Computer Restarts whenever I switch users

[Guest]

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Every time I try to switch users on Windows XP, it restarts the computer (in
order for it to not restart I have to log off the user, and then it loses all
the programs I had running, so either way I'm screwed). I've searched and I
can't figure out how to get it to stop restarting whenever I want to switch.
Why does it do this, and how can I get it to stop?

 

[Byte]

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Use fast-switching
Go to Control Panel>User Accounts>Change to way users log on/off

"hanna" wrote:

> Every time I try to switch users on Windows XP, it restarts the computer (in
> order for it to not restart I have to log off the user, and then it loses all
> the programs I had running, so either way I'm screwed). I've searched and I
> can't figure out how to get it to stop restarting whenever I want to switch.
> Why does it do this, and how can I get it to stop?

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?)

Try turning off the "auto restart feature" Go to Control Panel->System
Properties->Advanced Tab->Startup and Recovery Section. Click Settings
button. Uncheck the box next to Automatically restart on system
failure.Rather than reboot you should get a screen that could help us sort
out what is happening.

Another place to look is in Control Panel->Administrative Tools->Event
Viewer->System section. Look for Items that indicate problems and double
click to open them.

--

Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
www.webtree.ca/windowsxp


"hanna" <hanna@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A7BC8D22-B918-4851-87EB-1DF0B479A90C@microsoft.com...
> Every time I try to switch users on Windows XP, it restarts the computer
> (in
> order for it to not restart I have to log off the user, and then it loses
> all
> the programs I had running, so either way I'm screwed). I've searched and
> I
> can't figure out how to get it to stop restarting whenever I want to
> switch.
> Why does it do this, and how can I get it to stop?