help: win XP and multiple users problem

[GRNews]

Hi,

I have been using win xp pro (with sp2) for a while. Recently, I was doing
some cleanup (via add-remove in control panel) and also some older files
(atleast what appeared to be). Since then, multiple users cannot login
simultaneously; in other words, if someone is logged in, then he has to
logout before I can login. The sign-on screen just returns to the login
page,
without any error message.

Any thoughts?
Thanks
GRN

 

[Guest]

You may have to reser Fast User Switching - turn back on on or off.

You must have a computer administrator account on a computer that is a
member of a workgroup or is a stand-alone computer to turn on or turn off the
User Fast User Switching feature. By the way Fast User Switching is not
available on computers that are members of a network domain, so if you have
joined to a domain this may also explain why.

Open User Accounts in Control Panel.

Click Change the way users log on or off.

Do one of the following:
To specify that a user's programs remain running when another user logs on
to the computer, select the Use Fast User Switching check box.

If you select this option, programs do not shut down when another user logs
on to the computer. For example, if you are typing a report and your child
wants to check e-mail, you can log off using Switch User, the child can log
on, check e-mail, and then log off. You can log on and return to your report
without losing your place.

To specify that programs shut down when users log off the computer, clear
the Use Fast User Switching check box.

Programs automatically shut down when users log off the computer, and the
computer will run faster for the next user who logs on.