problems with Fast User Switching

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Windows XP Pro SP-2 - recent clean install.



Two User accounts were created when system first setup. Fast User Switching
and Welcome Screen enabled since day 1.



All software and setup have been done from profile_2 and I have occasionally
been in and out of profile_1. Now, when I log in to profile_1, I am
literally stuck there. I cannot log out, I can't switch user, I can't Shut
down. CTRL-ALT-DEL will not bring up Task Manager although I can type
taskmgr in the Run box which does start the app. This doesn't help much
because I still can't get out from there either. I can end processes and I
can log off the other profile but I'm still stuck. The only way out is the
Power Switch.



This did happen on the old setup with my daughter's profile, but not
consistently. At that time I simply killed the profile and made another.
That did work but, I'd really like to fix this gremlin and/or understand
what went wrong.



Another observation which may be related: Each of the two profiles has a
different sound scheme - with sounds enabled for logon and logoff. Switching
from P2 to P1, I hear my logoff sound. When P1 logs on, I hear *both* logon
sounds. I've created a third user and the same situation happens with the
sounds but, so far I haven't gotten stuck in the new profile.



If I turn off "Fast User Switching", everything appears to be Ok and all
profiles seem to work. I'm really stumped on this one and would appreciate
any help.
 
Hi,

Fast user switching is dependent on 2 services namely "Terminal Services"
and "Fast User Switching Compatibility". Please proceed as follows:

1. Click Start -> Run
2. Type "services.msc" (without quotes)
3. See if the services "Terminal Services" and "Fast User Switching
Compatibility" is started. If the service is not started, please set the
startup type to "Automatic"

Hope this helps ...... :)

Ashok (Ashokan Achari)

The Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


--------------------
- - From: "jopa66" <[email protected]>
- - Subject: problems with Fast User Switching
- - Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 03:38:49 -0400
- -
- - Windows XP Pro SP-2 - recent clean install.
- -
- -
- -
- - Two User accounts were created when system first setup. Fast User
Switching
- - and Welcome Screen enabled since day 1.
- -
- -
- -
- - All software and setup have been done from profile_2 and I have
occasionally
- - been in and out of profile_1. Now, when I log in to profile_1, I am
- - literally stuck there. I cannot log out, I can't switch user, I can't
Shut
- - down. CTRL-ALT-DEL will not bring up Task Manager although I can type
- - taskmgr in the Run box which does start the app. This doesn't help much
- - because I still can't get out from there either. I can end processes
and I
- - can log off the other profile but I'm still stuck. The only way out is
the
- - Power Switch.
- -
- -
- -
- - This did happen on the old setup with my daughter's profile, but not
- - consistently. At that time I simply killed the profile and made
another.
- - That did work but, I'd really like to fix this gremlin and/or
understand
- - what went wrong.
- -
- -
- -
- - Another observation which may be related: Each of the two profiles has
a
- - different sound scheme - with sounds enabled for logon and logoff.
Switching
- - from P2 to P1, I hear my logoff sound. When P1 logs on, I hear *both*
logon
- - sounds. I've created a third user and the same situation happens with
the
- - sounds but, so far I haven't gotten stuck in the new profile.
- -
- -
- -
- - If I turn off "Fast User Switching", everything appears to be Ok and
all
- - profiles seem to work. I'm really stumped on this one and would
appreciate
- - any help.
- -
- - --
- - ~john aka: jopa
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
 
Checked as you suggested - both of these services are running (automatic).
It's not that FUS is not working. The problem is that once the second user
is logged on - they cannot log back off. Any attempt at logging off or
restart computer just returns to the desktop. CTRL-ALT-DEL will not bring up
Task Manager. But I can type "taskmgr" in the Run box which does start the
app. Once here, I can kill the other user's programs and/or services running
and I can log off the other user but, this doesn't help much because I
still can't log out of this profile. No matter what I do - I keep getting
returned to the desktop. The only way out is the power button and if the
first user has open files... well....

