Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Folder option is missing

Are your Folder Options not visible under Tool menu in Windows Explorer?
It is quite common to see this problem and if you are one of the unfortunate one, don’t panic! You can restore it back by following a few simple steps.

1. Go to Run, type regedit then press enter.


2. Navigate to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer].

3. At right panel, look for a value called NoFolderOptions. Right click on it then choose Delete.

4. Navigate to [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer].

5. At right panel, look for a value called NoFolderOptions. Right click on it then choose Delete.

Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator OR Reenable Task Manager in Windows

When you try to open Task Manager, the following error may occur:
"Task Manager has been disabled by your administrator"

Method 1

Click Start, Run and type this command exactly as given below: (better - Copy and paste)

REG add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v DisableTaskMgr /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
 
Method 2

Download and run this REG fix and double-click it.

Method 3

Click Start, Run and type Regedit.exe
Navigate to the following branch:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies\ System

In the right-pane, delete the value named DisableTaskMgr
Close Regedit.exe

Method 4
Click Start, Run, type gpedit.msc and click OK.

Navigate to this branch:

User Configuration / Administrative Templates / System / Ctrl+Alt+Delete Options / Remove Task Manager

Double-click the Remove Task Manager option.
Set the policy to Not Configured.

Regedit is disabled by the administrator OR Regedit Disable/Enable tools for Windows

Download regtools.vbs from here.
http://www.4shared.com/file/168999000/61098f80/regtools.html
Save the file to the folder of your choice. Double click the VBS file. The VB Script file will check for the appropriate value and if not found will create it. If the value was found, it will be toggled to its opposite state and you will be informed that you need to log off/back on or restart your computer.
One note. This change is made in
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System.
Disabling the tools takes effect immediately. Enabling requires a restart. This script can be viewed in Notepad or any text editor, as to the specific Registry key and value that are updated.
Your antivirus software may report this script as potentially malicious, or a possible virus. This is because the script writes to the System Registry.

Print Spooler services not available

Sometimes print Spooler services removes due to modify registry entries. it has probably been removed from the registry...you would find it here

HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Spooler

I've attached an exported branch from my registry (XP Pro SP2) that you can run to see if it fixes the problem. would need to reboot after merging most likely.
 
http://www.4shared.com/file/168992175/88e100fe/print_spooler_missiing.html

run it and accept changes. Restart and you should be golden, assuming the winspool.drv file is not missing.