Why can't I enable the Run command?

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For some reason, GPEDIT.msc was not in my system32 folder, how can i find it, i searched it, and it immediately stoped the search and said search is complete. Please tell me how i can fix this, I scanned my computer, and i found the virus that disabled my task manager, so now i have that, but w/e i do, i cannot find out the virus that disabled run, even if it is gone, i cannot enable it yet.
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When I click on Start>Run I get a window saying that a shortcut cannot be created here Do I want to create a shortcut on the desktop instead?

I'm not really finding any ideas to try to get by this. I did foind a RUN replacement that I can place on the desktop, but I work for a school district and placing stuff on the desktp is not a good idea. If possible, I need to fix the original Start>Run dialog box.

Hi Leo. I went ahead and tried to run regedt32.exe but then a thing pops up saying "registry editing has been disabled by administrator"... now what?

Thanks,
Tulga

ahmmm... i followed all your solution but it doesn't work... when i followed the last solution you posted i cannot find the "current version" you told... please help me... thanks... farrah

GREAT!
I FOLLOW his your instruction bro.. tHANKS A LOT
but please make it a shortcut to everyone..

1. go FIRST C:\WINDOWS\system32
2. LOOK FOR GPEDIT
3. UNDER user configuration, administrative templates, startmenu and taskbar,
4. On the rightside of your screen, look for remove run from startmenu
5. click first enables, then click apply
6. open again the remove run from startmenu then click disabled, then click apply again.
7. That's it, you have your RUN OPTION WITHOUT RESTARTING YOUR SYSTEM.

thank you so much leo..

one problem, i cant find the "GPEDIT.MSC" in my System23. I found the glu32.dll and the gpkcsp.dll that it's suppose to be between but the gpedit.msc isnt there

Exellent!! Even if you did not make it as shorter way of guiding it's very easy to follow with the use of pictures as a visual guide.. thanks a lot!! ^^

thanks leo this all stuff was troubling me alot and i was not willing to format masystem or restore it.thanks anyway....keep up the good work

hello,
i have had troubles with this problem and many others like the registry editor and the folder options in windows explorer for the past 2 weeks or so.

i have been on the web for hours looking for solutions and i have only fixed the registry.

i followed all the instructions to the punctuation points in these instructions and the problem re-appears and the registry keys re-apear on reboot.

i have got up to date avast and have run several full computer and thorough scans and have an active firewall.

please help me! im going insane!

This no run command could be caused by a Virus. BackDoor-EEC.gen. McAfee DATS 9/24/09 can pick it up. Other symptoms include virus being copied to a memory stick when you insert it. No folder options to change your folder views to see hidden files in Windows XP. Watch out it is nasty...still trying to clean it out.

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