Re: Offline File synchronization LOCKS UP SOLID!!!! ????

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From: neo [mvp outlook] (neoheart_at_remove-heart.mvps.org)
Date: 09/01/04 

Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2004 05:05:48 -0700

For your second question, it could be a throw back to how Windows 2000
behaved in regards to certain file types.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;252509

Can't answer the first because I haven't run into the problem. Can you give
us an idea of item count or data size before the problem starts to occour?

"bobg" <nsh@starnetwx.net> wrote in message
news:4624209e.0409010336.75da8573@posting.google.com...
> running xp-pro (obviously); with ALL patches/updates except sp2 (yet).
>
> so much for the "most stable version of windows yet" !!!!
>
> whenever I select a new folder on a mapped network drive for offline
> synchronization - during the sync, xp locks up SOLID - alt-ctl-del
> does NOTHING! The mouse doesn't even move - my only out is to force a
> power down/reset & reboot !!!!
>
> This ALSO happens AFTER the initial request to offline the files, IF
> the number of files to be sync'd is larger than ?some? number. - this
> is an appearance, I've done no work to confirm this for sure; but
> small folders sync OK, larger ones LOCK up solid.
>
> Does anyone have a clue as to what might be going on???
> I can find NO references to this problem ANYWHERE (ie: mskb, full
> usenet search, etc)
>
> ALSO -
> I saw my next question posted back in 2002, but saw no response, so
> I'll ask it again.
>
> WHY can I NOT sync mdb files??????
> Is there a way to override this behavior?? (registry entry?)
>
> tia - Bob

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