windows task manager's going berserk..

[kimono]

uuummm....my task manager appears quite normally when i activ9 it but for only 1 or 2 secs. then it disappears. y is it doing dis? and how can i fix it? (to stay and appear for as long as i want it 2)

 

[linney]

Have you checked for a virus infection?

811010 - How to Identify, Recover from, and Prevent Infections from the W32.Klez Worm Virus

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;811010&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

311446 - You Cannot Start Programs (.exe Files) When Your Computer Is Infected with the SirCam Virus

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311446&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

Some general things to try.

See if System Restore will get you back to a restore point before your problem with Explorer.

Try Safe Mode (Do you have this problem in Safe Mode?).

Run the System File Checker program from the Run Box by typing.....Sfc /Scannow in it and have your XP CD handy.

Try running ChkDsk to check your drive for errors. Right click your Drive icon/ Properties/ Tools/ Error Checking.

If they don't work you could try repairing windows itself by running it over itself. You will lose all your windows updates but your files will be untouched.

How to Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP (Q315341)

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q315/3/41.asp