Re: Missing “Make Available Offline” option

Uninstall IE7 and see if the behavior persists:

HOW TO uninstall IE7
http://www.ie-vista.com/kbase2.html

[Only use the Command %windir%\ie7\spuninst\spuninst.exe if you cannot uninstall 'WIndows Internet Explorer 7' via Add/Remove Programs. It's safe to ignore any warnings that such-and-such might not work if you uninstall it. Ignore the reference to Vista.]

IE7 (Un)Installation and Anti-Malware Applications:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/10/11/IE7-Installation-and-Anti_2D00_Malware-Applications.aspx

IEBlog: IE and Windows XP Service Pack 3
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2008/05/05/ie-and-xpsp3.aspx
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necm500@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Thanks for the link, but I'm not sure if it relates to my problem per
se. The only referene to offline file is "Offline Favorites--Offline
Favorites and Scheduled Offline Favorites have been removed from
Internet Explorer 7." My woe is that I can not make ANY file offline
since "make available offline" option is mysteriously missing.

<QP>
Release Notes for Internet Explorer 7
<snip>
Active Desktop...is still available on 32-bit versions of...Windows XP SP2
[and SP3] with reduced functionality. The following features have changed:

• Synchronization of Active Desktop with online content is no longer
supported.
• The ability to restore Active Desktop if software or the operating system
stops responding is no longer supported.
• The Active Desktop item’s window does not show the title of the webpage
(it shows the address of the webpage).
• For a webpage restricted by Content Advisor, the Action Cancelled page is
not displayed.
</QP>
Source:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/aa740486.aspx
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Yes, IE7 installed on all my machines, OS patched with the latest
updates.

Is IE7 installed?

On my desktop computer running XP Pro, I have “enable offline files”
option properly turned on. In addition, there is a network-shared
folder in “My Network Places” folder. Furthermore, in my little home
network, my laptop (running XP home) can access the files in the
shared folder located on the desktop without a glitch.

Now on the desktop, supposedly by right-clicking the mouse on a file
or folder, the option of “Make Available Offline” should appear on the
list of options, but for some inexplicable reasons, I can’t find it on
my computer.

I’ve gone as far as running “gpedit.msc”, manually set Computer
Configuration >Administrative Templates > Network > Offline
Files>Allow or Disallow use of offline files to “enabled”. All to no
avail. Still can’t see “Make Available Offline”.

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