Re: windows XP cannot switch user

From: gls858 (gls858_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:16:28 -0600

Ke Lu wrote:
> That's two concepts:
>
> switch user: two account can be active at same time.
> log off: only one account is active at a time.
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> "Mike Hall" <mike.hall.mail@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:%23ipuE6vAFHA.2568@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
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>>That's how it works.. log off one user and log onto another user..
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>>--
>>Mike Hall
>>MVP - Windows Shell/user
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>>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
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>>"Ke Lu" <ke_lu@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:OZ5eKMvAFHA.1400@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
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>>>My windows XP cannot switch between users. The only way it can do is log
>>>off. Do you have any idea to solve it?
>>>
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Fast user switching has to be turned on. I'm not at my XP machine
right now but so I can't tell you the exact keystrokes
if you search on fast user switching in Help and
support it should tell you what you want to know.

gls858

gls858

Relevant Pages

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