Re: Offline Files and Folders - MADNESS!

Try here. Someone can help you out there. This is a XP group. The links
below is for the W2K3 Server issues

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.server.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.server.setup
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.server.networking


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Peter

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"Timothy J. Trace" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:cmg3715l48ppmde5saomda77qhv48ssdnt@xxxxxxxxxx
> Greetings,
>
> I am having two issues with Offline Files and Folders (client-side
> caching). Can you
> assist?
>
> The workstation is a Windows XP SP2 notebook which is not a domain member.
> The server(s)
> are Windows 2003 SP1 running on a native 2k3 AD. I use a local profile on
> the
> workstation. I've used Manage My Network Passwords to map an appropriate
> domain account
> to the local profile.
>
> Multiple drive letters are mapped using Windows Explorer, Reconnect at
> Login is checked
> and alternate credentials are not specified in the Map Network Drives
> dialog. The drives
> are tagged "Make available offline."
>
> On the servers, the shares are set to "Only the files and programs that
> users specify will
> be available offline."
>
> 2 of the mapped drives connect to shares on the domain controller. 1 of
> the mapped drives
> connects to a share on a member server.
>
> My Documents, the Windows Desktop, Favorites, Document Templates, and the
> My <media>
> folders are redirected to one of the mapped drives via local login script.
> The registry
> values used are all under
> HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
> .
>
> User and machine scripts are set to run synchronously via local policy.
> The wait for the
> network at logon, and subfolders always available offline policies are
> enabled. The do
> not automatically make redirected folders available offline policy is
> disabled.
>
> Everything appears to work fine most of the time. I can perform multiple
> disconnects/reconnects, and synchronizations, almost always without
> difficulty.
>
> The first problem is that, with no trigger which I've been able to detect,
> I will suddenly
> lose access to files cached from the domain controller, after a seemingly
> random number of
> restarts when disconnected from the network.
>
> That share is the user folder, and contains the redirected Windows Desktop
> folder, so the
> problem is easily detected when Explorer has finished loading, and the
> Windows Desktop is
> devoid of my icons and subfolders. Another key is that the Favorites menu
> in IE is blank.
>
> Interestingly enough, I retain access to files which have been modified
> since the last
> synchronization, and to all of the files cached from the member server.
> But WINDOWS\CSC
> seems to be cleared of the unmodified files cached from the domain
> controller. I've
> checked the folder from a Windows PE boot, and it certainly appears as if
> those files have
> been deleted from the disk.
>
> Any ideas on how to alleviate this problem?
>
> The second problem is, that when the system boots in a disconnected state,
> it seems to sit
> at "Applying your user settings" for upwards of 60 seconds, before
> proceeding with the
> logon process.
>
> I've come to understand that the delay is probably caused by Windows
> searching for the
> server hosting the shares, even though the server cannot be found because
> the workstation
> is in a disconnected state. Is there any way to prevent this search from
> occurring, or to
> lessen the timeout?
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> Tim ==


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