The only workaround I've found is to disable FUS. I still use the Welcome
screen, and this is an acceptable procedure but, it would still be good to
track down the problem. BTW - this is almost constant now, it was an
intermittent thing before. And killing a profile then re-creating does *not*
solve the problem as I thought it did. I still don't know if the "sound
mixmatch" is part of this problem. i.e.. Given two or more users - each with
their own logon/logoff sounds - is it normal for one user to hear another
user's logon sound (along with their own) when using FUS? I know user 1's
files are still open and their programs are still running but, why would the
system play user 1's logon sound along with user 2's logon sound? If the
system is thinking both users are logged on - this may account for strange
behavior. If all users stay with Windows XP default sound scheme, this may
go unnoticed and I don't have access to another machine to check this out.

I appreciate any help you can offer.
 
Hi,

This is a registry fix for FSU to work properly.

Please copy the lines to a text editor like notepad and save the file as
FSUFIX.reg. Then double click the file.

----------------Start of line -----------------------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\]
"AllowMultipleTSSessions"=dword:0000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService]
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"Start"=dword:00000003
"Description"="Allows multiple users to be connected interactively to a
machine as well as the display of desktops and applications to remote
computers. The underpinning of Remote Desktop (including RD for
Administrators), Fast User Switching, Remote Assistance, and Terminal
Server."
"DisplayName"="Terminal Services"
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,50,00,43,00,53,00,53,00,00,00,00,00
"Type"=dword:00000020
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,
00,\

74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\

00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Parameters
]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f
,\

00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
74,00,65,00,72,00,6d,00,73,00,72,00,76,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"Certificate"=hex:01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,06,00,5c,00,52,53,41,3
1,\

48,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,3f,00,00,00,01,00,01,00,79,fd,d0,7a,a7,73,b5,a5,5a,\

9d,2d,88,2b,89,b0,df,bb,b7,60,25,5e,00,77,25,69,a5,0f,6d,85,73,e4,db,ab,5c,\

1c,da,a3,bc,44,68,f8,dd,ec,d9,eb,8c,f9,c7,99,3d,d4,4a,2e,72,03,13,2d,c8,8f,\

7f,8f,bf,8f,a6,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,08,00,48,00,e9,a4,bc,a5,8e,b2,4d,78,\

e7,26,20,36,12,a2,05,e1,a0,a3,8e,ad,01,9b,d1,a6,ee,d1,e0,ed,e8,bd,61,2c,a1,\

d8,1b,72,32,63,cb,8b,b5,05,2f,36,dd,ac,dc,ac,7d,b5,23,3f,c3,81,9c,f4,dc,73,\
d7,4e,a2,24,09,67,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Performanc
e]
"Close"="CloseTSObject"
"Collect Timeout"=dword:000003e8
"Collect"="CollectTSObjectData"
"Open Timeout"=dword:000003e8
"Open"="OpenTSObject"
"Library"="perfts.dll"
"Last Counter"=dword:00000886
"Last Help"=dword:00000887
"First Counter"=dword:00000806
"First Help"=dword:00000807
"Object List"="2054 2176"
"Library Validation
Code"=hex:00,60,9f,30,0e,2c,c1,01,00,30,00,00,00,00,00,00
"WbemAdapFileSignature"=hex:7e,fd,21,14,ea,d1,ac,72,34,26,10,d7,19,2b,fb,32
"WbemAdapFileTime"=hex:00,60,9f,30,0e,2c,c1,01
"WbemAdapFileSize"=dword:00003000
"WbemAdapStatus"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_TERMSERVICE\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

----------------End of line-----------------------------

After executing the saved reg file.

Please restart the system.

