WinXP Pro users list disapeared
Started by
jjv3115
, Aug 30 2005 03:23 PM
#1
Posted 30 August 2005 - 03:23 PM
#2
Posted 30 August 2005 - 03:39 PM
Start/Control Panel/Users Accounts/Change the way users logon or logoff...Click
Use Fast User Switching.........
Use Fast User Switching.........
#3
Posted 30 August 2005 - 03:52 PM
When I do that I get the following message:
A recently installed program has disabled the welcome screen and fast user switching. To restore these features you must uninstall the program. The following file name might help you identify the program that amde the change: athgina.dll".
What program do you think that is?
A recently installed program has disabled the welcome screen and fast user switching. To restore these features you must uninstall the program. The following file name might help you identify the program that amde the change: athgina.dll".
What program do you think that is?
#4
Guest_Tony_*
Posted 30 August 2005 - 10:53 PM
what is the last software you installed?
Edited by Tony_1983, 30 August 2005 - 10:53 PM.
#5
Posted 31 August 2005 - 05:17 PM
The last software I installed was the recomendation list you had on your website for virus problems. It took care of all viruses but I think I allowed one of the rsults to delete some files I should not have. I don,t know how to get it back.
Jacques
Jacques
#6
Guest_Tony_*
Posted 31 August 2005 - 06:49 PM
Do you know what software that was?
#7
Posted 03 September 2005 - 11:56 AM
I think it was Hijack this.
#8
Posted 07 September 2005 - 01:08 PM
I have had this same situation just happen to me - after my laptop crashed, and I reinstalled all of the programs. At first, I was able to choose from a list of users, but soon after I installed one of the driver programs, that changed. I believe that it is because of Atheros, a wireless utility that comes with my laptop... Can this be fixed without deleting the program because I need it?
Thanks to all.
Thanks to all.
#9
Posted 12 September 2005 - 12:15 PM
Yes, athgina.dll is installed by some Atheros Drivers installations provided by third-party vendors. It's no security risk or anything, just a little annoying. It's simple to remove:
Go to regedit, search for the key 'GinaDLL' with value athgina.dll. If you want to go there manually, go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
And delete the key GinaDLL. As soon as you delete, your system will be restored to fast user switching, if you had it set to that before.
Just as a future precaution, I'd bookmark this key, too. Although the Atheros dll is harmless, more malicious code can insert its own dll here, so it'd be wise to have a quick path to this key if you experience problems later.
Go to regedit, search for the key 'GinaDLL' with value athgina.dll. If you want to go there manually, go to:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\
And delete the key GinaDLL. As soon as you delete, your system will be restored to fast user switching, if you had it set to that before.
Just as a future precaution, I'd bookmark this key, too. Although the Atheros dll is harmless, more malicious code can insert its own dll here, so it'd be wise to have a quick path to this key if you experience problems later.
#10
Posted 12 September 2005 - 01:23 PM
Thank you for the help... it's appreciated. I will try the fix within the day.
#11
Posted 21 March 2008 - 01:55 PM
thank you for the help me
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