How to enable and disable task manager

 For Windows XP Home Edition use "The registry edit & For Windows XP Professional you still use the option I had suggested which is:

1) Click Start
•   Click Run
•   Enter gpedit.msc in the Open box and click OK
•   In the Group Policy settings window
o  Select User Configuration
o  Select Administrative Templates
o  Select System
o  Select Ctrl+Alt+Delete options
o  Select Remove Task Manager
o  Double-click the Remove Task Manager option




2) Click Start -> Run. Type in "regedit" (no quotes) and hit Enter.

Search for HKEY_CURRENT_USER -> Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ System.

Look for: DisableTaskMgr. Click on REG_DWORD. Value: 1=Enable this key (disables TaskManager); Value: 0=Disable (actually enables TaskManager)

Close RegEdit

Reboot your machine.


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How to enable and disable Outlook filter

Show or hide items or files with a view filter

1. Click on the folder for which you want to apply a filter.
2. On the View menu, point to Current View, and then click Customize Current View.
3. Click Filter.
4. Do one or more of the following:
• Filter using common filtering criteria    
• On the Messages tab, select the filter options you want.
• Filter using additional criteria, such as a category or importance level    
• Click the More Choices tab, and then select the filter options you want.

If you select more than one filter option field in the Filter dialog box, only the items that meet all of the criteria will appear. However, if you use one filter field, and enter multiple criteria, items that meet at least one criterion within that field will be found.

For example, if you type Joanna Fuller, Florian Voss, and Jon Morris in the From filter field, you will find messages that are from one, two, or all three of those people.

• Filter using custom criteria    

1. Click the Advanced tab.
2. Click Field.
3. Point to the field set you want, and then click the field you want to use in the search criteria.
4. In the Condition list, click the condition you want to use with the selected field. The conditions that are available depend on the field that is selected.
5. If the condition requires a value, enter the value you want the field and condition to meet in the Value box.

Remove a view filter

1. On the View menu, point to Current View, and then click Customize Current View.
2. Click Filter.
3. Click Clear All.
   
   
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Why windows 7 take time to shutdown ?

Windows 7 Computers take time to shutdown for this check your startup services :

Try performing a clean boot to determine if it resolves the issue.
 

Performing a Clean Boot:

• Click Start Orb > type msconfig in the searchbox
• Click msconfig in the search results
• Click the General tab, and click Selective Startup
• Under Selective Startup uncheck Load Startup items
• Click the Services tab, check the Hide all Microsoft Services box, and then click Disable All
• Click OK, and when you are prompted, click Restart.

If the problem does not return while your computer is in clean boot mode, a background program is likely causing interference. You can try to determine which background program is causing the problem while the computer is in clean boot mode.

To try to determine which background program is causing the problem, start by turning off all drivers, third-party programs or services, and startup items that load with Windows. Then, if the problem is resolved, turn back on half of these services to try to isolate the interfering service. If the problem is not resolved at this point, you will repeat this process until you have isolated the interfering service. Finally, if you are able to determine which specific program or service is causing the problem, contact the program manufacturer to determine whether there is a solution. You can also disable the program or service to resolve the problem.

Enable half of the Services items:

In this step, you are trying to isolate which background service is causing the interference with the program. Start by turning half of the services on and turning half off.

• Click Start Orb > type msconfig in the searchbox
• Click msconfig in the search results
• Click the Services tab, check the Hide all Microsoft Services box, and then click to select half of the check boxes in the Services list, leaving the other half unchecked.
• Click OK, and when you are prompted, click Restart.

Determine whether the problem is resolved:

If the program works after you restart your computer, then you know that the interfering service is not among those services that were turned on. Therefore, it must be among those services that were turned off.

If the program does not work after you restart the computer, then you know the interfering service may be among the services that were turned on.

Now that you have eliminated some services as the cause of the problem, you can use a process of elimination to try to determine which service might be causing the problem. You can keep selectively turning services off or on until you isolate a service that might be causing the interference. To do this, follow these steps:

Start the program and check whether the problem is resolved.

If the problem returns, follow these steps:

• Start the System Configuration Utility. (msconfig)

• Click the Services tab, and then click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box.
• Click to clear half of the check boxes that you originally selected in the Services list.

• Click OK, and when you are prompted, click Restart.

Start the program and check whether the problem is resolved. If the problem returns, one of the services that is turned on may be causing the interference. Continue to repeat steps, turning off services to try to isolate a service that is causing the interference. If you cannot isolate any one service as the cause of the problem, then these services are likely not causing the interference. If the problem does not return, then one of the services cleared is causing the interference. To isolate that service, follow these steps:

• Start the System Configuration Utility. (msconfig)

• Click the Services tab, and then click to select the Hide All Microsoft Services check box.

• Click to select half of the check boxes that you originally cleared in the Services list.

• Click OK, and when you are prompted, click Restart.

Start the program and check whether the problem is resolved. If the problem returns, one of the services that you selected in step c is an interfering service. Continue to repeat steps, turning off services until you to isolate the service that is causing interference. If you find that the services in the Services list are not causing this problem, go to "Enable half of the Startup items" to try to determine whether a Startup item is causing the interference. If you were able to isolate a service as causing the interference with program, go to "Resolve the problem"

Enable half of the Startup items:

In this step, you are trying to isolate which Startup item might be causing the interference with the program.

