Windows xp offline files issues
Please let me know if someone finally found a solution. Regards, Eric. Joined Nov 9, Messages 2. I have read through this thread and this does sound like the problem I am having but with a twist. We recently purchased a server and some new desktops. Everything seems to work beautifully except MY offline files for my laptop. Throughout the day at least once a day I get the little balloon saying I have been disconnected from the server. Once this happens, I "usually" still have access to my files but I can never print or access the mapped drives until I sync again.
Recently in the last couple days , I have received error messages saying that there was an error writing to the drive and I have lost everything. This usually happens when I either lock up or my laptop thinks it is no longer connected to the server.
The weird thing is I am still on the internet and I believe my Outlook still thinks I am connected. Here is where it gets strange. Three times now I have got home, booted up my laptop only to find files either missing OR no files in my "My Doc" at all. I had to come back to work tonight so my laptop could sync so I could go back home and work. My computer has been syncing now for over an hour and a half and it is still not done.
It seems like to me that this wonderfully created offline files invention is having some major issues. The other weird thing is that I have not had any of the docs complain about this issue which leads me to believe it is my laptop. Granted, no one uses their computer as much as me and for the most part do not take their computers outside of the network.
I am not sure if they are losing connection to the server because most of the time they are with patients. I do know that I am having a major issue and simply do not know what to do to fix it.
Your assistance to this matter is greatly appreciated. Using a Linksys router that has been dummed to a access point and a 16 port switch. Joined Jan 23, Messages 1. I'm having the same problem. The XP Pro keeps popping up the notification that it is disconnected from the server. Someone earlier mentioned VPN software possibly causing the prob. I thought the same thing as this box has OpenVPN installed it connects out to another network. If so, what's the fix? Any thoughts? We are not using a VPN.
I dont think it is related but the issue is a real pain. As stated in an earlier post, I have fixed the offline files popup and the loss of comms to mapped server drive problems.
In my case we had cable connections no wifi to the LAN but only notebooks were affected. This turned out to be because only the notebooks had the Sonicwall Global VPN client installed on them.
Upgrading the VPN client software fixed the problem. What versions of windows have offline files feature? Look at the table below. Mike Niller April 18, , pm. Hello, i want to say thank you for a great job you've done on your blog. Regards, Andy G.
Reply Link. Srini April 18, , pm. One question: Who are you? Daulbeh April 24, , am. Hello, Our customers have the issue that Windows XP initiate an offline folder sync when connected to their home wifi network or through the mobile data connection. Thank you in advance. Jahid Hasan October 25, , pm.
Leave this field empty. Recent Posts Windows crash dump location memory. Windows Posts Windows crash dump location memory. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Note The actual value of the registry key is ignored. Warning All cache files are deleted and unsynchronized data is lost. Note For specific steps to re-initialize the offline files cache and database in Windows Vista or Windows 7, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: On a Windows Vista or Windows 7-based client computer, you can still access offline files even though the file server is removed from the network.
To set up Offline Files, we have to meet some conditions. When we create a shared folder, Offline Files are enabled by default. However, if it has been turned off, we need to turn that back on.
On the client computer, we have to select which files or folders we want to be available offline. Once we set all this up, we can use the Offline Files feature. We can select to automatically sync Offline Files, or to manual sync. If we want to control space of cached files, we should select manual caching. That way, the user can select when and what to cache. Otherwise, we can select automatic caching.
For instance, we can set automatic synchronization whenever user reconnects. This way we ensure that the user has latest files downloaded from the server.
We can also encrypt Offline Files the offline files cache. That way our sensitive data is protected while we are away from the company, for example. We can also choose to preserve NTFS permissions. This can be done if the client computer is formatted with NTFS.
There are two actions that we must take to enable Offline Files.
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