Hope this helps ...... :)

Ashok (Ashokan Achari)

The Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

--------------------
- - From: "jopa66" <[email protected]>
- - Subject: Re: problems with Fast User Switching
- - Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:57:37 -0400
- -
- - Checked as you suggested - both of these services are running
(automatic).
- - It's not that FUS is not working. The problem is that once the second
user
- - is logged on - they cannot log back off. Any attempt at logging off or
- - restart computer just returns to the desktop. CTRL-ALT-DEL will not
bring up
- - Task Manager. But I can type "taskmgr" in the Run box which does start
the
- - app. Once here, I can kill the other user's programs and/or services
running
- - and I can log off the other user but, this doesn't help much because I
- - still can't log out of this profile. No matter what I do - I keep
getting
- - returned to the desktop. The only way out is the power button and if
the
- - first user has open files... well....
- -
- - The only workaround I've found is to disable FUS. I still use the
Welcome
- - screen, and this is an acceptable procedure but, it would still be good
to
- - track down the problem. BTW - this is almost constant now, it was an
- - intermittent thing before. And killing a profile then re-creating does
*not*
- - solve the problem as I thought it did. I still don't know if the "sound
- - mixmatch" is part of this problem. i.e.. Given two or more users - each
with
- - their own logon/logoff sounds - is it normal for one user to hear
another
- - user's logon sound (along with their own) when using FUS? I know user
1's
- - files are still open and their programs are still running but, why
would the
- - system play user 1's logon sound along with user 2's logon sound? If
the
- - system is thinking both users are logged on - this may account for
strange
- - behavior. If all users stay with Windows XP default sound scheme, this
may
- - go unnoticed and I don't have access to another machine to check this
out.
- -
- - I appreciate any help you can offer.
- -
- - --
- - ~john aka: jopa
- -
- -
- -
message
- - - - > Hi,
- - >
- - > Fast user switching is dependent on 2 services namely "Terminal
Services"
- - > and "Fast User Switching Compatibility". Please proceed as follows:
- - >
- - > 1. Click Start -> Run
- - > 2. Type "services.msc" (without quotes)
- - > 3. See if the services "Terminal Services" and "Fast User Switching
- - > Compatibility" is started. If the service is not started, please set
the
- - > startup type to "Automatic"
- - >
- - > Hope this helps ...... :)
- - >
- - > Ashok (Ashokan Achari)
- - >
- - > The Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
- - >
- - >
- -
- -
- -
 
Well Ashok... many thanks - this reg fix seems to have worked. Before
applying, I exported my own TermService Key and compared the two. There were
definitely a few differences. I may never know what caused the change but,
I'll save this reg fix for future. Again, thank you and BTW what is the
[MSFT]?
 
Hi,

I'am glad that your problem has been resolved.

MSFT is the acronym for Microsoft Corporation.

--------------------
- - From: "jopa66" <[email protected]>
- - Subject: Re: problems with Fast User Switching
- - Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 10:30:13 -0400
- -
- - Well Ashok... many thanks - this reg fix seems to have worked. Before
- - applying, I exported my own TermService Key and compared the two. There
were
- - definitely a few differences. I may never know what caused the change
but,
- - I'll save this reg fix for future. Again, thank you and BTW what is the
- - [MSFT]?
- -
- - --
- - ~john aka: jopa
- -
- -
- -
message
- - - - > Hi,
- - >
- - > This is a registry fix for FSU to work properly.
- - >
- - > Please copy the lines to a text editor like notepad and save the
file as
- - > FSUFIX.reg. Then double click the file.
- - >
- -
- -
- -
 
I'm having a similar problem and found this message. I copied this into
notepad and saved it as you said. However when I double click on it, it says
"the specified file is not a regristry script. You can only import binary
registry files from the within the registry editor". I saved it to my
desktop and ran it from there. I have my self setup with admin rights. Am I
missing something?

Thanks!
Debbie Richey

Ashokan Achari said:
Hi,

This is a registry fix for FSU to work properly.

Please copy the lines to a text editor like notepad and save the file as
FSUFIX.reg. Then double click the file.

