Vista - TaskManager in Vista Not Working

Somehow, I've damaged the functionality of the TaskManager (taskmgr.exe)
program in my Vista. Attempting to run it, from any direction
(Ctrl-Alt-Del --> Selecting it on menu; going to Explorer -->
C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe) gets same results:
Pop-up box appears with no menu bar at top at all, 2 column display labeled
'Task' and 'Status' respectively, and at bottom there is only 3 buttons 'End
Task' 'Switch To' and 'New Task' respectively.
Nothing I do can seem to restore or go to the previous and familiar visible
format of TaskManager with it's variety of choices in providing information
and taking actions.
Suggestions (in easy step-by-step form)? Thanks in advance!

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Dr Ken Brown-Gratchev
Brown-Gratchev & Associates Counseling
Website: {Under Construction . soon to be: http://solutioncounselor.com/ }
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CPU: Intel Pentium D 3.0GHz
RAM: 3GB
OS: Vista Ultimate 32-bit
Hard Drive: 200GB total / 110GB free
External Hard Drive: 100GB
Printer: HP PSC2410 All-in-one
Motherboard: Intel D945PVS
Connectivity: Intel 1000 PM Pro Ethernet + Linksys WCG200 Cable Gateway
Modem-Router
Drives: 2 DVD/RW+ dual-side "burners"
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Platinum
Graphic Card: ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon X1800XL PCI-Express
Monitor: Dell FPW2405 LCD widescreen set at 75MHz refresh - 1280x1024 - 32
bit

"Ken Brown-Gratchev" <solutioncounselor@comcast.net> wrote
> Somehow, I've damaged the functionality of the TaskManager (taskmgr.exe)
> program in my Vista. Attempting to run it, from any direction
> (Ctrl-Alt-Del --> Selecting it on menu; going to Explorer -->
> C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe) gets same results:
> Pop-up box appears with no menu bar at top at all, 2 column display
> labeled 'Task' and 'Status' respectively, and at bottom there is only 3
> buttons 'End Task' 'Switch To' and 'New Task' respectively.
> Nothing I do can seem to restore or go to the previous and familiar
> visible format of TaskManager with it's variety of choices in providing
> information and taking actions.
> Suggestions (in easy step-by-step form)? Thanks in advance!

Try double clicking in the border.

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Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

you are viewing it in what is called SMALL FOOTPRINT MODE.

simply double click around the border somewhere and it should switch back to full mode.



mikeyhsd@comcast.net



"Ken Brown-Gratchev" <solutioncounselor@comcast.net> wrote in message news:u9KHy1njHHA.3928@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
Somehow, I've damaged the functionality of the TaskManager (taskmgr.exe)
program in my Vista. Attempting to run it, from any direction
(Ctrl-Alt-Del --> Selecting it on menu; going to Explorer -->
C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe) gets same results:
Pop-up box appears with no menu bar at top at all, 2 column display labeled
'Task' and 'Status' respectively, and at bottom there is only 3 buttons 'End
Task' 'Switch To' and 'New Task' respectively.
Nothing I do can seem to restore or go to the previous and familiar visible
format of TaskManager with it's variety of choices in providing information
and taking actions.
Suggestions (in easy step-by-step form)? Thanks in advance!

--
Dr Ken Brown-Gratchev
Brown-Gratchev & Associates Counseling
Website: {Under Construction . soon to be: http://solutioncounselor.com/ }
***********************************************************************
CPU: Intel Pentium D 3.0GHz
RAM: 3GB
OS: Vista Ultimate 32-bit
Hard Drive: 200GB total / 110GB free
External Hard Drive: 100GB
Printer: HP PSC2410 All-in-one
Motherboard: Intel D945PVS
Connectivity: Intel 1000 PM Pro Ethernet + Linksys WCG200 Cable Gateway
Modem-Router
Drives: 2 DVD/RW+ dual-side "burners"
Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Platinum
Graphic Card: ATI All-in-Wonder Radeon X1800XL PCI-Express
Monitor: Dell FPW2405 LCD widescreen set at 75MHz refresh - 1280x1024 - 32
bit

What worked in Windows XP does not work in Vista.

You have to double click somewhere in the body of the active task manager
window or in the small blank space between the border and the information
pane.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:ugEPpapjHHA.2552@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> "Ken Brown-Gratchev" <solutioncounselor@comcast.net> wrote
>> Somehow, I've damaged the functionality of the TaskManager (taskmgr.exe)
>> program in my Vista. Attempting to run it, from any direction
>> (Ctrl-Alt-Del --> Selecting it on menu; going to Explorer -->
>> C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe) gets same results:
>> Pop-up box appears with no menu bar at top at all, 2 column display
>> labeled 'Task' and 'Status' respectively, and at bottom there is only 3
>> buttons 'End Task' 'Switch To' and 'New Task' respectively.
>> Nothing I do can seem to restore or go to the previous and familiar
>> visible format of TaskManager with it's variety of choices in providing
>> information and taking actions.
>> Suggestions (in easy step-by-step form)? Thanks in advance!
>
> Try double clicking in the border.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote
> What worked in Windows XP does not work in Vista.
>
> You have to double click somewhere in the body of the active task manager
> window or in the small blank space between the border and the information
> pane.

> "Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote

>> "Ken Brown-Gratchev" <solutioncounselor@comcast.net> wrote
>>> Somehow, I've damaged the functionality of the TaskManager (taskmgr.exe)
>>> program in my Vista. Attempting to run it, from any direction
>>> (Ctrl-Alt-Del --> Selecting it on menu; going to Explorer -->
>>> C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe) gets same results:
>>> Pop-up box appears with no menu bar at top at all, 2 column display
>>> labeled 'Task' and 'Status' respectively, and at bottom there is only 3
>>> buttons 'End Task' 'Switch To' and 'New Task' respectively.
>>> Nothing I do can seem to restore or go to the previous and familiar
>>> visible format of TaskManager with it's variety of choices in providing
>>> information and taking actions.
>>> Suggestions (in easy step-by-step form)? Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Try double clicking in the border.


Ok thanks.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

I thought they had taken the function away. (-:

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

"Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:ul5RMpsjHHA.4032@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote
>> What worked in Windows XP does not work in Vista.
>>
>> You have to double click somewhere in the body of the active task manager
>> window or in the small blank space between the border and the information
>> pane.
>
>> "Rock" <Rock@nospam.net> wrote
>
>>> "Ken Brown-Gratchev" <solutioncounselor@comcast.net> wrote
>>>> Somehow, I've damaged the functionality of the TaskManager
>>>> (taskmgr.exe) program in my Vista. Attempting to run it, from any
>>>> direction (Ctrl-Alt-Del --> Selecting it on menu; going to Explorer -->
>>>> C:\Windows\System32\taskmgr.exe) gets same results:
>>>> Pop-up box appears with no menu bar at top at all, 2 column display
>>>> labeled 'Task' and 'Status' respectively, and at bottom there is only 3
>>>> buttons 'End Task' 'Switch To' and 'New Task' respectively.
>>>> Nothing I do can seem to restore or go to the previous and familiar
>>>> visible format of TaskManager with it's variety of choices in providing
>>>> information and taking actions.
>>>> Suggestions (in easy step-by-step form)? Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>> Try double clicking in the border.
>
>
> Ok thanks.
>
> --
> Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]