Windows does not return to the log in screen

[Guest]

Greetings!

I have a few users on one of my WinXP Pro machines. When one user in
particular goes to log off, Windows saves the settings, and returns to that
users Desktop background, but no icons. It never return to the log in
screen, and although the mouse still moves, nothing happens with left or
right click, and nothing happens with CTRL-ALT-DEL.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!!

Dave

 

[roboco302]

Greetings!

I have a few users on one of my WinXP Pro machines. When one
user in
particular goes to log off, Windows saves the settings, and
returns to that
users Desktop background, but no icons. It never return to
the log in
screen, and although the mouse still moves, nothing happens
with left or
right click, and nothing happens with CTRL-ALT-DEL.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!!

Dave

When you first start the computer does it go directly into Windows?
How many users were created on this machine? Are any of the user
accounts password protected? There could be a few reasons for this but
I will need more info...

Rob
MCP+I, MCSE
A+, I-NET+, Network+

 

[Guest]

Hi Rob,

Sorry to take months getting back to you. I lost where this post was.

None of the accounts are password protected, and when Windows starts, it
goes to the Welcome Screen. Also, it seems to take some time for this to
happen. If I start the computer, log into this account, and log off,
everything works fine. If I wait for an hour or so, then it will malfunction.

Thanks for the help!

Dave