Re: Setting Up Offline Files in XP Home

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From: Steve Winograd [MVP] (winograd_at_pobox.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 23:56:31 -0600

In article <4F7BE1A3-70AD-4EED-B002-AD28F7BED44B@microsoft.com>,
"BigMark" <BigMark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have two PC's runing XP Home connected via a crossover cable. I can browse each machine from the other and they are logged in as ComputerAdministrators. My problem is that I want to set up the laptop to synchronise the "My Documents" folder on the desktop for offline use. None of the options for Offline Files are visible in the menus, so I can't configure it. I have checked the KB, but can't find anything appropriate.
>Can anyone help???

I'm sorry, but XP Home doesn't have Offline Files -- that feature is
only available in XP Professional.

Here's a program that I use to synchronize files between computers,
after seeing it recommended in this news group by "Lanwench":

Second Copy 2000
http://www.centered.com 

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