Switching between profiles

I have windows xp home and for some reason i cant switch between my user profiles. I have to either log out completly of one profile to log onto another or sometimes i have to shut down the computer completly to log onto another. Please help.

Iv tried all the basic options in the users in the control panel but still nothing. Please help...

 

If disabled, then enable Fast User Switching Compatibility Service (recomended setting - Manual).

Start / Control Panel / Adminstration / Services

Perhaps this helps.

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Iv looked at this at it is set to manual and the service is started i tried polaying around with automatic and other options and still nothing.

When i click on the other profile to switch it jumpes to the desktop picture and then back to the profile options. PLEASE HELP!

 

Doesn anyone have any other ideas i need to fix this? shouldi run a repair of windows xp?

 

are u using the 'welcome' screen logon? do u have any xp powertoys installed? what are the account types u'r using - admin or other? what's in startup?

 

these are not admin profiles, this started after a massive spyware attack which i clean, i dont have any power toys. I have ez armor and some other antispywares, im at a lost do you think if i do a repair of windows xp home that might fix it?

 

a repair install may help ... it's worth a shot ... i normally just do a full/clean after backup if i'm going thru the trouble since it guarantees a solid system but ... repair option may work for ya as well. i'd still backup prior tho and that's the reason i'd go full since u'r spending the time anyway

all in all tho - i never use user switching. it slows the system down way too much for my tastes so ... if in u'r shoes, i wouldn't have an issue w/ not being able to do so

u also should have the option of system restore - that's a good bet on solution given u've got a date prior to the spyware issues. and u'd prolly need to run some app installs or patches that are subsequent to that date but ... that's another thing to try at least

 

still cant fix this, i did system restore, i did windows repair disk, i still cant get them to switch profiles without loging out first, does anyone have an idea?