Logging off

[gazzawazza]

I've just created user accounts for those who use our PC... But they won't blooming log of... It's driving me mad... What am I doing wrong??? I click to log off, then change user and the screen comes up with user accounts on and they're still logged on. I'm on XP... HELP ME PLEASE!!!

[Squirrel]

That confused us when we first got XP; - "Log Off" gives the impression that the whole computer will shut down, but all it does is close all the stuff for that particular user, then take you to the screen with all the profiles. "Switch User" is the equivalent of pressing (window button) + L, and leaves you logged on so you can quickly switch between profiles.

[johntheplamf]

So what he's trying to say is, instead of pressing switch user, press log off again and this will take you to the welcome screen

[gazzawazza]

No, sorry, I understand all that! The problem I'm having is this... After I created the accounts (for my three daughters) I went on each one in turn just to make sure I'd done it right. When I went to leave each account I clicked "log off." This then brings up a box with two buttons, "switch user" and "log off." If I don't press any, the screen goes black and white and then just sits there. If I press "log off" the colour comes back then nothing happens. So the only way I can get off that screen is to click "change user." But, after clicking the change user button it goes back to the profiles screen and every user is still logged on and then I get a message warning that running many programmes at the same time slows down the computer. So if the computer was left on and everyone had been logged on, then everyone would stay logged on forever... It's driving me mad...!

[j2buttonsw]

Have you tried enforcing an Alt-Ctrl-Del log-on so when you log off you will be presented with the alt-ctrl-del screen?

[j2buttonsw]

I realise now you can't use my suggestion unless you join a domain (unlike Windows 2000). However, if you go to start-settings-control panel-user accounts-change the way users log on and off-then untick the welcome screen and fast user switching you will be presented with a username/password logon box when you log off.