Dell Latitude C600 User Manual

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3. Click the Hardware tab, and then click Device Manager.4. In the Device Manager window, right-click the device for which the new driver was installed, andthen click Properties.5. Click the Drivers tab, and then click Roll Back Driver.User Accounts and Fast User SwitchingNOTE: Fast User Switching is the default user screen for both Home and Professional editions, but isdisabled in Windows XP Professional when the computer is a member of a computer domain.Microsoft Windows XP includes a new feature that provides multiuser access to a single computer. Fast UserSwitching, which is available in both the Home and Professional editions, allows users to access thecomputer with their specific settings, including the desktop and various applications, without requiring theprevious user to log off. New users log on and switch from the original user's session to their own. Newusers can run their desktop and applications without interfering with the original user. When the original userreturns, that user can switch back to the desktop and applications with the original settings. All of this isaccomplished without the delay of each individual user logging off the computer.During setup, the computer administrator creates all the accounts that will be used on the computer. (Forinformation on types of accounts and adding new accounts, see "How to Add Users.") When the computerstarts, the main user screen appears with all of the user names. From this screen you select an account andlog in to that session.How to Use Fast User SwitchingTo access Fast User Switching, perform the following steps:1. Click the Start button and click Log Off.2. When the Log Off Windows screen appears, click either Switch User or Log Off.When you select Switch User, the main user screen appears. You can then select your account nameand log in. Your personal desktop appears.What Happens When a Fast User Switch Occurs?When a fast user switch occurs, the original user is not logged off the computer as previously happened onother Microsoft operating systems. On Windows XP, the user's logon remains active, but is replaced by thenew user. Users can switch between login IDs as often as they want.However, user applications active during a user switch remain active and running in the background whilethe new user is working; this can result in a slower computer until the process finishes. For example, if oneuser is downloading a large file from the Internet and another user logs on to the computer, the file downloadcontinues in the background until it is complete.While most applications continue to run in the background during a fast user switch, multimedia applications