open additional users

[Guest]

How many users can be signed on at one time? When we have two (or sometimes
one) user signed on and the go to START, LOG OFF, SWITCH USERS, then select
the additional user we want to add, we cannot switch to a third user (or
sometimes even a second user). However, if I reboot and then start selecting
users, I can get all five users signed on. Any suggestions?

 

[Jim Macklin]

Each user needs RAM and virtual memory, when you reboot all
that is cleared. When you are switching back and forth the
available RAM and virtual memory is being used.

But more RAM and reset the VM to a large setting, and that
should solve the problem.
see, http://aumha.org/win5/a/xpvm.htm


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| How many users can be signed on at one time? When we have
two (or sometimes
| one) user signed on and the go to START, LOG OFF, SWITCH
USERS, then select
| the additional user we want to add, we cannot switch to a
third user (or
| sometimes even a second user). However, if I reboot and
then start selecting
| users, I can get all five users signed on. Any
suggestions?
| --
| Jim

 

[Ken Blake]

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Each user needs RAM and virtual memory, when you reboot all
that is cleared. When you are switching back and forth the
available RAM and virtual memory is being used.

True, but it's important to note that the memory used by users
who aren't current will quickly get paged out of RAM. Only the
most-recently-used memory will stay in RAM, and that will be that
of the current user. So, assuming that there's enough page file
space, it shouldn't matter.

But more RAM and reset the VM to a large setting, and that
should solve the problem.

A large-enough page file should be sufficient by itself, without
increasing the RAM.