Fast user switching

  • Thread starter Thread starter rico
  • Start date Start date
R

rico

I've lost the facility to use this.
I'm told that a program I have added has prevented use of
the fast user switch but i cant seem to get rid of it
 
Hi Rico,

You usually get that message for the Welcome Screen. Will give you
instructions for both.

The msgina.dll (Graphical Identification and Authentication dynamic-link
library) should be listed in C:\Windows\System32 - Application extention.

This can happen if you installed PCA, VPN Cisco Client, etc. Normally
removing any of the above, the msgina.dll is replaced.

Check here for gina.dll, ginamsi.dll, or CSwgina.dll if either is listed,
remove it, reboot.

Start/Run/Regedit
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\WinLogon.
In the right pane, remove the entry for (XX)Gina.DLL.

Or...

Restore the Windows XP Welcome Screen (Gina.dll) Line 45
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

If the error message is from Netware: Right click My Network Places and
select Properties. Right click the Internet connection in question, or LAN
connection, and select Properties. On the Networking tab, This connection
uses...highlight Client Services for Netware and select Uninstall.

To restore Fast User Switching:

Go to Start/Run and type in: services.msc
Scroll down to Terminal Services and make sure it is Started.

Restore Fast User Switching (Line 34)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Add Switch User to the Start Button and Right Click (Line 44)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Super Fast Switcher PowerToy (Winkey + Q) Line 34
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

/top10faqs.htm
 
Kelly,
You seem to know a lot about login problems. :) I just ran into a login
problem myself, although its a bit more complicated. I had several power
losses today, and I was using my computer during each one. I noticed on the
third bootup that after logging in, Task Manager doesn't display user names
for processes. I didn't think this was a problem until I realized that saved
passwords for everything were no longer available. I had to reconfigure my
dialup network connection to access the internet, because all information
there was lost. It doesn't seem to matter what account I use, not even the
administrator seems to log in properly.

The main problem I have encountered is with Visual Studio.NET. I program a
lot, and I've been trying to debug a program, but it doesn't seem to work at
all now that processes arn't associated with a login account. When I do try
to debug, it hangs for a long time, finally saying that the debugger could
not attach to the process. Trying to start the process manually and
attaching the debugger manually results in the same problem.

I've shut down and restarted and powered off and restarted, to no avail. I
can't get my system to log any account on properly, and I'm stumped as to
why. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Jon Rista
 
Hi Jon,

While I can't speak as to what may have happened during your power outage,
here are a few suggestions to consider:

Go to Start/Run/CMD and type in:

D: (Replace D: with your proper CD Rom letter)
cd \i386
expand taskmgr.ex_ %SystemRoot%\SYSTEM32\taskmgr.exe

For the passwords:

Go to Start/Run and type in: services.msc
Scroll down to Protected Storage and verify that the service is started.

Also, follow the process mentioned here, it works for OE/Outlook/Auto
Complete and DUN.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q264672

Lastly in attempt to recover your corrupt profiles, if the above doesn't
correct them:

Logon to another account with admin privilege and run System Restore.
Choose the most recent restore point and SR should restore the user
hives.

Or...

Boot into safe mode and log in as Administrator. Copy ntuser.dat from
%windir%\repair to "Documents and Settings\[your user id]". Now do a system
restore to a point in time prior to when the corruption message began to
appear.

Or...

Relocate NTUserdat

Look in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList and find the profile you want to change and
then change ProfileImagePath to the ntuser.dat folder that you want to use.
You must manually copy or move the ntuser.dat file there.

Corrupt Hive
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_sys32.htm

How to Recover from a Corrupted Registry
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q307545

As for the processes and VSN, run the small utility on line 292 - Are your
processes listed there?
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Also, have you checked the target path to VSN? Do all of your associations
need to be reset, exe's, lnk's? If so, some help:

EXE and LNK Fix for Windows XP - Line 12
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

File Association Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

Restore File Types back to Default
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_easy_file.htm

If none of this, you may need to run a repair install. Good luck, Jon.

Perform an In-Place Upgrade (Reinstallation) of Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q315341

/top10faqs.htm
 
Back
Top