Windows Server 2008 Task Manager Problem

[Guest Gary Bouchard]

I don't know if I'm in the right group or not, as I cannot locate a specific

Server 2008 category.

 

Many times, when I attempt to bring up the task manager I am running into a

problem.

 

I can right click the task-bar and select task manager from the context menu

or hit CTRL-shift-ESC, or CTRL-alt-Del and select task manger, or start it

from the run line, but the result is always the same... task manger starts

minimized in the task notification area, and when I right click to restore or

close it, the context menu appears, but task manager never comes to the

foreground.

 

If I mouse over the task manager Icon on the task-bar, it shows a gauge that

is jumping up and down, and a tooltip shows CPU usage at different

percentages, however I cannot bring the task manager to the foreground to

work with it!

 

The context menu also is staying on the screen with "Always on Top" checked,

but I cannot get task manager to come up. Clicking on task managers context

menu does nothing and appears to be ignoring the clicks... the context menu

does not go away.

 

Is anyone else having this problem? I gargled it, but nothing related comes

up.

 

Any assistance would be appreciated.

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Windows Server 2008 Task Manager Problem

 

Hello Gary,

 

Is it also if you type "taskmgr" without the quotes in the run line?

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I don't know if I'm in the right group or not, as I cannot locate a

> specific Server 2008 category.

>

> Many times, when I attempt to bring up the task manager I am running

> into a problem.

>

> I can right click the task-bar and select task manager from the

> context menu or hit CTRL-shift-ESC, or CTRL-alt-Del and select task

> manger, or start it from the run line, but the result is always the

> same... task manger starts minimized in the task notification area,

> and when I right click to restore or close it, the context menu

> appears, but task manager never comes to the foreground.

>

> If I mouse over the task manager Icon on the task-bar, it shows a

> gauge that is jumping up and down, and a tooltip shows CPU usage at

> different percentages, however I cannot bring the task manager to the

> foreground to work with it!

>

> The context menu also is staying on the screen with "Always on Top"

> checked, but I cannot get task manager to come up. Clicking on task

> managers context menu does nothing and appears to be ignoring the

> clicks... the context menu does not go away.

>

> Is anyone else having this problem? I gargled it, but nothing related

> comes up.

>

> Any assistance would be appreciated.

>

[Guest Gary Bouchard]

Re: Windows Server 2008 Task Manager Problem

 

As I mentioned previously, yes, starting it from the Run line also does the

same thing... in fact, I just tried it again, and it does the smae thing. The

Icon goes down to the task notification area, and if I right click it, the

context menu appears, but it's dead... there is no response to the context

menu clicks, and in fact the context menu is still on my screen, and the only

way to get rid of it is to log off or restart the computer.

 

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Gary,

>

> Is it also if you type "taskmgr" without the quotes in the run line?

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>

> > I don't know if I'm in the right group or not, as I cannot locate a

> > specific Server 2008 category.

> >

> > Many times, when I attempt to bring up the task manager I am running

> > into a problem.

> >

> > I can right click the task-bar and select task manager from the

> > context menu or hit CTRL-shift-ESC, or CTRL-alt-Del and select task

> > manger, or start it from the run line, but the result is always the

> > same... task manger starts minimized in the task notification area,

> > and when I right click to restore or close it, the context menu

> > appears, but task manager never comes to the foreground.

> >

> > If I mouse over the task manager Icon on the task-bar, it shows a

> > gauge that is jumping up and down, and a tooltip shows CPU usage at

> > different percentages, however I cannot bring the task manager to the

> > foreground to work with it!

> >

> > The context menu also is staying on the screen with "Always on Top"

> > checked, but I cannot get task manager to come up. Clicking on task

> > managers context menu does nothing and appears to be ignoring the

> > clicks... the context menu does not go away.

> >

> > Is anyone else having this problem? I gargled it, but nothing related

> > comes up.

> >

> > Any assistance would be appreciated.

> >

>

>

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