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Switching users disconnects interne
Name: Kristy Date: August 24, 2002 at 17:27:37 Pacific
Comment:
When i switch users it disconnects my internet connection. i am using dial-up modem.
Name: Brown1955 Date: August 24, 2002 at 17:37:36 Pacific
Reply:
It will. Each user has his or her own settings, and internet connections eat up processer usage. When you log off, it's in effect shutting down your profile.
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Response Number 2
Name: panda Date: August 24, 2002 at 17:40:45 Pacific
Reply:
In Microsoft Windows XP, if you enable the Fast User Switching feature, multiple user accounts can log on to a computer simultaneously. There is an issue of the Internet Connection either dropping or prompting to reconnect when switching users.
This tweak fixes the issue. This enables a permanent internet connection with multiple users on your PC under Windows XP.
Click Start --> Run and type regedit Navigate to this key :
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