How do I KILL file Synchronization.... WE DON'T NEED IT

[SteveAudus]

Does anyone out there know how to switch off, uninstall or just completely destroy XP Pro Synchronize. I am sooooo fed up with the program.

This is why.....

My network is a school network, we have over 1000 kids,
that can log on, to any workstation in school.
Many PCs are NT, but we have just started installing new XP Pro machines.

When a pupil logs on, the XP machine, it uses the default profile to create a local user. We use Group Policy in Active Directory to Lock up many many functions, so the pupils can not mess instead of getting on with work.
The start menu is pulled from a shared location.
A script is used to map required drives.

The problem is that the XP machines, try to synchronize,
every bloody file on the mapped drives.......
This taking ages. and it tries to re-synchronize on logging off.

I can understand why Synchronization would be useful on a normal network, but on my school network, if a PC can't log onto the server, then it does not log on at all. No files are ever required off line.

So....
How do I kill Synchronization on XP Pro for good.

I have tried messing with loads of Synchronization setting in Active Directory, but it makes not difference.

I have even tried to delete or rename the mobsync.exe
But XP instantly recreates the file.

I have looked in the services but I can't Synchronize in there.

Any suggestions would be great,
sorry this question is so long but I am very frustrated with this problem.

Thanks
Steve Audus

http://www.chaucer.sheffield.sch.uk

 

[francisdela]

You might want to try navigating in group policy to Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Offline Files and User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Offline Files.

Mess around with these settings see if you get a result

 

[SteveAudus]

I have set
"Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Offline Files and User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Offline Files" and
"User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Offline Files and User Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Offline Files"

but it does not seem to stop all the Synchronization.

I really do not know why!!!

But thank you for the suggestion.

Any others?

Steve

http://www.chaucer.sheffield.sch.uk

 

[histobastifish]

You could possibly have to change things on the client side. I know AD is supposed to be able to centrally manage everything, but this is microsoft were're talking about here. So once you change the client setting you could just push out a reg hack and everyone is happy. Good luck.