is there any way?

deankenny · 04-19-2008, 12:02 PM

i have my main comp at home, and i want to leave it on downloading large files, but i dont want no one to mess with it, is there any way of having the computer logged out to the login screen where it needs a password but still be downloading, so its downloading and noone can touch it, im on vista btw

cohen · 04-19-2008, 12:37 PM

try on the keyboard start + L

it goes to the login window.

hackapelite · 04-19-2008, 12:38 PM

Fast Switching. When you have fast switching enabled, you can "log out" to the login screen while having all your programs/downloads running in the background.

I'm not sure how to enable it in vista though, but I'm fairly positive that such feature does exist...

EDIT: vk3fcll beat me to it... but to do what he told you to, you need to have Fast Switching enabled. Or what he told you to do IS Fast Switching. Man I suck at explaining this stuff...

[-0MEGA-] · 04-19-2008, 12:41 PM

Depends which OS you are using, if it's Windows XP using the standard logon where you select an account, then you can enable fast user switching and just click "switch user". If you are using the classic logon of XP or Vista then press the "Windows key and L".

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hackapelite Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Solicitor's office Posts: 817	Fast Switching. When you have fast switching enabled, you can "log out" to the login screen while having all your programs/downloads running in the background. I'm not sure how to enable it in vista though, but I'm fairly positive that such feature does exist... EDIT: vk3fcll beat me to it... but to do what he told you to, you need to have Fast Switching enabled. Or what he told you to do IS Fast Switching. Man I suck at explaining this stuff... __________________ BY READING THE ABOVE POST, YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING: "The above post is provided solely for entertainment purposes and is not to be taken as professional advice. Therefore, I shall not be held responsible for any damage or losses that are result from anything I have posted, to the extent applicable by law. In the unlikely event that I CAN be held responsible, I have never been here, I am not here, and I will never be here, and it will be highly questionable whether I even exist."

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[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,057	Depends which OS you are using, if it's Windows XP using the standard logon where you select an account, then you can enable fast user switching and just click "switch user". If you are using the classic logon of XP or Vista then press the "Windows key and L". __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.83GHz Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATI HD 3870 GDDR4 @ (840/2332) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-850 500GB SATAII HD w/16MB SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 11593

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