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Windows XP freezing on log off

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by jsikon1971

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Both of my XP-Professional boxes are experiencing an issue after running in one user for a while where you click on log off and there is no respone. It does allow you to switch user and then shut down from the logon screen if necessary or log on to another user. This has been happeinging on and off to different users each time. Has anyone else experienced this problem or know what could be causing it? Any help is appreciated.

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by rob miners

To configure Windows XP to use the classic logon and shutdown screens for every logon session, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. Double-click User Accounts.
3. Click Change the way users log on or off.
4. Clear the Use the Welcome screen check box.

Note If you turn off the Welcome logon screen, you also turn off the Fast User Switching option.

If this helps when logging off try enableing the Welcome Screeen again.

by jsikon1971

The suggestion did help me to be able to log off when this happens, but I still do not know why it happens and cannot prevent it unless I keep the classic log on screen.

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