Fast User Switching with XP Home Addition

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I've been experiencing computer freeze up when I attempt to use Fast
switching. I have four (4) user profiles on the workstation, and I
experience the freeze up after the third user account is logged onto the
workstation. I've searched, but haven't found anything specific about this
problem? Is it a memory resource issue, or maybe the problem lies with one
of the profiles being extremely large and the system can't free up enough
resources to switch to the other accounts.

With that being said would additional RAM resolve this problem
 
Hard telling what is actually blowing it up, but yes, adding more memory
may fix it. It may also be some issues from programs running in the
background of the other profiles when you hit it with the addition of
more startup apps.
 
The workstation has 512MB RAM installed, and the profile that seems to cause
this problem has 2+GB's of downloaded ITunes within his MYDocuments folder.
Wondering if I try moving these ITunes out of the profile might also relieve
this problem?

Thanks for the quick response
Scott
 
One can only try. Does it blow up if only the other 3 profiles are
switched in, and that one left out?
 
Yes, Fast switching works with the other 3 profiles. Sorry for the delay,
but I just experienced the problem again. I had to power cycle the
workstation, and all is working again.

Scott
 
If that's the only profile with iTunes, that may be the cause. But you
will be able to narrow it down.
 
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