----------------Start of line -----------------------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\]
"AllowMultipleTSSessions"=dword:0000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService]
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"Start"=dword:00000003
"Description"="Allows multiple users to be connected interactively to a
machine as well as the display of desktops and applications to remote
computers. The underpinning of Remote Desktop (including RD for
Administrators), Fast User Switching, Remote Assistance, and Terminal
Server."
"DisplayName"="Terminal Services"
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,50,00,43,00,53,00,53,00,00,00,00,00
"Type"=dword:00000020
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,
00,\

74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\

00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Parameters
]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f
,\

00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
74,00,65,00,72,00,6d,00,73,00,72,00,76,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"Certificate"=hex:01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,06,00,5c,00,52,53,41,3
1,\

48,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,3f,00,00,00,01,00,01,00,79,fd,d0,7a,a7,73,b5,a5,5a,\

9d,2d,88,2b,89,b0,df,bb,b7,60,25,5e,00,77,25,69,a5,0f,6d,85,73,e4,db,ab,5c,\

1c,da,a3,bc,44,68,f8,dd,ec,d9,eb,8c,f9,c7,99,3d,d4,4a,2e,72,03,13,2d,c8,8f,\

7f,8f,bf,8f,a6,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,08,00,48,00,e9,a4,bc,a5,8e,b2,4d,78,\

e7,26,20,36,12,a2,05,e1,a0,a3,8e,ad,01,9b,d1,a6,ee,d1,e0,ed,e8,bd,61,2c,a1,\

d8,1b,72,32,63,cb,8b,b5,05,2f,36,dd,ac,dc,ac,7d,b5,23,3f,c3,81,9c,f4,dc,73,\
d7,4e,a2,24,09,67,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Performanc
e]
"Close"="CloseTSObject"
"Collect Timeout"=dword:000003e8
"Collect"="CollectTSObjectData"
"Open Timeout"=dword:000003e8
"Open"="OpenTSObject"
"Library"="perfts.dll"
"Last Counter"=dword:00000886
"Last Help"=dword:00000887
"First Counter"=dword:00000806
"First Help"=dword:00000807
"Object List"="2054 2176"
"Library Validation
Code"=hex:00,60,9f,30,0e,2c,c1,01,00,30,00,00,00,00,00,00
"WbemAdapFileSignature"=hex:7e,fd,21,14,ea,d1,ac,72,34,26,10,d7,19,2b,fb,32
"WbemAdapFileTime"=hex:00,60,9f,30,0e,2c,c1,01
"WbemAdapFileSize"=dword:00003000
"WbemAdapStatus"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_TERMSERVICE\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

----------------End of line-----------------------------

After executing the saved reg file.

Please restart the system.

Hope this helps ...... :)

Ashok (Ashokan Achari)

The Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

--------------------
- - From: "jopa66" <[email protected]>
- - Subject: Re: problems with Fast User Switching
- - Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:57:37 -0400
- -
- - Checked as you suggested - both of these services are running
(automatic).
- - It's not that FUS is not working. The problem is that once the second
user
- - is logged on - they cannot log back off. Any attempt at logging off or
- - restart computer just returns to the desktop. CTRL-ALT-DEL will not
bring up
- - Task Manager. But I can type "taskmgr" in the Run box which does start
the
- - app. Once here, I can kill the other user's programs and/or services
running
- - and I can log off the other user but, this doesn't help much because I
- - still can't log out of this profile. No matter what I do - I keep
getting
- - returned to the desktop. The only way out is the power button and if
the
- - first user has open files... well....
- -
- - The only workaround I've found is to disable FUS. I still use the
Welcome
- - screen, and this is an acceptable procedure but, it would still be good
to
- - track down the problem. BTW - this is almost constant now, it was an
- - intermittent thing before. And killing a profile then re-creating does
*not*
- - solve the problem as I thought it did. I still don't know if the "sound
- - mixmatch" is part of this problem. i.e.. Given two or more users - each
with
- - their own logon/logoff sounds - is it normal for one user to hear
another
- - user's logon sound (along with their own) when using FUS? I know user
1's
- - files are still open and their programs are still running but, why
would the
- - system play user 1's logon sound along with user 2's logon sound? If
the
- - system is thinking both users are logged on - this may account for
strange
- - behavior. If all users stay with Windows XP default sound scheme, this
may
- - go unnoticed and I don't have access to another machine to check this
out.
- -
- - I appreciate any help you can offer.
- -
- - --
- - ~john aka: jopa
- -
- -
- -
message
- - - - > Hi,
- - >
- - > Fast user switching is dependent on 2 services namely "Terminal
Services"
- - > and "Fast User Switching Compatibility". Please proceed as follows:
- - >
- - > 1. Click Start -> Run
- - > 2. Type "services.msc" (without quotes)
- - > 3. See if the services "Terminal Services" and "Fast User Switching
- - > Compatibility" is started. If the service is not started, please set
the
- - > startup type to "Automatic"
- - >
- - > Hope this helps ...... :)
- - >
- - > Ashok (Ashokan Achari)
- - >
- - > The Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
- - >
- - >
- -
- -
- -
Click to expand...
 
