Fast User Switching + Internet Connection
Published in Windows XP Miscellaneous Tweaks by TweakXP Member with 4,962 views
In Microsoft Windows XP, if you enable the Fast User Switching feature, multiple user accounts can log on to a computer simultaneously. There is an issue of the Internet Connection either dropping or prompting to reconnect when switching users.
This tweak fixes the issue. This enables a permanent internet connection with multiple users on your PC under Windows XP.
Click Start --> Run and type regedit
Navigate to this key :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Winlogon
Then right-click the right-hand pane, select New/String Value.
Name the value KeepRasConnections
Double click the new key and set it to 1.
Additonal Information :
HOW TO: Use the Fast User Switching Feature in Windows XP (Q279765)