No Fast User Switching Support for Windows XP ?????

I just got off the phone with Apple support and they confirmed that the iPod Nano and iTunes do not support fast user switching. What kind of joke is this?
Has anyone found a work around for this, having everyone log off so I can update my ipod is not an options!!!!
This is my first (and maybe last) Apple product.
iPod Nano Windows XP Fast User Switching

Actually it is a big problem, because I share the PC with my parents (who each log into their own account.) I would need to login to both of their accounts (and I don't have their passwords) exit all their open programs and then log them out. So not only does it take a while, they will kill me if I start doing that on a regular basis.
I cannot believe that iTunes doesn't work with multiple users logged in, every other program we have works properly this way. I have several friends who use their XP system in the same way with other family members.
This is really lame.
Does iTunes work this way with OS X?

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Hi Brian,
Base on the KB article 279765
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group can establish a remote desktop connection and has the ability to logon to the machine locally and gets a prompt to logoff previous logged on user. When an administrator is logged, any member of the Administrators group may establish a remote desktop
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2) Add a line to /etc/auto_master on my laptop "/- auto_mymounts" to reference a new direct map.
3) Create /etc/auto_mymounts and add a single line "/Groups SERVER:/Groups" to create the direct map.
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Here's snapshot before the screen resized. Ignore the window in the lower right, I moved it from the upper left before taking the screen shot.
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Dear tajmahall14,
Thank you for your recent inquiry about your Keyboards.
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