Ctrl+Alt+Delete does not work and displays an error could it be a virus?

[Guest]

[Smush]

Hi, when I press Ctrl+Alt+Delete I get the message "Task Manager has been disables by your administrator." Which would make some sort of sense if I were a user on a network like a college except im not I am on my own computer managed by my self on no network and I am the only account on it (MS XP) of which I am administrator. I came to wonder is it a virus? Maybe someone from this excellent community would like to enlighten me 

Thanks

[Soyabeaner]

I actually had that happened to my old workplace PC .

It was some kind of spyware/trojan/infection alright.  Nevertheless, there are many solutions to get it back.  Here's one:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/enable_disable_task_manager.htm

[Smush]

Horah! it worked big thanks to you  last bit on that site didn't make sense so I used my own initiative   

[Soyabeaner]

You mean "Exit Registry and Reboot" or the "I am not responsibility for messing your computer" legality?

I'd be more concerned of cleansing your PC.  Try one of these products.

[Smush]

No the bit about opening the modify menu and changing 1 to 0. And  at the link to "cleansers" but I'm a guy and don't wear make-up well over here it's a strange thing to see a male with make-up on haha but then again it might be the norm for you 

[Soyabeaner]

Seems that you figured out the 0 and 1 values and what they mean, so there you go.  On my regedit, I don't even have that System key itself.

That cleanser was meant as a joke.  Didn't thought you take it seriously .  What I meant was you should be scanning your PC for malware.  The fact that your Task Manger was disabled unknowingly...

[Smush]

Oh no I wasn't taking it seriously  I made sure I included the smileys to enforce that I understood your joke 

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