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Hi, I am having a problem with synchronising files. I have configured offline files. However, when I log on I get the following messages "Warnings occurred while Windows was synchronizing your data" Offline Files (\\server\Share name): Unable to make 'user256.dbb' available offline on \\server\share name\user\application data\skype\user. Files of this type cannot be made available offline. I followed Error message: "Files of this type cannot be made available offline" and set up the GPO with a few extensions and still these messages appear. All other files are synchronised. Has anyone else had this problem. Thanks in advance for any help Rob

Hi, Not sure if I am posting in the correct forum. However, I just have a question. I am ready to deploy SP3 via group policy to 20 clients in our office. In the OU I am applying the GPO to there are 3 Vista machines. What will happen if I move these machines into the OU. Will Vista know to bypass and go straight to the logon screen? A bit random, but was wondering. thanks

No, should it be. I did just start it and try to do the backup and I get the same error.

Hi, I am having a problem backing up the system state on our domain controller. When I try to run it, I get the following written to a log file: Backup Status Operation: Backup Active backup destination: File Media name: "GRI Domain Controller.bkf created 23/09/2008 at 16:27" Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1. "MSDEWriter" has reported an error 0x800423f4. This is part of System State. The backup cannot continue. Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:800423f4 Aborting Backup. ---------------------- The operation did not successfully complete. ---------------------- As search fo google has bought little joy. I have followed the following article: Error message when you use the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to back up SQL Server 2000 database files or SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE) database files: "'MSDEWriter' has reported an error 0x800423f4" changed the logon of SQL Service to domain/domain account rather than the local account. Even though when I run the system state backup I have a batch file that stops the service so it shouldn't be a problem. Has anyone had the same problem, and if so how did you resolve it. Many Thanks

Thanks for your help. I seem at a complete dead end. I've even written a custom adm, and it changes values to the same as the script. It is changing in the registry. But when navigating via the folder structure, my pictures and my music appear to be stored on the server.

Actually I've seen that it works. However, it is still not saving in the relevant place, even though the registry is pointing to the new place. I don't know if its a problem. But under the type column, for all other reg keys the word 'REG_EXPAND_SZ' appears, whereas the key for this is 'REG_SZ'. Does anyone know if this will cause an issue? Thanks

does it understand " & sUser & "? I've never heard of it before

Hi, Sorry have not really had a chance to look into this since last post, have only started getting back onto this again. Just to confirm what I've done. I am using the vbscript below: ' Variable Initilisations Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") Set objNetwork = CreateObject("WScript.Network") strUsername = objNetwork.UserName sUser = objNetwork.username strUserName = objNetwork.UserName strRegKey = "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders\My Pictures" strRedirectionPath = "%USERNAME%\Personal Data\My Pictures" ' Write the new Favorites path objShell.RegWrite strRegKey, strRedirectionPath ' Variable Destruction Set objShell = Nothing Set objNetwork = Nothing I have created a GPO whereby this script runs at logon. At present the result I am getting is that: When I look in regedit: the registry key has been changed for my pictures to: %USERNAME%\Personal Data\My Pictures However, when I go into the users 'My documents folder' the My Pictures folder now appears as '%s's pictures'. This is still being directed to the server, not the local user profile. If I save a file manually inside this folder it still appears on the server. Does anyone know what's going wrong? Many Thanks Robert

Sorry I don't understand what you mean by the bottom bit. I don't think I'm changing a particular key. Wouldn't changing My Music and My Pictures involve new reg keys? or does my music and my pictures just get encapsulated in folder redirection?

I need to create an ADM Template I think so I can redirect people's My Music and My Pictures folder. We currently use Folder Redirection, but people are putting so much music and pictures on the servers its getting ridiculous. I want to create a template whereby I can redirect these folders to the local user profile. I found some documentation from Microsoft to create a adm file but it says its for Windows 2000/NT and I'm using Server 2003. Does anyone know any links as to where I can get the syntax to complete this. P.s. I have tried a vbscript to this but it didn't really work too well. Thanks in advance. Rob

I just have and it saves on the server. I did use it as a login script. I created a GPO in User Configuration | Windows Settings |Scripts | Logon The VBS file is in the correct folder.

Thanks for the scripts will give them a go after lunch. Where you have put the following line: "C:\Documents and Settings\" & SUser & "\My Documents\My Music" would this work: "%USERPROFILE%\My Documents\My Music" ? P.s. I would like to delete them, but a lot of users listen to stuff here and my boss would like to keep it that way. So we've just decided to move it to there local profile (as we're not using roaming types) and they can listen to there hearts content, but not being backed up which is ideal for us.

Server 2003 64-bit. I think I recall reading somewhere that Server 2008 takes care of this, hopefully.

Hi, I am just wondering the best way to tweak Folder Redirection. We have it implemented here on our Vanilla network. However, I am finding people with ove 5GB of music on in their My Music folder and its taking a lot of disk space. My boss doesn't seem to care for some reason. So I want to implement a way whereby the My Music | My Picture folders do not get redirected to the server but to the user's profile on the C: Drive so at least they have music and personal photo's but its not being backed up. Many Thanks