I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 3:16 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by TagDaze (29 messages posted) I had exactly the same, and I solved it! Here's how to do it, if you get past step 3. ;-) Step 1: Download Process Viewer from Download.com Step 2: Restarted in Safe Mode Step 3: In Safe Mode, push CTRL-ALT-DEL for the Task Manager, it should work. Step 4: Write the names of all processes down. Step 5: Restart like usual. Step 6: Start Process Viewer. Step 7: Look for a process that isn't in the Safe Mode list. Step 8: Shut it down. Step 9: Press CTRL-ALT-DEL to test if the problem is solved. If not, go back to Step 7. Step 10: Do a file-search for the process name you just shut down, and delete it! KILL KILL KILL!!! Step 11: Do a register search for the process name you just shut down, and delete all keys! (Except for the search-key) Step 12: Reboot! I had the luck that my problem was the 1st one in the list. It was called CBRSS.EXE, which looks a lot like CSRSS.EXE! I used the search function and deleted the CBRSS.EXE, and a prefetch file with cbrss in the name. Here's what my registery search came up with. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Well, the problem is solved now... The registery said it was System Restore Settings, but jeez, I dunno... I don't have any problems now... On Thursday, March 6, 2003 at 7:28 am, Nagaraj wrote: >When I try to open the Task Manager, it opens and closes within seconds and i cannot >stop any process or do anything with it. Do any others ahaving the same problem ? >And also whenever i reboot my machine ,In IE the default web site keeps changing,one >tiime it was hirosh.tk and other time was hackers.com..I think some virus is installed >on my machine.And i can't catch the damn thing as i can't even open my task manager >to detect what processes are running.Any idea what this is all about? > >Thanks in advance >Nagaraj. Written in response to: Windows task manager closes within seconds (Nagaraj: Thursday, March 6, 2003 at 7:28 am) Responses to this message: re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (shabado: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 9:56 am) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (Test: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 at 12:17 pm) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (Mark Weedon: Thursday, July 31, 2003 at 6:24 pm) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (Kevin: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 at 3:43 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] Windows task manager closes within seconds (Nagaraj: Thu, Mar 6, 2003, 7:28 am) re: Windows task manager closes within seconds (Ricer46: Thu, Mar 6, 2003, 7:40 am) re: Windows task manager closes within seconds (Nagaraj: Thu, Mar 6, 2003, 7:48 am) re: Windows task manager closes within seconds (Ricer46: Thu, Mar 6, 2003, 9:00 am) re: Windows task manager closes within seconds (ko: Wed, Aug 13, 2003, 1:25 pm) re: Windows task manager closes within seconds (mark_f: Thu, Mar 6, 2003, 4:55 pm) re: Windows task manager closes within seconds (Nagaraj: Thu, Mar 6, 2003, 9:22 pm) re: Windows task manager closes within seconds (Dave Baxter: Sat, Jul 5, 2003, 7:39 am) re: Windows task manager closes within seconds (Dave: Sat, Jul 5, 2003, 3:22 pm) re:FIX HERE (Dave: Sat, Jul 5, 2003, 3:46 pm) re: re:FIX HERE (Rich: Sat, Jul 5, 2003, 10:36 pm) re: re:FIX HERE (Tatu: Mon, Jul 7, 2003, 5:00 pm) re: re:FIX HERE (carlo: Thu, Jul 10, 2003, 11:38 am) re: re:FIX HERE (Jashin: Fri, Jul 11, 2003, 6:03 pm) re: re:FIX HERE (esotericsean: Sun, Jul 13, 2003, 12:23 pm) re: re:FIX HERE (shabado: Sun, Jul 13, 2003, 4:44 pm) re: re:FIX HERE (esotericsean: Sun, Jul 13, 2003, 8:25 pm) I Found Your Fix, Dave (Lloyd Reynolds: Sun, Jul 13, 2003, 10:22 pm) I Found Your Real Fix, Dave (Lloyd Reynolds: Sun, Jul 13, 2003, 10:42 pm) Nooo! Listen up! (TagDaze: Thu, Jul 31, 2003, 4:34 am) re: Nooo! Listen up! (Mike: Sat, Aug 9, 2003, 6:39 am) 35 O_o (TagDaze: Sun, Aug 10, 2003, 3:06 am) re: 35 O_o (Mike: Sun, Aug 10, 2003, 6:09 pm) re: re:FIX HERE (Peter Nolen: Tue, Aug 5, 2003, 6:52 pm) I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (TagDaze: Wed, Jul 16, 2003, 3:16 am) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (shabado: Wed, Jul 16, 2003, 9:56 am) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (TagDaze: Wed, Jul 16, 2003, 2:07 pm) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (Scott: Wed, Jul 16, 2003, 10:21 pm) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (Mark D: Sat, Jul 19, 2003, 6:34 pm) i also had this problem and the file was called..... (Zach: Sun, Jul 20, 2003, 9:42 pm) re: i also had this problem and the file was called..... (Larry: Wed, Jul 23, 2003, 1:15 pm) re: i also had this problem and the file was called..... (n0n4n: Tue, Jul 29, 2003, 11:25 pm) I know what this is. I know how to fix it. (knigitz: Mon, Aug 4, 2003, 11:57 pm) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (Test: Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 12:17 pm) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (Mark Weedon: Thu, Jul 31, 2003, 6:24 pm) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (Rellik: Tue, Aug 5, 2003, 2:01 am) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (Edge: Tue, Aug 5, 2003, 12:16 pm) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (Alvy: Thu, Aug 7, 2003, 9:20 pm) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (Pat: Fri, Aug 8, 2003, 12:41 pm) bkdr_spybot.a (Jack: Thu, Aug 7, 2003, 10:58 am) re: I dunno what it is, but click here for the solution! (Kevin: Tue, Aug 5, 2003, 3:43 pm) Thanks to all of you who posted here! (Ed J: Thu, Aug 7, 2003, 1:27 am) re: Thanks to all of you who posted here! 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