task manager trouble

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everytime i press CTRL+ALT+DELETE it opens task manager
and then task manager shuts down. i mean, it will come up
for about one second and then go away. and i can't get on
to the task manager long enough to end processes. can
someone please help me...

 

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[[When you open System Configuration Utility [MSCONFIG], Registry Editor or
Task Manager, they flash for a second and quit. This symptom is caused by
Viruses.]]

Task Manager, MSCONFIG, or REGEDIT disappear while opening
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/ToolsQuit.htm

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In news:118701c4ae29$57836ea0$a501280a@phx.gbl,
lauren smith <getupkidsrock01@hotmail.com> hunted and pecked:
> everytime i press CTRL+ALT+DELETE it opens task manager
> and then task manager shuts down. i mean, it will come up
> for about one second and then go away. and i can't get on
> to the task manager long enough to end processes. can
> someone please help me...