How to fix: Fast User Switching causes lock-up

[Jesse]

I was wondering if anyone can help me out here....

I have 2 user accounts in XP Pro + administrator. If neither user "logs
off" and one tries to
access the other account (both not p/w protected) XP hangs. However, XP
swtiching is fine as long as one logs off and then logs into the other
account. It makes no difference if IE is only running or even a small
file or OE is running. It happens all the time.

Thx

 

[WTC]

I was wondering if anyone can help me out here....

I have 2 user accounts in XP Pro + administrator. If neither user
"logs off" and one tries to access the other account (both not p/w
protected) XP hangs. However, XP swtiching is fine as long as
one logs off and then logs into the other account. It makes no
difference if IE is only running or even a small file or OE is running.
It happens all the time.

Could that small file causing you trouble,

How to troubleshoot program compatibility issues in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285909

or you /may/ need to call Microsoft for a hotfix.

Windows XP stops responding when you switch between logged-on users
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811009

 

[beenthere]

I was wondering if anyone can help me out here....

I have 2 user accounts in XP Pro + administrator. If neither user "logs
off" and one tries to
access the other account (both not p/w protected) XP hangs. However, XP
swtiching is fine as long as one logs off and then logs into the other
account. It makes no difference if IE is only running or even a small
file or OE is running. It happens all the time.

You have been into the Event Viewer to see if anything
shows up ?.

 

[Guest]

If you don't actually need to have both logged-on at once (and very few
people do) then go into Control Panel>Services, and stop/disable the Fast
User Switching service.