Re: XP too many user accounts?

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"shortgirl" <shortgirl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Set up new computer in office. 12 users. When one logs off, the next user
cannot put in password without restarting computer. Help?


Until you find a permanent solution, here's a workaround you can try so the
users don't have to restart the computer.

At the Welcome screen, hit the Ctrl + Alt + Del keys twice to bring up the Logon
to Windows dialog.
They will now have to enter their user names and passwords.

An alternative is to abandon the Welcome screen altogether and use the Logon to
Windows dialog as the method of logging on to the computer. That's accomplished
by going to Control Panel -> User Accounts and clicking on Change the way users
log on or off. Uncheck Use the Welcome screen and hit the Apply Options button.
The downside of this approach is that you lose the Fast User Switching feature.
Note: You can also go into Local Security Policy in Control Panel ->
Administrative Tools and enable the policy to prevent display of the last logged
on user. That policy is under Security Settings -> Local Policies -> Security
Options -> Interactive logon: Do not display last user name.

Good luck

Nepatsfan


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