Re: Fast User switching option disables at startup

Got it!

u were right Doug it was a 3rd party softwar that disables fast user
switching, its called Timbuktu and its a remote desktop software that i
installed early on...

i disabled the startup preference and everything seems to work fine however
as soon as i launch the application it disables fast user switching not sure
why but at least i know what was casuing the problem and how to fix it...

anyway thanks again for your help and all your time, i really apreciate it...

Enrique

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

It could be a 3rd party logon DLL or it could be some application that's loading at Startup, as well. To check for a 3rd party logon DLL, click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

Look in the right pane for GinaDLL. If it exists, note the contents of this value. You may even want to right click on the WinLogon subkey and select Export to backup this entire key. Again, if the GinaDLL value exists, right click it and select Delete. By default, the value doesn't exist. Alternatively you can double click it and enter MSGINA.DLL. No value is the same as making it read MSGINA.DLL.

If its a 3rd party program, you'll have to use MSCONFIG to selectively disable programs that load at Startup until you find the cause.

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"Enrique" <Enrique@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:001DA33B-1839-46AB-9EDB-49C07D5DCA35@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Dog my Pc has 1 Gb of Ram so i dont think that this is the case...

assumeing then that there is some sort of 3rd party logon dll that is
disabling the fast user switching option how can i go about checking for
this...

thanks,

enrique

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

The only thing I've found so far, other than 3rd party logon DLL's, that would change this behavior is:

http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/Tips/Tip.aspx?id=5983

I don't know if this situation would permanently disable it, or would allow you to enable it then turn it back off.

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"Enrique" <Enrique@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:7FE9B338-FF77-477E-BD34-CEC97D6C4D40@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I tried manually changeing the value to 1 however as soon as i logoff and
back on again it returns to 0...

not sure whats going on here either my change is not being saved or
something is overriding it during logon...

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

Simply run Regedit as soon as you log on and verify them.

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"Enrique" <Enrique@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:9739AE11-B35C-4BB9-AD50-5877F2D5C99D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
not sure how can i get you those values?

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

What are the Registry values after you log off/log on, or reboot?

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"Enrique" <Enrique@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:BC671AF1-AE26-41DE-9E07-D0AF3B7B14B9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Doug,

I checked Terminal Services and its already set to STARTED and MANUAL i went
ahead and changed it to automatic but i'm still having the same problem in
fact i just noticed that the problem exists if i just log off my user i dont
necesarrily have to shut the pc down as soon as i log back in the fast user
switching option is again disabled... it however does not disables itself if
i switch user only when i log off...

like i mentioned before it seems that for some reason that particular
setting isnt being saved algon with everything else...

any other ideas?

by the way thanks for your help...

enrique

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

Additionally, when this happens, click Start, Run and enter SERVICES.MSC Look in the right pane for Terminal Services. This service should be set to Started and Manual. If not, double click it and change the startup type and start the service. You can also set it to Automatic startup, if desired. It won't hurt anything.

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"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OWL5MWOtGHA.1512@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Those values are correct.

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"Enrique" <Enrique@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:3B0358C3-AFA8-4D72-B313-9FFB23999D84@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Doug,

AllowMultipleTSSessions is set to 0x00000001(1)
LogonType is also set to 0x00000001(1)

is this ok?

"Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:

Click Start, Run and enter REGEDIT Go to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

In the right pane, locate AllowMultipleTSSessions and LogonType. Both of these values should be set to 1.

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"Enrique" <Enrique@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4A29FC0A-AE96-43BC-80C2-5F7803E9704B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi, i need some help, i am using a WMCE PC and an xbox as an extender, the
probelm i am having is that whenever i restart my pc the fast user switching
option is disabled when windows starts and i have to manually go into the
control panel and re-enable it.

for some reason wondows is not saving that setting does anyone know what i
can do to correct this?







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