Since like last week, my comp has been working as a network and so now i cannot switch user and also there is no user list when i on the comp. Now i have got to type my account name and then click eneter and then only can i log on for some reason. Can anybody try to fix this problem. Thanks guys.

To get back user list and user switching on

Please follow the steps below

1. Start -> Control Panel
2. Open -> User Accounts
3. Click -> Change the way users log on and off
4. Put a tick on -> Use fast user Switching
5. Apply Options

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I tried it, but a message keeps coming up. I've attched a pic of the message.

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Ref: to your error message:
"Client Service for Netware has disabled the Welcome Screen and Fast User Switching. To restore these features, you must uninstall Client Service for Netware."

Here is what Microsoft Knowledge Base says:
" NOTE: If you depend on accessing a Novell network and need the Client Service for Netware or the Novell Client, you cannot use the Welcome Screen or the Fast User Switching features of Windows XP."

Are connecting to a Novell network? if not then uninstall netware client.

Here are the following steps:
1. If you are using the Novell Client, see the following the Novell support Web site for instructions about how to uninstall the service:
http://support.novell.com ( http://support.novell.com/)
2. If you are using Classic view in Control Panel, double-click Network Connections. If you are using Category view, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
3. Right-click each connection that you have, and then click Properties each time.
4. On the General tab of each Local Area connection, highlight Client Service for Netware, and then click Uninstall.
5. In the Dial-up Connection Properties dialog box, click the Networking tab, highlight Client Service for Netware, and then click Uninstall.
6. Restart the computer.
7. Open Control Panel, and then double-click User Accounts.
8. Under Pick a task..., click Change the way users log on or off.
9. Click to select the logon and logoff options that you want: Use the Welcome Screen or Use Fast User Switching

Source: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article ID:315347

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Ok. Thanks a lot man. I really hope this works.

Hey guys, i can't seem to switch users or even click on the different account because my comp has become a network somehow. I have put a pic of wat shows up when i try to change something in user accounts. Can anybody tell me how to fix this? Thanks for any feedback.

Hi Abraham,

Did you try uninstalling netware client?

Some programs (softwares) cannot work with Fast User Switching, netware client is one example and other example is Symantec PcAnywhere.

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I tried it, but couldn't find the Netware stuff in the properties for some reason.

Did you try these steps

• If you are using Classic view in Control Panel, double-click Network Connections. If you are using Category view, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
• Right-click each connection that you have, and then click Properties each time.
• On the General tab of each Local Area connection, highlight Client Service for Netware, and then click Uninstall.
• In the Dial-up Connection Properties dialog box, click the Networking tab, highlight Client Service for Netware, and then click Uninstall.
• Restart the computer.

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Sami,
you certainly are on the ball with these posts
Yes, when installing the Netware, either on purpose or by accident, the startup mode switches to classic-mode, which has not user list, just simply a box to type in you user name and/or password.
I have this installed on my computer to work with my current network, since i am the only user of my computer, it is not a big deal to be missing a user list. Also there are many registry hacks to modify the look, options and text of the classic start panel

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