Windows Task Manager Does Not show applications

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I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task Manager, but

no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?
 
I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task Manager, but

no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?
 
No programs appear in Task Manager



http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837900





"Rob" wrote in message

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>I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task Manager,

>but

> no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?

>

>
 
No programs appear in Task Manager



http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837900





"Rob" wrote in message

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>I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task Manager,

>but

> no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?

>

>
 
"Bob" wrote in message

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> No programs appear in Task Manager

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837900



"You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix."



Yeah, that's a real "hotfix", isn't it?
 
"Bob" wrote in message

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> No programs appear in Task Manager

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837900



"You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix."



Yeah, that's a real "hotfix", isn't it?
 
What applications are running when you bring up the task manager?



"Rob" wrote:



> I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task Manager, but

> no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?

>

>
 
What applications are running when you bring up the task manager?



"Rob" wrote:



> I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task Manager, but

> no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?

>

>
 
On 6/7/2010 7:38 PM, Rob wrote:

> I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task Manager, but

> no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?



That happened to me once, toggling the "Show Updates" checkbox a couple

of times fixed it.
 
On 6/7/2010 7:38 PM, Rob wrote:

> I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task Manager, but

> no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?



That happened to me once, toggling the "Show Updates" checkbox a couple

of times fixed it.
 
On 6/8/2010 6:03 AM, Mike S wrote:

> On 6/7/2010 7:38 PM, Rob wrote:

>> I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task

>> Manager, but

>> no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?

>

> That happened to me once, toggling the "Show Updates" checkbox a couple

> of times fixed it.

>



I don't know what you're looking at, but there's no "Show Updates" in

Task Manager.



--

Lem



Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
 
On 6/8/2010 6:03 AM, Mike S wrote:

> On 6/7/2010 7:38 PM, Rob wrote:

>> I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task

>> Manager, but

>> no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?

>

> That happened to me once, toggling the "Show Updates" checkbox a couple

> of times fixed it.

>



I don't know what you're looking at, but there's no "Show Updates" in

Task Manager.



--

Lem



Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
 
On 6/7/2010 10:38 PM, Rob wrote:

> I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task Manager, but

> no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?

>

>



Do any Processes show on the Processes tab?

When you select View > Update Speed, what is selected? What happens if

you click "Refresh Now"?



--

Lem



Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
 
On 6/7/2010 10:38 PM, Rob wrote:

> I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task Manager, but

> no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?

>

>



Do any Processes show on the Processes tab?

When you select View > Update Speed, what is selected? What happens if

you click "Refresh Now"?



--

Lem



Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
 
On 6/8/2010 1:37 PM, Lem wrote:

> On 6/8/2010 6:03 AM, Mike S wrote:

>> On 6/7/2010 7:38 PM, Rob wrote:

>>> I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task

>>> Manager, but

>>> no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?

>>

>> That happened to me once, toggling the "Show Updates" checkbox a couple

>> of times fixed it.

>>

>

> I don't know what you're looking at, but there's no "Show Updates" in

> Task Manager.



Sorry, I was thinking of Add/Remove Programs.
 
On 6/8/2010 1:37 PM, Lem wrote:

> On 6/8/2010 6:03 AM, Mike S wrote:

>> On 6/7/2010 7:38 PM, Rob wrote:

>>> I run Windows XP Svc Pak 3. Clicking Ctl/Alt/Del pulls up Task

>>> Manager, but

>>> no applications are shown on the applications tab. How is this fixed?

>>

>> That happened to me once, toggling the "Show Updates" checkbox a couple

>> of times fixed it.

>>

>

> I don't know what you're looking at, but there's no "Show Updates" in

> Task Manager.



Sorry, I was thinking of Add/Remove Programs.
 
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