Here is how to activate / re-enable the applications - the applications and settings that are usually disabled / disabled by the virus in windows xp, among others:
- Task Manager
- Run
- Command Prompt
1. How to Enable / Disable Task Manager Windows Xp
It is a way to enable task manager that were disabled. To disable, do the opposite.
- Click Start -> Run (if Run is missing, see tutorial below)
- type regedit
- Once the Registry Editor appears, click Edit -> Find
- Type DisableTaskMgr, and then click -> Find Next
- Click 2x DisableTaskMgr
- Change the value from 1 (one) to 0 (zero) Press Enter or click OK
- Done, try pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del.
2. How to Enable / Disable Run
It is a way to enable the run that were disabled. To disable, do the opposite.
If Run is missing, open regedit via the Command Prompt
- Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Command Prompt
- Type "regedit"
- Once the registry editor appears, click Edit -> Find
- Type NoRun, and then click Find Next
- After the meet, it will be seen
- It is seen that the DWORD value of NoRun is 1, then it should be changed to 0. Click 2x on NoRun, change the value of the previous 1 to 0,
- Enter or click OK, then the value will change as shown below
- Press F3 to find the data NoRun else, do the conversion value of 1 to 0 on all existing NoRun. If all NoRun already worth 0, close your windows registry
- Restart the computer, after that, try to press Win (Symbol Windows) + R.
3. How to Enable / Disable Command Prompt
It is a way to enable the command prompt that were disabled. To disable, do the opposite.
* Method 1: Using the console registry editor
- Click Start -> Run and type the following command or copy and paste the code belowREG add HKCU \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ System / v DisableCMD / t REG_DWORD / d 0 / f
- Method 2: Edit the Registry directly* Open the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe) and find the following address:[HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Policies \ Microsoft \ Windows \ System]
- After the address above, look at the right and double-click DisableCMD then change the value to 0.
- Method 3: Using Group Policy Editor in Windows XP Professional.
- Click Start -> Run type gpedit.msc and click OK.
- To Address User Configuration \ Administrative Templates \ System
- Double-click Prevent access to the command prompt Then you can disable or change the policy to Not Configured. Disabling or setting this policy to Not Configured will solve the problem.