administrator help needed

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

go to start - run, regedit and open HKEY_CURRENT_USER/... and
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system Is there a DisableTaskMan entry there?, and if yes, set
it to zero

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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"WMohrCHS" <WMohrCHS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:29614F9A-DD55-4FBE-910E-124CAC2C1CB4@microsoft.com...
> Sometimes the machine works fine, more often it crashes like in the good/bad
> old days w/WIN98SE. New: My sound system quit working - no idea why. I tried
> to enter Device Manager, to correct the sound thingy, only to see this: "The
> snap-in below, referenced in this document has been restricted by policy.
> Contact your administrator for details. Device Manager" and:"Snap-in Creation
> Failed. The user policies prevent MMC from creating the snap-in. Name evice
> Manager
> CLSID:{74246BFC-4C96-11DO-ABEF-0020AF6B0B7A}" I AM the administrator and the
> only user! I also NEVER changed any settings. XP drives me crazy. Please help
> me. Thank you very much in advance!
> Wolfgang