I two have had the same problem with user profiles as jopa66, i have followed
your advice and installed the reg key and it seems to have worked perfectly,
thank you for your very useful help qspete

Ashokan Achari said:
Hi,

This is a registry fix for FSU to work properly.

Please copy the lines to a text editor like notepad and save the file as
FSUFIX.reg. Then double click the file.

----------------Start of line -----------------------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\]
"AllowMultipleTSSessions"=dword:0000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService]
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"Start"=dword:00000003
"Description"="Allows multiple users to be connected interactively to a
machine as well as the display of desktops and applications to remote
computers. The underpinning of Remote Desktop (including RD for
Administrators), Fast User Switching, Remote Assistance, and Terminal
Server."
"DisplayName"="Terminal Services"
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,50,00,43,00,53,00,53,00,00,00,00,00
"Type"=dword:00000020
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,
00,\

74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\

00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Parameters
]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f
,\

00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
74,00,65,00,72,00,6d,00,73,00,72,00,76,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"Certificate"=hex:01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,06,00,5c,00,52,53,41,3
1,\

48,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,3f,00,00,00,01,00,01,00,79,fd,d0,7a,a7,73,b5,a5,5a,\

9d,2d,88,2b,89,b0,df,bb,b7,60,25,5e,00,77,25,69,a5,0f,6d,85,73,e4,db,ab,5c,\

1c,da,a3,bc,44,68,f8,dd,ec,d9,eb,8c,f9,c7,99,3d,d4,4a,2e,72,03,13,2d,c8,8f,\

7f,8f,bf,8f,a6,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,08,00,48,00,e9,a4,bc,a5,8e,b2,4d,78,\

e7,26,20,36,12,a2,05,e1,a0,a3,8e,ad,01,9b,d1,a6,ee,d1,e0,ed,e8,bd,61,2c,a1,\

d8,1b,72,32,63,cb,8b,b5,05,2f,36,dd,ac,dc,ac,7d,b5,23,3f,c3,81,9c,f4,dc,73,\
d7,4e,a2,24,09,67,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Performanc
e]
"Close"="CloseTSObject"
"Collect Timeout"=dword:000003e8
"Collect"="CollectTSObjectData"
"Open Timeout"=dword:000003e8
"Open"="OpenTSObject"
"Library"="perfts.dll"
"Last Counter"=dword:00000886
"Last Help"=dword:00000887
"First Counter"=dword:00000806
"First Help"=dword:00000807
"Object List"="2054 2176"
"Library Validation
Code"=hex:00,60,9f,30,0e,2c,c1,01,00,30,00,00,00,00,00,00
"WbemAdapFileSignature"=hex:7e,fd,21,14,ea,d1,ac,72,34,26,10,d7,19,2b,fb,32
"WbemAdapFileTime"=hex:00,60,9f,30,0e,2c,c1,01
"WbemAdapFileSize"=dword:00003000
"WbemAdapStatus"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_TERMSERVICE\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

----------------End of line-----------------------------

After executing the saved reg file.

Please restart the system.

