Fast User Switching + Internet Connection
Posted in Windows XP by Community Submission
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)
