Dual Session Login Windows XP

[Peter Mallinson]

Can you please let me know if it is possible to set my lap
top ( IBM Thinkpad) up to allow 2 users to be logged in at
one time and then to switch between users without having
to log off and then re- log in ?

Regards

Peter Mallinson

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Peter,

You need to enable Fast User Switching (enabled by default in Windows XP if
you have >64MB RAM)

To enable Fast User Switching:

Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User Accounts.
Click Change the way users log on or off.
If it is not already selected, click to select the Use the Welcome screen
check box.
NOTE: The Use Fast User Switching check box is unavailable until you click
to select the Use the Welcome screen check box.
Click to select the Use Fast User Switching check box, and then click Apply
Options. Quit the User Accounts tool.

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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"Peter Mallinson" > wrote in message
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Can you please let me know if it is possible to set my lap
top ( IBM Thinkpad) up to allow 2 users to be logged in at
one time and then to switch between users without having
to log off and then re- log in ?

Regards

Peter Mallinson

[Peter mallinson]

Ramesh



I cannot find the entry point to 'change the way users log
on or off' ?

Can you tell me where I can find this pleasae



Peter


>-----Original Message-----
>Peter,
>
>You need to enable Fast User Switching (enabled by
default in Windows XP if
>you have >64MB RAM)
>
>To enable Fast User Switching:
>
>Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User
Accounts.
>Click Change the way users log on or off.
>If it is not already selected, click to select the Use
the Welcome screen
>check box.
>NOTE: The Use Fast User Switching check box is
unavailable until you click
>to select the Use the Welcome screen check box.
>Click to select the Use Fast User Switching check box,
and then click Apply
>Options. Quit the User Accounts tool.
>
>--
>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
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>
>
>"Peter Mallinson" > wrote in
message
...
>Can you please let me know if it is possible to set my lap
>top ( IBM Thinkpad) up to allow 2 users to be logged in at
>one time and then to switch between users without having
>to log off and then re- log in ?
>
>Regards
>
>Peter Mallinson
>
>
>.
>

[Ramesh [MVP]]

The option will be available in the main page of User Accouts applet. If
it's not available, try MVP Kelly's fix:

Tip 34. Restore Fast User Switching
and
Tip 80. Enable the Welcome Screen
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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"Peter mallinson" > wrote in message
...
Ramesh



I cannot find the entry point to 'change the way users log
on or off' ?

Can you tell me where I can find this pleasae



Peter


>-----Original Message-----
>Peter,
>
>You need to enable Fast User Switching (enabled by
default in Windows XP if
>you have >64MB RAM)
>
>To enable Fast User Switching:
>
>Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click User
Accounts.
>Click Change the way users log on or off.
>If it is not already selected, click to select the Use
the Welcome screen
>check box.
>NOTE: The Use Fast User Switching check box is
unavailable until you click
>to select the Use the Welcome screen check box.
>Click to select the Use Fast User Switching check box,
and then click Apply
>Options. Quit the User Accounts tool.
>
>--
>Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
>http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
>~ Please reply to newsgroup ~
>
>
>"Peter Mallinson" > wrote in
message
...
>Can you please let me know if it is possible to set my lap
>top ( IBM Thinkpad) up to allow 2 users to be logged in at
>one time and then to switch between users without having
>to log off and then re- log in ?
>
>Regards
>
>Peter Mallinson
>
>
>.
>