How to view all process running on an Windows 2000/XP system as a regular user

Normally only accounts setup in the Administrators security group can view all running processes in Task Manager.  You can now bypass the "security" feature by performing the following change in your accounts registry.

Note:  Changing the registry is dangerous, don't do it unless you have a clue, etc.

1. Run regedit from "Start/Run..."
2. Browse to the following registry location:
   • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\TaskManager
3. Double click the value on the right named "Preferences".
4. You should get a window similar to the flollowing that pops up.
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5. On the bottom line change the text so that it has a 1 in it.  You will have to click in the blank column near the left edge on the bottom line.  Press Delete and type in "01" (not just "1")
6. You should now see the following text on the bottom line.
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7. Click OK.
8. Now re-open Task Manager and have fun seeing what everyone else is doing!