Re: "Choose User" screen has vanished - XP Home edition

From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 12/05/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 00:58:40 +0530

Mike,

Meanwhile:

Open Services.msc from Start/Run
Double-click "Terminal Services" and set it to Automatic and Start the service
Double-click "Fast User Switching Compatibility" service and set it to Automatic. Start the service.

(*Note down the error messages if any, in either case) 

-- 
Ramesh, Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell/User
http://windowsxp.mvps.org
"zombiemaster" <zombiemaster@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EA24010A-F6F9-468B-9779-6BDAA348943C@microsoft.com...
Hi, Bert...I ran the program you suggested, but it didn't find anything wrong 
with whatever it was checking.  As far as any changes, I don't even know what 
"Tweakui" is, so I don't think I changed anything in it...any other ideas?  
:)  Thanks for checking!
Mike
"Bert Kinney" wrote:
> Hi
> 
> Run the script below, this may fix it.
> Fix Windows XP Logon:
> http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/fix_xp_logon.htm
> 
> Have you made any changes to logon in Tweakui?
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Bert Kinney [MS-MVP DTS]
> http://dts-l.org/
> 
> 
> zombiemaster wrote:
> > Neither Microsoft nor Gateway support have an explanation
> > or help for me.  I have 4 users set up on my XP Home
> > system, but I can no longer access the "choose user"
> > screen, that has the names listed and a picture to click
> > on to go to that user's account.  Instead I get a user
> > name and password prompt.
> >
> > Here is the description of the problem, that I sent to
> > Gateway:
> >
> > "When I boot to windows, I no longer reach the user
> > selection screen, where my user accounts are listed with
> > the pictures
> > so I can select which user account I want to access.
> > Instead, I get a user name box with a space to put a user
> > name and a space for a password.
> > I did not have any passwords associated with my user
> > names, so all I have to do is enter the name and click OK
> > to gain access to the individual user accounts.
> >
> > I also get the same user/password box when I go to switch
> > users, once I have successfully logged into an account.
> > When I select start-logoff-switch user, I get the
> > user/password box.  If I change the user account name in
> > the box, I get a message of "this will log off the
> > current user.  Any unsaved data will be lost", and have
> > to either click OK or cancel.  OK logs off the current
> > user, then the box comes back so I can enter a new user
> > account name to access another account. I cannot access
> > the welcome screen anymore at all. The only other program
> > that seems affected is that I can no longer right click a
> > picture and select "set as background".
> >
> > Also, when I go into the control panel to the user
> > account area and try to choose the selection of "change
> > the way users log on or off", I get an error message of
> > "The specified Module could not be found", but it goes to
> > the next screen anyway.  I click OK to remove the error
> > message, and I am on the screen labeled "select logon and
> > logoff options".  The two choices listed are "Use the
> > Welcome Screen" and "Use Fast User Switching".  Neither
> > box is checked, so I select one or both of them and click
> > "apply options", which takes me back to the "pick a task"
> > screen of the user accounts program.  When I go back into
> > the "change the way users log on or off" screen, I once
> > again get the same error message of "The specified Module
> > could not be found", and the boxes I just
> > checked are no longer selected.
> >
> > I have done system restore, to as far back as three weeks
> > ago, which is far beyond when the problem began, which
> > was one week ago.  It had no effect. Any help would be
> > appreciated."
> >
> > I can be reached via email at mikebis@maine.rr.com if
> > anybody can help me, or I will try to remember how I
> > found this page and check back for any answers if anybody
> > has any.  Thanks for your time and effort!  Mike 
> 
> 
>

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