Offline Files

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Stewart Smith

Hi,

I have a couple of network shares that I want to use offline on a laptop (XP
Pro). I have made the network shares available offline. The shares are also
used by other users so before disconnecting the laptop it needs to be
synchronised. If I do this manually, i.e. by selecting synchronise in an
explorer window, then the sync dialog pops up and I can see all the files as
they are synchronised (this takes about 30 seconds or so). All the relevant
files are then available offline. So far, so good.....

However, I would like this to be done automatically when I shutdown/logoff.
I have set this in the synchronise set-up dialog and sure enough, at
shutdown, the sync dialog pops up. The correct shares are selected but when
I tell it to start the sync, each shares changes from 'pending' to
'succeeded' in an instant without actually synchronising anything. This is
also confirmed by the fact that any changes that have been made by other
users (or same user at a different workstation) are not available when the
laptop is off line.

Due to other software problems the laptop has just been reinstalled from
scratch to pretty much an identical installation as before - The previous
installation worked fine. Can anyone tell me what may be causing this?

Thanks
Stewart
 
Maybe Jeffrey will jump in with a surgical approach, but I can recommend a
brute force approach which I think will work.

First, I'd want to be sure that all updates--particularly critical updates
that were applied before have been re-applied.

Aside from that, I'd recommend re-initializing the cache:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=230738
 
Other than installing SP2, which isn't available to the public yet,
your solution is the only one that works.... :(

Jeffrey Randow (Windows Net. & Smart Display MVP)
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Hi Bill, Jeffery.

Firstly, sorry for repeating myself. I posted both the messages as new
threads but for some reason Outlook Express is showing them as part of
someone else's thread so I didn't find them till I did a google search for
them.

Secondly, (Running SP1 with all patches from Shavlik) I have re-initialised
the
cache as you suggested but the problem is still there.

Any other suggestions?

Many Thanks
Stewart
 
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