Re: Prob w/ Fast User Switching

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By default do you mean system managed? That's what I just did -- no
improvement.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Use the default Virtual memory settings and your problem will
> go away.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
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> "Matt J" wrote in:
>
> | Changed pagefile (now min 2MB, rec 766 MB, and current 767 MB). No
> | improvement.
> |
> | Interesting sidebar -- also tried changing settings for Processor Scheduling
> | to "Background Services" and Memory usage to "System Cache." System failed
> | repatedly at start-up until I rolled back changed settings.
> |
> | Any additional suggestions?
> |
> | "Richard Urban" wrote:
> |
> | > If the pagefile can not grow to what is ultimately required for fast user
> | > switching, you may crash the system or cause it to hang. I have found that
> | > some users who have altered their pagefile from what was the defaults have
> | > had this problem.
> | >
> | > First things first. Did you try as I suggested with the pagefile? Pagefile
> | > fragmentation can always be dealt with later!
> | >
> | > --
> | > Regards,
> | >
> | > Richard Urban
> | >
> | > aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
> | >
> | > If you knew as much as you think you know,
> | > You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
> | >
> | >
> | > "Matt J" <MattJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | > news:816348FF-C9B4-4771-8C0C-76412FB8D1F4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | > > What's your thinking in terms of potential solution? Page file is
> | > > contiguous
> | > > now -- won't resetting chunk it up?
> | > >
> | > > "Richard Urban" wrote:
> | > >
> | > >> Set it for "system managed" and try again! (-:
> | > >>
> | > >> --
> | > >> Regards,
> | > >>
> | > >> Richard Urban
> | > >>
> | > >> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
> | > >>
> | > >> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> | > >> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
> | > >>
> | > >>
> | > >> "Matt J" <Matt J@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | > >> news:A42BDF35-9BFB-477D-9F25-E463D0C14EEA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | > >> > Not recently. Keep it set at a fixed 1000MB.
> | > >> >
> | > >> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
> | > >> >
> | > >> >> Have you played with your pagefile settings?
> | > >> >>
> | > >> >> --
> | > >> >> Regards,
> | > >> >>
> | > >> >> Richard Urban
> | > >> >>
> | > >> >> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
> | > >> >>
> | > >> >> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> | > >> >> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
> | > >> >>
> | > >> >>
> | > >> >> "Matt J" <Matt J@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> | > >> >> news:36AFFE82-D30D-4975-B119-204A40A32954@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> | > >> >> > Searched newsgroups and KB, but can't find solution to my problem.
> | > >> >> >
> | > >> >> > Windows XP Home has been "corrupted" and fast user switching no
> | > >> >> > longer
> | > >> >> > works.
> | > >> >> > When I try to switch and go back to the welcome screen -- if I
> | > >> >> > select
> | > >> >> > second
> | > >> >> > user the screen blinks and shows the desktop of the first logged in
> | > >> >> > user,
> | > >> >> > then blinks back to welcome screen. Only way to switch is to log
> | > >> >> > out
> | > >> >> > from
> | > >> >> > first user then log on just one user at a time.
> | > >> >> >
> | > >> >> > Terminal services is running, and I've tried unchecking fast user
> | > >> >> > switching
> | > >> >> > in user profile, restarting, switching back, restarting, etc.
> | > >> >> > I'm at my wit's end -- Any help????
> | > >> >>
> | > >> >>
> | > >> >>
> | > >>
> | > >>
> | > >>
> | >
> | >
> | >
>
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