"Enable offline files" won't stay on

[wfooshee]

Posted this question about a month ago, no responses, so I'm re-trying. Have not found an answer anywhere yet.

Have a user with a new laptop, XP Pro SP1, set his My Documents to point to shared "My Documents" on his desktop PC, and set to make files available offline. After syncing, restarting the computer disconnected, and accessing My Documents, I am told that the connection to the share is unavailable. I examine the "Enable offline files" setting and find that it is unchecked. I can check it, re-access the My Documents folder, and it behaves correctly, tells my I'm off-line, and the files are there. Shut down, reconnect to the network, and on startup, the box is unchecked again. Checking it allows me to synchronize offline files, like it should have done on login.

This worked on his previous laptop, which he gave to his daughter for college. I find nothing that explains why the box won't stay checked. I also find it odd that the files are still there after it's unchecked itself; I would have expected them to have been deleted.

The checked setting survives a logout (and syncs correctly on logout and login), but not a shutdown. There is no domain involved, this is just a workgroup. The shared folder is on an XP pro system, as well.

Any guesses, suggestions, or real answers would be appreciated.

Walter Fooshee
Panama City, FL

 

[bcastner]

Any guesses, suggestions, or real answers would be appreciated."

Let me try catagory #1,guesses.

. Enable through Start, Run, gpedit.msc the Group Policy Object under Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->System-->Logon, change "Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon" to ENABLED.

. Save Settings on Exit (Line 54)

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

To use the Regedit: Save the REG File to your hard disk. Double click it and answer yes to the import prompt. REG files can be viewed in Notepad by right clicking on the file and selecting Edit.

. Respecify by connection the offline files:

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=312171