Repair Windows Setting after Infected by Virus

After infected by virus a lot choose to re-installing the Windows OS and this means must re-installing all program in the Computer. Some computer viruses usually not destroy windows system and can be cleaned easily, but only locking some windows setting like task manager, registry editor and hide folder option menu in windows explorer. If only the setting (task manager, registry editor and folder option) that locked by virus, had better don’t re-install the Windows system because any easier solution and not waste yours time.

A. Opening locked Registry Editor

The solution, using third party registry editor like tune utilities, etc. Usually third party registry editor can open registry although the registry is locked. Then set the following registry setting:

Go to registry Key: “HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Policies | System”
In the registry key “DisableRegistryTools” replace the value with 0 (note: 0 = allow regedit, 1 = disable regedit) and restart to take effect.

B. Task Manager Locked by Virus

Like opening registry editor, follow this steps:

Go to registry Key: “HKEY_CURRENT_USER | Software | Microsoft | Windows | CurrentVersion | Policies | System”
In the registry key “DisableTaskMgr” replace the value with 0 (note: 0 = default, 1 = disable task manager) and restart the Windows.

C. Folder Option missing in the Windows explorer

The solution in your folder option missing in windows exlorer open this article.

D. Repairing Windows System

To repair windows system open this article.

Note: This methode have been tried in Windows XP SP2 home edition, for other version od Windows, possible there is difference location of registry key.