Re: SBS 2000 and one user....

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From: John Vighetto (jvigheto_at_nospam.bellsouth.net)
Date: 05/17/04


Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 21:09:41 -0400

Hi Marina,

    I've checked this, however another fellow user who posted a reply as
well (Rick Dilley) had a way that worked for me. As always, thanks for the
help!

Regards,
John

"Marina Roos [SBS-MVP]" <marina@roos.nodontwantspam.nl.com> wrote in message
news:uzMyfb2NEHA.3596@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Hi John,
>
> On his computer, with Windows Explorer, check out the properties of the
> drives and shared folders. There could be some setting with the offline
> option. You can search the help of Windows on that too.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Marina
> Microsoft SBS-MVP
>
> "John Vighetto" <jvigheto@nospam.bellsouth.net> schreef in bericht
> news:b58f01c43763$4adb9110$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > Thanks for the reply, Marina. I've checked this and he is
> > logging onto the domain and not the local comuter domain.
> > The message he gets when starting up is as follow:
> > "Offline Files - Working Offline" and comes up in the
> > System Tray. What's strange about this individual is that
> > although it says that he's working offline, the mapped
> > networked drives come up; however when you look inside of
> > these folders it doesn't show anything (even though
> > there's a great deal inside of each of the folders). I
> > logged in with this individual's credentials on another
> > computer and everything comes up just fine. Is there
> > anything else I need to check on this person's laptop?
> > Thanks again, Marina.
> >
> > John V.
> >
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Check if that computer is really loggin into the domain
> > instead of the local
> > >computerdomain.
> > >
> > >--
> > >Regards,
> > >
> > >Marina
> > >Microsoft SBS-MVP
> > >
> > >"John Vighetto" <jvigheto@nospam.bellsouth.net> schreef
> > in bericht
> > >news:eoOkRCqNEHA.736@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >> Question:
> > >>
> > >> What should I check on the one client workstation
> > that doesn't list
> > >the
> > >> user's folders on the server, nor can he access any
> > shared folder on the
> > >> server? The laptop is Win2K Pro, as all of the other
> > workstations are,
> > >> except for 2 WinXP Pro systems. Everyone else has
> > access to their
> > >networked
> > >> folders but this individual. Also, when shutting down
> > the laptop at the
> > >end
> > >> of the day, It states that it can't synchronize it's
> > folders (obviously
> > >due
> > >> to not being able to access the server). When this
> > person logs into
> > >another
> > >> workstation with his credentials, everything comes up.
> > Any ideas as to
> > >where
> > >> I can start troubleshooting his laptop, or what to test
> > for first?
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >> John V.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>
>



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