robbie_1000

Ha, there's an art to navigating university websites... Try one of the addresses at this link - https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/it/contact/index.aspx I'd suspect a phished account, and there's a fair chance they'll be aware of it by now. Rob

It actually was synching home drives - look in Sync Center, and you can see the files that are available offline (i.e. copied down to the local PC). If you give yourself permissions to access C:\Windows\CSC\v2.0.6\ you can also see the file share structure, and files it's copied. With regards my earlier post, I'm now wondering if our 2008 non-R2 file servers were part of the problem - when creating a share in Windows 2008 R2, there is an extra option under Offline Settings relating to BranchCache.

Hi Nathan, We had a similar problem, after we enabled the Offline Files service for BranchCache (we've several sites over ADSL links). Instead of locally caching just requested files, we found Offline Files tried to sync the home drive of every user who logged on... The quick fix to completely disable Offline Files was to set both the (Client Side Caching) CSC service & CSC driver to 'Disabled'. ;======================================== ; Disable Offline Files (CSC driver + CSCService) ;======================================== ; Disable Offline Files Driver - CSC [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\CSC] "Start"=dword:00000004 ; Disable Offline Files Service - CSCService [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\CscService] "Start"=dword:00000004 Before you disable the service, you might also want to look at clearing the Offline Files cache (C:\Windows\CSC\ folder) otherwise it will use up a bit of disk space. Set this key, then reboot. The FormatDatabase key is deleted & the cache should be emptied. ;- Requires Offline Files is enabled (otherwise the key doesn't get deleted) and then requires a reboot. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\CSC\Parameters] "FormatDatabase"=dword:00000001 Good luck! Rob

HYMS makes extensive use of IT to enable staff and students to communicate and work effectively across a number of sites. You will join a small team providing IT support to a wide range of users throughout the School. You will be the first point of contact for users, helping to resolve IT problems and tracking calls using a helpdesk. You will be involved in a range of operational and administrative duties within the Network Service Team. We expect a strong customer focus, commitment to quality, a logical approach to problem solving and excellent communication skills. You will have a relevant vocational qualification or experience and be familiar with using PCs and common software applications e.g. Microsoft Office Suite. For informal enquiries only, contact Colin Noble, email: [email protected] Salary: £19,089 - £22,126 Closing date: 18 November 2009 For further details or to apply, visit http://www.hyms.ac.uk/jobs/

Hi all, Been a member here for ages now, but don't get time to post... Excellent site though - I mention it to a lot of the other IT staff here. I now work at the Hull York Medical School (@ Hull Uni), but have worked as IT Tech, then Network Manager at a couple of secondaries. I'm just going to post up a helpdesk job, if anyone's interested. Cheers, Rob