Is switching to different user login possible only for standalone machine?

[Guest qazmlp1209@rediffmail.com]

Is it true with WindowsXP that the switching to different user logins

without closing the applications is possible only for standalone

machine, and not for any machine that is part of a Network?

 

I do not understand why such a restriction exists. Can anybody clarify/

confirm it?

[Guest Graham Anderson]

RE: Is switching to different user login possible only for standalone

 

RE: Is switching to different user login possible only for standalone

 

It's the difference between Windows XP Home and Professional.

 

See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294739

 

You can use Fast User Switching in XP Pro, but only if the XP Pro computer

is not a member of a domain.

 

"qazmlp1209@rediffmail.com" wrote:

> Is it true with WindowsXP that the switching to different user logins

> without closing the applications is possible only for standalone

> machine, and not for any machine that is part of a Network?

>

> I do not understand why such a restriction exists. Can anybody clarify/

> confirm it?

>

>

[Guest John John]

Re: Is switching to different user login possible only for standalone

 

Re: Is switching to different user login possible only for standalone

 

You can use Fast User Switching with XP Home.

 

John

 

Graham Anderson wrote:

> It's the difference between Windows XP Home and Professional.

>

> See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/294739

>

> You can use Fast User Switching in XP Pro, but only if the XP Pro computer

> is not a member of a domain.

>

> "qazmlp1209@rediffmail.com" wrote:

>

>

>>Is it true with WindowsXP that the switching to different user logins

>>without closing the applications is possible only for standalone

>>machine, and not for any machine that is part of a Network?

>>

>>I do not understand why such a restriction exists. Can anybody clarify/

>>confirm it?

>>

>>

[Guest John John]

Re: Is switching to different user login possible only for standalonemachine?

 

Re: Is switching to different user login possible only for standalonemachine?

 

That is true, you can use Fast User Switching with XP Pro or XP Home on

stand alone systems only, you cannot use it if your XP Pro machine is

part of a domain. When your computer is joined to a domain you

authenticate and logon to the Domain Controller, not to the local

machine itself, on Domain Controllers it may be too onerous to keep a

handle on it or it would present unacceptable security risks.

 

John

 

qazmlp1209@rediffmail.com wrote:

> Is it true with WindowsXP that the switching to different user logins

> without closing the applications is possible only for standalone

> machine, and not for any machine that is part of a Network?

>

> I do not understand why such a restriction exists. Can anybody clarify/

> confirm it?

>