Hope this helps ...... :)

Ashok (Ashokan Achari)

The Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

--------------------
- - From: "jopa66" <[email protected]>
- - Subject: Re: problems with Fast User Switching
- - Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:57:37 -0400
- -
- - Checked as you suggested - both of these services are running
(automatic).
- - It's not that FUS is not working. The problem is that once the second
user
- - is logged on - they cannot log back off. Any attempt at logging off or
- - restart computer just returns to the desktop. CTRL-ALT-DEL will not
bring up
- - Task Manager. But I can type "taskmgr" in the Run box which does start
the
- - app. Once here, I can kill the other user's programs and/or services
running
- - and I can log off the other user but, this doesn't help much because I
- - still can't log out of this profile. No matter what I do - I keep
getting
- - returned to the desktop. The only way out is the power button and if
the
- - first user has open files... well....
- -
- - The only workaround I've found is to disable FUS. I still use the
Welcome
- - screen, and this is an acceptable procedure but, it would still be good
to
- - track down the problem. BTW - this is almost constant now, it was an
- - intermittent thing before. And killing a profile then re-creating does
*not*
- - solve the problem as I thought it did. I still don't know if the "sound
- - mixmatch" is part of this problem. i.e.. Given two or more users - each
with
- - their own logon/logoff sounds - is it normal for one user to hear
another
- - user's logon sound (along with their own) when using FUS? I know user
1's
- - files are still open and their programs are still running but, why
would the
- - system play user 1's logon sound along with user 2's logon sound? If
the
- - system is thinking both users are logged on - this may account for
strange
- - behavior. If all users stay with Windows XP default sound scheme, this
may
- - go unnoticed and I don't have access to another machine to check this
out.
- -
- - I appreciate any help you can offer.
- -
- - --
- - ~john aka: jopa
- -
- -
- -
message
- - - - > Hi,
- - >
- - > Fast user switching is dependent on 2 services namely "Terminal
Services"
- - > and "Fast User Switching Compatibility". Please proceed as follows:
- - >
- - > 1. Click Start -> Run
- - > 2. Type "services.msc" (without quotes)
- - > 3. See if the services "Terminal Services" and "Fast User Switching
- - > Compatibility" is started. If the service is not started, please set
the
- - > startup type to "Automatic"
- - >
- - > Hope this helps ...... :)
- - >
- - > Ashok (Ashokan Achari)
- - >
- - > The Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
- - >
- - >
- -
- -
- -
Click to expand...
 
Hi, Ashokan

i tried the registry script fix but i get an error message saying it is not
a reistry script and you can only import binary registry files within the
registry editor
can you please help

Ashokan Achari said:
Hi,

This is a registry fix for FSU to work properly.

Please copy the lines to a text editor like notepad and save the file as
FSUFIX.reg. Then double click the file.

----------------Start of line -----------------------------

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\]
"AllowMultipleTSSessions"=dword:0000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService]
"ErrorControl"=dword:00000001
"ObjectName"="LocalSystem"
"Start"=dword:00000003
"Description"="Allows multiple users to be connected interactively to a
machine as well as the display of desktops and applications to remote
computers. The underpinning of Remote Desktop (including RD for
Administrators), Fast User Switching, Remote Assistance, and Terminal
Server."
"DisplayName"="Terminal Services"
"DependOnService"=hex(7):52,00,50,00,43,00,53,00,53,00,00,00,00,00
"Type"=dword:00000020
"ImagePath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,
00,\

74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\

00,76,00,63,00,68,00,6f,00,73,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2d,00,\
6b,00,20,00,6e,00,65,00,74,00,73,00,76,00,63,00,73,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Parameters
]
"ServiceDll"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f
,\

00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,\
74,00,65,00,72,00,6d,00,73,00,72,00,76,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
"Certificate"=hex:01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,01,00,00,00,06,00,5c,00,52,53,41,3
1,\

48,00,00,00,00,02,00,00,3f,00,00,00,01,00,01,00,79,fd,d0,7a,a7,73,b5,a5,5a,\

9d,2d,88,2b,89,b0,df,bb,b7,60,25,5e,00,77,25,69,a5,0f,6d,85,73,e4,db,ab,5c,\

1c,da,a3,bc,44,68,f8,dd,ec,d9,eb,8c,f9,c7,99,3d,d4,4a,2e,72,03,13,2d,c8,8f,\

7f,8f,bf,8f,a6,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,08,00,48,00,e9,a4,bc,a5,8e,b2,4d,78,\

