worrying message
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worrying message
My desktopPC is cable connected. My laptop is wifi.
Occasionally when I close down my desktop I get a message "other people are logged onto this computer, logging off will cause them etc...." When this first happened I thought that it related to my laptop which was also on at that time. However it also happens [occasionally] when the laptop isn't even switched on.
Should I be worried? What causes it?
I'm with virginmedia and, apart from the difficulty of contacting them, I 'm reasonably satisfied with their service.
Occasionally when I close down my desktop I get a message "other people are logged onto this computer, logging off will cause them etc...." When this first happened I thought that it related to my laptop which was also on at that time. However it also happens [occasionally] when the laptop isn't even switched on.
Should I be worried? What causes it?
I'm with virginmedia and, apart from the difficulty of contacting them, I 'm reasonably satisfied with their service.
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If you are using XP, right click "My Computer", then Manage. Open Shared Folders, then Sessions. Any other account connected should be in there.
You can also look at the processes in Task Manager (ctrl-alt-del) and see the name of the accounts associated with the processes.
I think the same is true in Vista / 7 but I haven't got those in front of me right now.
I think it's possible that you can get that message using fast user switching, if there's still another account open on the PC. I don't use it, so can't verify it.
Another possibility might be internet connection sharing, if you have that enabled, especially with unsecured wifi - possibly someone else has connected to your wifi network.
If your PC is behind a hardware firewall, it is unlikely that anyone else is connecting from outside, but not impossible. With a direct connection to the internet it is much more likely, unfortunately.
SD
You can also look at the processes in Task Manager (ctrl-alt-del) and see the name of the accounts associated with the processes.
I think the same is true in Vista / 7 but I haven't got those in front of me right now.
I think it's possible that you can get that message using fast user switching, if there's still another account open on the PC. I don't use it, so can't verify it.
Another possibility might be internet connection sharing, if you have that enabled, especially with unsecured wifi - possibly someone else has connected to your wifi network.
If your PC is behind a hardware firewall, it is unlikely that anyone else is connecting from outside, but not impossible. With a direct connection to the internet it is much more likely, unfortunately.
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Another possibility might be internet connection sharing, if you have that enabled, especially with unsecured wifi - possibly someone else has connected to your wifi network.
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I get this in W7 if I've switched to 'run as administrator' to update some software, Super-anti-spyware insists it will only update if it's running in admin mode, so it remains in that mode until the PC is shut down
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From: England
Thank you all for your responses. 1.file or printer sharing not enabled
2.shared folders - sessions..... shows no items on either machine
3.users, on the desktop PC, are shown as...... all users, myself [name] and default user
Having seen the replies I feel rather more at ease with the message.
2.shared folders - sessions..... shows no items on either machine
3.users, on the desktop PC, are shown as...... all users, myself [name] and default user
Having seen the replies I feel rather more at ease with the message.
