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    Task Manager Not Working

    Ive been running vista for nearly a year without problem !



    but few days ago when i started task manager it blinked the following window and then nothing , every time i try to start task manager it blinks with the following dos window and nothing happens !


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    Re: Task Manager Not Working

    Quote Originally Posted by simplytuff View Post
    Ive been running vista for nearly a year without problem !

    but few days ago when i started task manager it blinked the following window and then nothing , every time i try to start task manager it blinks with the following dos window and nothing happens !
    Hello Simplytuff,

    Since it only started this a few days ago, doing a System Restore using a restore point dated before this may fix it for you.

    System Restore - How to

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn

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    Re: Task Manager Not Working

    In addition to System restore, I would open Command Prompt with
    Administrative Privileges and type sfc /scannow

    Click Start > type CMD right click it > click 'Run as Administrator.
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    > Ive been running vista for nearly a year without problem !
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    > but few days ago when i started task manager it blinked the following
    > window and then nothing , every time i try to start task manager it
    > blinks with the following dos window and nothing happens !
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    Re: Task Manager Not Working

    Both solutions didnt work !


    i dont have a early restore point !

    and then second solution , after scanning it said that corrupt files found but was unable to fix them !

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    Re: Task Manager Not Working

    Quote Originally Posted by simplytuff View Post
    Both solutions didnt work !


    i dont have a early restore point !

    and then second solution , after scanning it said that corrupt files found but was unable to fix them !
    In that case, you might run a "chkdsk /f /r" (no quotes) command to see if it can fix and recover the corrupt files, then run the "sfc /scannow" command again to if it can complete this time.

    Check Disk - chkdsk


    If not, then other than reinstalling Vista completely, you can do a Repair (upgrade) install to try and fix the problem.

    Repair Install For Vista

    Hope this helps,
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    Re: Task Manager Not Working

    ok i will try and let u know soon

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    Re: Task Manager Not Working

    these solutions didnt help , and i dont have Vista DVD !

    can u upload taskmgr.exe of ur vista from system 32 folder ? i want to replace this file i think its corrupted and causing problem to taskmanager

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    Re: Task Manager Not Working

    Quote Originally Posted by simplytuff View Post
    these solutions didnt help , and i dont have Vista DVD !

    can u upload taskmgr.exe of ur vista from system 32 folder ? i want to replace this file i think its corrupted and causing problem to taskmanager

    Simplytuff,

    What did the "sfc /scannow" scan report back?

    System Files - SFC Command

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    Re: Task Manager Not Working

    it shows following msg after completing the scan


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    Re: Task Manager Not Working

    1.In cmd.exe type:

    findstr /c:"[SR]" %windir%\logs\cbs\cbs.log >sfcdetails.txt

    see more:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928228

    and attache file sfcdetails.txt here

    2.Check your system some viruses not exist->I recomend this tool Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool

    scan computer and let inform us results

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