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Windows XP has a feature that allows every member of the family to have their own virtual system through the use of User Profiles (Mom, Dad, Kids, Pets, etc.)

This allows everyone to keep their files and preferences separate and use a feature called Fast-User Switching to easily switch to another user.

Depending upon how your computer is set up for startup, you may be presented with a Welcome screen that wants you to choose a profile in order to proceed.

If you only have one profile, your system will either ask for a password for that profile or just open up the Windows Desktop if there is no password.

The idea behind Fast-User Switching (Start / Log Off / Switch User) is that once you open a profile, you can switch to another profile without losing everything that is open in the original profile. When you switch back, all of your open files and program will be in the same place.

This eliminates the need to save all your files and close all your programs in order for someone else to use their Profile.

There are a number of possibilities that could be causing the warning in your case including:

1.If you try to shut down Windows while another profile is still open

2.If you are on a home or business network and others are accessing your files
3.If you have a wireless network that is not secure and a neighbor or drive-by hacker is connected to your system
Based on your de******ion, it does not sound like another profile would be open, so we can likely eliminate that possibility.

If your wife’s computer can connect to yours, that may be the cause of the error. Try shutting her computer down first, then shut yours down to see if the warning goes away. If you don‘t need to share files or printers with anyone else on your network, you can disable this option to play it safe.

Open Control Panel / Network Connections, then double click on your Local Area Connection and then click the properties button. Remove the checkmark from the box in front of File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks. If you have a wireless network and have not activated the enption, I would highly recommend that you do (usually referred to as WEP or WAP).

If, after all of these steps, you are still getting the warning, you have likely installed a program or utility that is opening system files that are not associated to your Profile, so you won‘t have to worry