Microsoft KB Archive/843143

= An error occurs in Taskmgr.exe =

Article ID: 843143

Article Last Modified on 5/28/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition

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SYMPTOMS
When you open Task Manager in Microsoft Windows XP, you may receive the following error message:

Microsoft Task Manager has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience

If you view the data that the error report contains, the following error signature may be listed: App Name App Version Module Name Module Version Offset - taskmgr.exe 5.1.2600.1106 ntdll.dll 5.1.2600.1217 00000342



CAUSE
This problem may occur if a previous installation of a service pack was not completed successfully.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, reinstall Windows XP Service Pack 1 or install the latest Windows XP Service Pack. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kberrmsg kbbug KB843143

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