e7,26,20,36,12,a2,05,e1,a0,a3,8e,ad,01,9b,d1,a6,ee,d1,e0,ed,e8,bd,61,2c,a1,\

d8,1b,72,32,63,cb,8b,b5,05,2f,36,dd,ac,dc,ac,7d,b5,23,3f,c3,81,9c,f4,dc,73,\
d7,4e,a2,24,09,67,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Performanc
e]
"Close"="CloseTSObject"
"Collect Timeout"=dword:000003e8
"Collect"="CollectTSObjectData"
"Open Timeout"=dword:000003e8
"Open"="OpenTSObject"
"Library"="perfts.dll"
"Last Counter"=dword:00000886
"Last Help"=dword:00000887
"First Counter"=dword:00000806
"First Help"=dword:00000807
"Object List"="2054 2176"
"Library Validation
Code"=hex:00,60,9f,30,0e,2c,c1,01,00,30,00,00,00,00,00,00
"WbemAdapFileSignature"=hex:7e,fd,21,14,ea,d1,ac,72,34,26,10,d7,19,2b,fb,32
"WbemAdapFileTime"=hex:00,60,9f,30,0e,2c,c1,01
"WbemAdapFileSize"=dword:00003000
"WbemAdapStatus"=dword:00000000

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\TermService\Enum]
"0"="Root\\LEGACY_TERMSERVICE\\0000"
"Count"=dword:00000001
"NextInstance"=dword:00000001

----------------End of line-----------------------------

After executing the saved reg file.

Please restart the system.

Hope this helps ...... :)

Ashok (Ashokan Achari)

The Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

--------------------
- - From: "jopa66" <[email protected]>
- - Subject: Re: problems with Fast User Switching
- - Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 12:57:37 -0400
- -
- - Checked as you suggested - both of these services are running
(automatic).
- - It's not that FUS is not working. The problem is that once the second
user
- - is logged on - they cannot log back off. Any attempt at logging off or
- - restart computer just returns to the desktop. CTRL-ALT-DEL will not
bring up
- - Task Manager. But I can type "taskmgr" in the Run box which does start
the
- - app. Once here, I can kill the other user's programs and/or services
running
- - and I can log off the other user but, this doesn't help much because I
- - still can't log out of this profile. No matter what I do - I keep
getting
- - returned to the desktop. The only way out is the power button and if
the
- - first user has open files... well....
- -
- - The only workaround I've found is to disable FUS. I still use the
Welcome
- - screen, and this is an acceptable procedure but, it would still be good
to
- - track down the problem. BTW - this is almost constant now, it was an
- - intermittent thing before. And killing a profile then re-creating does
*not*
- - solve the problem as I thought it did. I still don't know if the "sound
- - mixmatch" is part of this problem. i.e.. Given two or more users - each
with
- - their own logon/logoff sounds - is it normal for one user to hear
another
- - user's logon sound (along with their own) when using FUS? I know user
1's
- - files are still open and their programs are still running but, why
would the
- - system play user 1's logon sound along with user 2's logon sound? If
the
- - system is thinking both users are logged on - this may account for
strange
- - behavior. If all users stay with Windows XP default sound scheme, this
may
- - go unnoticed and I don't have access to another machine to check this
out.
- -
- - I appreciate any help you can offer.
- -
- - --
- - ~john aka: jopa
- -
- -
- -
message
- - - - > Hi,
- - >
- - > Fast user switching is dependent on 2 services namely "Terminal
Services"
- - > and "Fast User Switching Compatibility". Please proceed as follows:
- - >
- - > 1. Click Start -> Run
- - > 2. Type "services.msc" (without quotes)
- - > 3. See if the services "Terminal Services" and "Fast User Switching
- - > Compatibility" is started. If the service is not started, please set
the
- - > startup type to "Automatic"
- - >
- - > Hope this helps ...... :)
- - >
- - > Ashok (Ashokan Achari)
- - >
- - > The Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
- - >
- - >
- -
- -
- -
Click to expand...
 
Ashokan,
Thank you very much!
Fast user switching wouldn't work - I did as you said - and now it works!
Everything should be this easy.
Susan
 

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