Can't switch users in XP without logging off

Can't switch users in XP without logging off For some obscure reason I can no longer switch users on my Thinkpad (T61, Windows XP professional) without logging off first. This behaviour appeared while I was struggling with the ThinkVantage tools; but how can I get back to the usual behaviour ("switch user" as option in Shut Down menu, etc...)?
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"You have to have the fast user switching feature enabled for this to work. Maybe something disabled it. You can find more information in the article on enabling fast user switching:

Log on to the computer as an
administrator.
Click Start, click
Control Panel, and then click User
Accounts.
Click Change the way users
log on or off.
If it is not already
selected, click to select the Use the
Welcome screen check box.

NOTE: The Use Fast User Switching
check box is unavailable until you
click to select the Use the Welcome
screen check box. Click to select the
Use Fast User Switching check box, and
then click Apply Options. Quit the
User Accounts tool."