Task Manager and RegEdit do not work in my XP

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  1. claudiala

    claudiala Member

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    Hi all

    I have this problem for long time ago and now I really need to fix it. I tried to follow a lot of solutions without good result, like: run gpedit.msc byt it is not system folder, etc.

    Some body can help me to fix those tools?

    thanks, Claus
     
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    Not much information to go on.

    If you open a command prompt window or start --> Run

    regedit or taskmgr what happens?

    Do you get an error message?

    There are viruses and malware that can cause this symptom.

    No one can help you without a better description of the problem.
     
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    Yes is an error for both options: windows cannot find 'regedit' (or 'taskmgr') make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. to search for a file, click the start button, and then click search.

    that is the error... any idea?
     
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    It could be that your path is messed up.

    Try this:

    1)Start --> Run
    2)type cmd
    3)in the command window, type
    4)cd c:/windows
    5)dir regedit*.*
    6)see if regedit.exe is there
    7)type cd system32
    8)dir taksmgr*.*
    9)see if taskmgr.exe is there

    If the files are gone or renamed, you may have a virus.

    If the files are there, check your path statement by typing "path" (omit quotes) at the command prompt. You may need to re-add c:\windows and c:\windows\system32 to the path statement
     

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