Offline Files Greyed Out

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Hi,
I am setting upa new laptop on my network. All other laptops use offline
files no problems. On this laptop the option is greyed out when i go to it.
Please help!!!
its a sony viao running XP sp2.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

"You cannot use offline files.
This can occur if the Fast User Switching feature is enabled. You cannot use
fast user switching when you use offline files."

See...

How to use offline files in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307853

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Wes, I got it working in the end but i had to make a registry edit in the
Netcache and add the reg_dword Enabled = 1. i will add the full string at
the bottom in case anybody needs it for future reference.

HKLM\software\Microsoft\windows\current version\netcached

you also need this one...

HKLM\software\policies\microsoft\windows\netcached



remember to backup your reg before editing anything and all info is provided
"as is" with no liability or guarentee!

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Glad you got it working.

You have typos.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\NetCache

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\NetCache
Enabled
is Allow or Disallow use of the Offline Files feature policy.
Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Network\Offline Files
http://technet2.microsoft.com/windo...6f7c-449c-8019-fc814ff6164c1033.mspx?mfr=true

Allow or Disallow use of the Offline Files feature...
[[Determines whether the Offline Files feature is enabled.

This setting also disables the "Enable Offline Files" option on the Offline
Files tab. This prevents users from trying to change the option while a
setting controls it.

Offline Files saves a copy of network files on the user's computer for use
when the computer is not connected to the network.

If you enable this setting, Offline Files is enabled and users cannot
disable it.

If you disable this setting, Offline Files is disabled and users cannot
enable it.

By default, Offline Files is enabled on Windows 2000 Professional and
Windows XP Professional and is disabled on Windows 2000 Server and also
Windows Server 2003 family.

Tip: To enable Offline Files without specifying a setting, in Windows
Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Folder Options, click the Offline Files
tab, and then click "Enable Offline Files."

Note: To make changes to this setting effective, you must restart Windows.]]

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