When I hit control-alt-delete I get the process box window of Task Manager, but no tabs or menus. To close it I have to use TM to close itslf. Any help on how this occurred and how to restore TM to its usual state?
I was having the same problem and tried other things
to no avail. Stumbled upon this answer and it worked
like a charm.
Steve
April 2011
thanks again
shammy
December 2010
Some people have found that when they open Task Manager, the tabs and taskbar have suddenly disappeared. If you accidentally double-click the empty space in the border around the tabs, Task Manager switches to this "Tiny foot print" mode. To switch Task Manager back to its normal display mode, just double-click the top border of the window.
mike2507
July 2010
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March 2009
OMG, Peter, I had NIGHTMARES last night asleep, while I was running scans on my computer. Because of this! Now I feel like an idiot, but I'm SO GRATEFUL for your answer.
myname
February 2009
thanks peter , it helped .
ibrahim
January 2009
So simple, what it is to have a brain...Thanks
Capt Cluster
November 2008
How to repair task manager
AnthonyG2000
September 2008
thanx
kumar
August 2008
thanks
ticks4dogs
June 2008
thank you!!! that was easy!! for those of us who are learning on our own (or should i say stumbling thru the dark blindly?), simple things like this can be very allusive. you've been favorited!!! thanks again, very much!
barely digital gl1200phil
May 2008
Your way to Beautiful PC saver~~
That "tiny-footprint" brought me to suicidal suicidal~~
Thanks Peter A.
PCnoob
February 2008
Thanks this is still useful - I thought a virus had knobbled task manager, but the cure is simple!
Andy
Andy Boston
January 2008
Peter,
Been pulling my hair out over this one...not much left !!
Thanks for the answer.
EZ
April 2007
Peter, thank you so much! You saved me a lot of grief.
Clarence
February 2007
Do what Pete said! Pure genius I tell ya!
Kelly
January 2007
When I hit control alt delete all I get is a black box. And a meessage" taskmgr.exe the NTVDM CPU encoutered an illigal instruction
Linda Hubbard
October 2006
OMG! YOU ARE AN ABSOLUTE GENIUS! ABSOLUTLEY! I WAS GOING CRAZY! I WAS ALSO READY TO RE-INSTALL XP! YOU ARE THE BEST! YOU ARE MY KNIGHT IN SHINNING ARMOR!
Snaps
September 2006
Peter A...you are a lifesaver! I thought was was going to have to blow out everything and reinstall XP. Tiny footprint...HA!
Zippity Doo
January 2006
Some people have found that when they open Task Manager, the tabs and taskbar have suddenly disappeared. This behavior can occur if Task Manager is running in "tiny footprint" mode. If you accidentally double-click the empty space in the border around the tabs, Task Manager switches to this mode. To switch Task Manager back to its normal display mode, just double-click the top border of the window.
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