control userpasswords and control userpasswords2

[liuhoting]

Hi all-

I'm trying to set up fast user switching on one of the XP Pro clients
at the office. Unfortunately, control panel likes to default to the
win2000 interface on user accounts. I want to set it up so that it will
default back to the windows XP home view of user accounts so that we
can enable fast user switching. (And everything online says that you
can do it in user accounts, at least the win xp home edition version of
it).

I think control userpasswords or control userpasswords2 will get me to
the right dialog box under most circumstances, but both default to the
win2000 view. Any ideas on how I can change that, or is that totally
impossible in winxp pro? Any way to modify (trick) the registry to let
me do it?

 

[Steven L Umbach]

If the computer is a member of an Active Directory domain that feature is
disabled and not available. If your computer is not a member of an Active
Directory domain you can open Local Security Policy via secpol.msc and go to
local policies/security options and change interactive logon : do not
require ctrl-alt-del and set that to enabled. Them you should be able to go
to Control Panel/user accounts - change the way a user logs on or off and
select what you want. --- Steve

 

[Wesley Vogel]

control userpasswords is the default User Accounts in the Control Panel.
You can add control userpasswords2. It will be listed as User Accounts 2.

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
1. Right hand side
Add ControlUserPasswords2 To Control Panel

control userpasswords the default User Accounts in the Control Panel is the
one that you want to use for Fast User Switching.

Turn On Fast User Switching
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/accessibility/fastuserswitching.mspx

Description of the Fast User Switching Compatibility Service
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;294855

How To Use the Fast User Switching Feature in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;279765

A Discussion About the Availability of the Fast User Switching Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;294739

Architecture of Fast User Switching
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;294737

Fast User Switching Option Is Not Available
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;280758

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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