing happens

I have tried doing a full system scan with AVG 8.0


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The Only thing that i have gotten to work is
1. Making a copy of taskmgr.exe and then renaming the copy to TaskManager.exe
2. Then i can click on "TaskManager.exe" and... WHALA!!! it opens...

my problem is that SOMETHING is stopping windows from opening the file called "taskmgr.exe"

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I will post my log from HijackThis, but honestly i have looked over it many times and i don't see any thing wroing with it....

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Thank you anyone that can help me

(Log is attatched)

[chaslang]

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[sharmanhall]

Ok I'm sorry, i didn't realize i had 2 different ones...
i made a thread and then i couldn't find it, so then i made a new one...
srry again

[chaslang]

No problem. Threads slip down off the 1st page very quickly in this forum so you will have to always look for your threads. One easy way is when you first log into Major Geeks and are on the Main Support Forums page, just click on your name in the Currently Active Users list. After your profile appears, click the Statistics tab and then click the Find all threads by sharmanhall link further down. Then select the thread you wish to look at from the list. Obvsiously, you only have one thread right now.