Therefore, start by turning half of the Startup items on and turning half of the items off.

• Start the System Configuration Utility. (msconfig)
• Click the Startup tab, and then click to select half of the check boxes in the Startup list.
• Click OK, and when you are prompted, click Restart.

Determine whether the problem is resolved:

If the program works after you restart your computer, then you know that the interfering service is not among those Startup items that were turned on. Therefore, it must be among those Startup items that were turned off.

Otherwise, if the program does not work after you restart the computer, then you know that the interfering service is among the Startup items that were turned on.

Now that you have eliminated some Startup items as the cause of the problem, you can use a process of elimination to try to determine which Startup item might be causing the problem. You can keep selectively turning Startup items off or on until you isolate a service that might be causing the interference.

Start the program and check whether the problem is resolved.

If the problem returns, follow these steps:

• Start the System Configuration Utility. (msconfig)
• Click the Startup tab.
• Click to clear half of the check boxes that you originally selected in the Startup list.
• Click OK, and when you are prompted, click Restart.

Start the program and check whether the problem is resolved. If the problem returns, one of the Startup items that are turned on may be causing the interference. Continue to repeat these steps to isolate. If the problem does not return, then one of the Startup items cleared previous is an interfering service. To isolate that service, follow these steps:

• Start the System Configuration Utility. (msconfig)
• Click the Startup tab.
• Click to clear half of the check boxes that you originally selected in the Startup list.
• Click OK, and when you are prompted, click Restart.

Start the program and check whether the problem is resolved. If the problem returns, one of the Startup items that is turned on may be causing interference. Continue to repeat steps a through d, turning off Startup items to try to isolate a service that is causing interference. If you cannot isolate any one Startup item as the cause of the problem, then these services are likely not causing the interference. If the problem does not return, then one of the Startup items cleared in step 2 is an interfering service.

Resolve the problem

If you determined which specific background program or service is causing the problem, contact the program manufacturer to determine whether the issue can be resolved. Or, you can disable the interfering service in the System Configuration Utility. To disable the service, follow these steps.

• Start the System Configuration Utility. (msconfig)
• Disable the service.
• Click OK, and Restart

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Startup Programs Database

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Usage Instructions There are currently 25984 startup items in our database. Startup programs are programs that are automatically started by Windows when the operating system starts. The problem is that many programs, viruses, hijackers, spyware, and other malware set themselves to start automatically when Windows starts. As more and more programs are started automatically, your computer's valuable resources are drained, causing your computer to operate slowly. This database will allow you to search for programs that you find starting automatically on your computer and determine if they are considered to be malware (harmful), optional, unnecessary, or necessary to run. To examine your computer for programs that are automatically started by Windows, you can download and install Autoruns by Sysinternals. You can then search for entries found in the programs output using this database to determine if the program should be running. If from the information you decide they are not necessary to run, you can uncheck that entry in the Autoruns program and it will no longer start. Each entry in the database will have a Status assigned to it. The key to this status is the following: Y - This status flag means that this entry should be left alone and be allowed to run as if it is unchecked it may break the functionality or use of a particular program. N - This status flag means it is unnecessary to run this program automatically when Windows starts as you can run it manually when necessary. U - This status flag means it is up to you whether or not you feel this program needs to run automatically. X - This status flags means the item should definitely not start up automatically. Items that have this flag are generally malware such as viruses, trojans, hijackers, spyware, etc. ? - This status flag means the status of this entry is unknown at this time and more research is necessary. If you require assistance in removing one of these files you can ask us in the Startup Database Forum. Top Undesirable Entries 1 ALCMTR.EXE 2 1.exe 3 Alcxmntr.exe 4 msvcs.exe 5 jusched.exe Top Keep Entries 1 RtHDVCpl.exe 2 MSASCui.exe 3 RTHDCPL.EXE 4 sptd.sys 5 WPDShServiceObj.dll Top Unnecessary Entries 1 igfxpers.exe 2 ISUSPM.exe 3 GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe 4 igfxtray.exe 5 AdobeARM.exe Top User Choice Entries 1 ctfmon.exe 2 SkyTel.exe 3 WMPNSCFG.exe 4 hkcmd.exe 5 Khalmnpr.exe Top Unknown Entries 1 Pacsptisvr.exe 2 mqrt.dll 3 S24EvMon.exe 4 SAservice.exe 5 brkrsvc.exe Last Visited Entries 1 SFAgent.exe 2 Futureal.exe 3 LiteClientAM.exe 4 tabtip.exe 5 AlfyAC~1.exe Disclaimer It is assumed that users are familiar with the operating system they are using and comfortable with making the suggested changes. BleepingComputer.com will not be held responsible if changes you make cause a system failure. This is NOT a list of tasks/processes taken from Task Manager or the Close Program window (CTRL+ALT+DEL) but a list of startup applications, although you will find some of them listed via this method. Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL identifies programs that are currently running - not necessarily at startup. Therefore, before ending a task/process via CTRL+ALT+DEL just because it has an "X" recommendation, please check whether it's in MSCONFIG or the registry first. An example would be "svchost.exe" - which doesn't appear in either under normal conditions but does via CTRL+ALT+DEL. If in doubt, don't do anything.