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Hi all, I'm using XP pro and yesterday my shutdown and restart icons
dissappeared from my start menu and I can no longer access task manager by
pressing ctrl/alt/del.

I realise that this is indicative of being logged on as user rather than
than an administrator but I am the sole user set up on this comp and I have
admin rights.

I haven't added any hardware or software recently and have no clue why
windows has taken it upon it's self to throw me a curve ball. I also did a
google search but couldn't find anything relavent to my situation.

Any ideas/help would be greatly received.

TIA

On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:13:01 GMT, "Kevin Scott"
<> wrote:

>Hi all, I'm using XP pro and yesterday my shutdown and restart icons
>dissappeared from my start menu and I can no longer access task manager by
>pressing ctrl/alt/del.
>
>I realise that this is indicative of being logged on as user rather than
>than an administrator but I am the sole user set up on this comp and I have
>admin rights.
>
>I haven't added any hardware or software recently and have no clue why
>windows has taken it upon it's self to throw me a curve ball. I also did a
>google search but couldn't find anything relavent to my situation.
>
>Any ideas/help would be greatly received.
>
>TIA
>
Try right clicking on the task bar and see if you can open task manager
from there.
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"joevan" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:13:01 GMT, "Kevin Scott"
> <> wrote:
>
>>Hi all, I'm using XP pro and yesterday my shutdown and restart icons
>>dissappeared from my start menu and I can no longer access task manager by
>>pressing ctrl/alt/del.
>>
>>I realise that this is indicative of being logged on as user rather than
>>than an administrator but I am the sole user set up on this comp and I
>>have
>>admin rights.
>>
>>I haven't added any hardware or software recently and have no clue why
>>windows has taken it upon it's self to throw me a curve ball. I also did
>>a
>>google search but couldn't find anything relavent to my situation.
>>
>>Any ideas/help would be greatly received.
>>
>>TIA
>>
> Try right clicking on the task bar and see if you can open task manager
> from there.
> --
> "Politicians are like diapers. They should both be changed frequently
> and for the same reason."


Doesn't work either.

Kevin Scott enlightened us 24hoursupport.helpdesk-(ab)users with:

> Hi all, I'm using XP pro and yesterday my shutdown and restart icons
> dissappeared from my start menu and I can no longer access task
> manager by pressing ctrl/alt/del.
>
> I realise that this is indicative of being logged on as user rather
> than than an administrator but I am the sole user set up on this comp
> and I have admin rights.
>
> I haven't added any hardware or software recently and have no clue why
> windows has taken it upon it's self to throw me a curve ball. I also
> did a google search but couldn't find anything relavent to my
> situation.
>
With XP Pro, you have gpedit.msc to change such settings.
I guess, your computer is already 0wned and some kid just fools you, as
it is really uncommon you by accident could lock down your box to such
a "kiosk mode".
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