Guest jmattia@gmail.com Posted August 12, 2007 Posted August 12, 2007 I have a few issues when switching users on Windows XP. I only have two accounts setup, and switch between them very frequently. When moving from one logged in account to another, my video card seems to temporarily go dead. The monitor goes black, the power button turns orange, and it stays that way for about 2-3 seconds. Then, the desktop jumps to life on the user that I selected. If I move to the welcome screen and select the account I was just on, everything goes smoothly. But when actually changing accounts, I get the two or three seconds of lag. The only thing I can think of is my Norton 360 antivirus software. Other than that, nothing else comes to mind. Regards, John
Guest Detlev Dreyer Posted August 12, 2007 Posted August 12, 2007 Re: Fast User Switching Issues "jmattia@gmail.com" wrote: > The only thing I can think of is my Norton 360 antivirus software. > Other than that, nothing else comes to mind. Remove all Norton/Symantec software. Note, however, that removing Norton software does not always fix the damaged system. -- d-d
Guest jmattia@gmail.com Posted August 13, 2007 Posted August 13, 2007 Re: Fast User Switching Issues On Aug 12, 4:32 am, "Detlev Dreyer" <detdre...@flashmail.com> wrote: > "jmat...@gmail.com" wrote: > > The only thing I can think of is my Norton 360 antivirus software. > > Other than that, nothing else comes to mind. > > Remove all Norton/Symantec software. Note, however, that removing > Norton software does not always fix the damaged system. > > -- > d-d I'd rather not uninstall Norton if at all possible, I was hoping this was a known issue of some sort. Regards, John
Guest vidguide2@gmail.com Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Re: Fast User Switching Issues On Aug 14, 8:26 am, jmat...@gmail.com wrote: > On Aug 12, 4:32 am, "Detlev Dreyer" <detdre...@flashmail.com> wrote: > > > "jmat...@gmail.com" wrote: > > > The only thing I can think of is my Norton 360 antivirus software. > > > Other than that, nothing else comes to mind. > > > Remove all Norton/Symantec software. Note, however, that removing > > Norton software does not always fix the damaged system. > > > -- > > d-d > > I'd rather not uninstall Norton if at all possible, I was hoping this > was a known issue of some sort. > > Regards, > John Nothing to do with Norton. Ok, Norton is crap, and theres better products than that, but its not THIS problem. I'd say, your 2 different desktops are set to different resolutions, bit depths and/or refresh rates. Windows is switching resolution when you switch between them, your screen is having the fit at having to do so. Either live with it, or set both desktops to the exact same video settings.
Guest Detlev Dreyer Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Re: Fast User Switching Issues "jmattia@gmail.com" wrote: > I'd rather not uninstall Norton if at all possible, I was hoping this > was a known issue of some sort. AFAIK not a known issue and if these problems did not occur in the past, you should focus on the system changes (installations) that you've made recently. Good luck. -- d-d
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