One of our forum member tangomouse has created a nice and simple tool called Re-Enable to help us re-enable disabled Task Manager, Registry Editor, Command Prompt, Folder Options and even System Restore configuration that is normally caused by virus. Honestly the tool that I’ve been using to do this is Remove Restriction Tool v1.03 but now the latest version of RRT has grown so much that I’d say it’s a little too bloated. I just needed a simple tool that does the job and doesn’t have all those flashy interface that sometimes I can’t run on a virus infected computer.
This project started off to help another forum member but somehow it ended up in Softpedia and now in this blog.
As you can see at the screenshot below, it’s a no brainer to use this tool. All you need to do is put a check on the checkbox that you want to enable and click the Enable button. The disable feature will be instantly enabled or if not, a reboot would do the trick. Please make sure that the computer is free from virus or else the changes made by this tool will not be effective and there is no end to enabling/disabling competition between you and the virus.
Re-enable is coded in .NET but doesn’t need .NET installed because .NET dependencies are included in the program making it fully portable. That is why a single file is in 36.7MB. However if you working on a computer that already have .NET framework installed, then you can just use the 64KB version instead.
This product was last tested in the Softpedia Labs on 1st of September 2009 by Cosmin Anton and they guarantee that Re-Enable Portable 1.0.0.0 is 100% Clean, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including but not limited to: spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors. Re-Enable is only in version 1 and I am sure that it can be improved with a couple more features without making it too bloated.
[ Download Re-Enable With .NET | Without .NET ]
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niyamai
thanx alot…irt was awesome…
i was wondering if u clould put the vista version link..
i have a pavilion hp notebook which has a vista home premium O.S…it doesnt have group policy and it was infected a few weeks ago…after i cleaned it up of viruses, my registry editor and task manager were disabled …so i tryes to fix it via group policy..but there was none…now i dont know how to reenable them…
help me pleaaaaaaaaase
It doesn’t work for me!
I’m using Windows Vista Home Premium, and I just got attacked by malware and after using this program, my system restore is still disabled.
my regedit is not been disable… but it suddenly close when its open.. i tried those method and the “disable by admin” is not apear any more.. but i still can use my regedit task manager and others.. its not disable but suddently close when opened..
gand me mouse ki pin lo khud enable hojay ga…..
Hey, why Media Player Classic doesn’t need net framework even it’s complied with VS 2008?
This application replaced my folder options form with one of its own with options that look a lot different, and it does not work properly. For example, the setting to show file extensions does not work. How do I get the old Folder Options form back?
Worked Perfectly.
Thanks :)
i accidentally deleted my regedit…what should i do…please…..
hi all
this thing does not work… i am not able to run the exe at all… is my system infected.. i m using the symantec corporate edition anti-virus..
any body any suggestions ??
thanks !
are you a genius?!
thin and easy to used. Thk Raymond
how to use this. i cant understand
thanks Ray
Thank you Tangomouse and thank you Raymond for sharing this great tool. Awesome! and so simple. I wish I was that smart!
wondering the same thing as OldSkool (#26)
GR8 Raymond. Love it – another nice one to add would be to disable/enable the control panel in it’s entirety. I often have to argue with clients that went into the control panel and do things that don’t concern them.
I was wondering why it’s so big 36.7 mb for the portable version… I was thinking a batch file could do the same thing, all it’s probably doing is changing registry keys. I could be very wrong thought.
without .net is on softpedia
softpedia.com/get/System/Back-Up-and-Recovery/Re-Enable.shtml
Great Job Bro….
Thanks.
welldone, thanks.
tangomouse ur the MAn!!
Thank you for sharing.
thanks for the tip raymond but i can’t download this version.any tip?
raymond.cc/forum/general-forum/12672-re-enable-project-ideas-and-suggestions-8.html#post107298 zipp file here
any day not .net version should be on softpedia ,just waiting for them to get back to me
We cannot DL the “without Net” version. Since it’s so small, any chance of putting on your website? Would take seconds, not mintes. Thanks
This is a very good and useful tool. Good work.
Another option of which to also be mindful: Users of SuperAntiSpyware, however — even the freeware version — have an even longer list of post-virus-infection repair tools available to them by simply choosing the “View Control Center (Preferences/Options)…” choice from the menu that opens when they right-single-click on the little ladybug in the system tray, and then select the “Repairs” tab.
Hope that helps.
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Gregg L. DesElms
Napa, California
Too late Raymond!
I reformat my system and my buddy just yesterday…
But for the future…
THX!!!
ESET NOD32 blocks the download link at mediafire.com!
Do you know of any other download links for it without .NET?
Thanks anyway Raymond.
Great program – thanks for the tip.
The version without .net will probably get little use. Just as well, since Mediafire produces nothing but popups and no file.
The download link “without .NET” from mediafire.com has aggressive pop-ups, the type that might give you maleware if you are not careful.
The first link from softpedia.com is actually for the portable version.
That’s good news.
I stopped using RRT more than a year ago because it because big and pop-up website.
Very thanks Raymond.
well cant we do this job using a simple registry repair program
cheers lads!!
well done tangomouse and ray
this problem occured in almost all pc’s of mine…
Thx raymond :) hope u will find some promotions for some of antiviruses coz u weren’t writing about them for I don’t know maybe 2 weeks
thank you very much raymond one of the most useful tools here thank you.
Well done tangomouse and to Raymond for sharing it with us.
nice job bro! :D
Thank you for your article Raymond, and thank you to tangomouse for creating this small useful program. :)
Another useful tool Raymond, thanks a lot…will help a lot after virus disinfection