I open to my task manager and I ony get the bottom part of the screen. The top part where it says task manager is missing along with the tabs any ideas what might be the problem. Attached a pic to let you all see what I am talking about

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Figured the problems out founf it I double clicked on the yop line it brought it back

Task Manager on WinXP is screwed up (please help)

Its a common problem, seems like I've seen several other threads talking about this (and rick thought so too in that link) but I couldn't find them.

I have a problem with my task bar, except it doesn't show up and neither does my msconfig or regedit.

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i have the same problem but in this case my system32 folder is missing in Windows... arrghh i really dont know what to do.... i cant use my task manager,regedit, either on run... please help me... I ran all sorts of anti spyware(Spyware Doctor, Microsoft, Ad-Aware, Spybot, and Xoftspy) but its no use.... I badly need your help... jp_blissbone@yahoo.com

Hello and welcome to Techspot.

Try booting into safe mode and doing all the scans etc.

If you still have problems then maybe you need to do a repair install of Windows.

I`m assuming that you`re either running Windows 2000 or XP.

Instructions on how to do a repair are HERE

Regards Howard

Thanks guys that really helped

Hi i need someones help.....My task manager will not open...no matter what i do nothing happens it acts like i havnt clicked it or help CTRL Alt and Del....just nothing happens....even when i right click my toolbar n click it on there still nothing happens....please help me if you can..

THANK U SO MUCH!
Ive had same problem for like 2 months now...
A CLICK IS ALL I NEEDED -.- unbelivable

Hi, I need help - my task manager settings are fine, but whenever i minimize a window it doesn't appear in the taskbar even though the option "hide when minimized" isn't checked. I've tried minimizing with all toolbars open, and it doesn't work.

i have the same problem ..and my scan disk is stop at a time...:

silviu24, perhaps if you READ the thread you'd have your answer.

Unbelievable. I had the same problem as the beginning of this thread. I read on and right clicked the top of Task Manager and it only gave me the options of switching to the other windows, but did not offer to show all at once. I clicked on 'Processes' and now all I have is the processes tab or window rather and I can NO longer right click the top to bring any of the options out.

Hello and welcome to Techspot.

Go and read this thread HERE and see if that helps.

If it doesn`t, go and read this thread HERE, then post a HJT log as an attachment into this thread.

Regards Howard

hey you guys are geniuses. was searching the net to try to fix a problem with task manager (i am useless with anything that has a motherboard) and came accross your site. whoever said to double click has just solved a problem that had been bugging me for weeks!!! thank you!!!!

I had same problem past few weeks but that's sorted it. Thanks.

I've had same problem as well. Thanks Bartender802!

Thanks so much! I've been trying to figure this problem out for 2 months! Even my computer savvy son had never seen this. Two seconds and it's fixed!

For some reason when I bring up the task manager, all it is is a window with the current tasks. I can't bring up processes or anything else. Anybody have an suggestions???

Here's what I'm talkin bout
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