Hi Simon,
Thanks for posting here. Sorry for my delayed response due to the weekend.
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From your post, my understanding of this issue is: You would like to know
how to force XP to use Offline Files even it sees the network connection.
If this is not correct, please feel free to let me know.
Unfortunately, this behavior is by design. However, you may refer to the
following steps to reduce the impact when the user uses slow network
connection:
Step 1. Configure Offline Files and Synchronize
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1. Open Windows Explorer, click Tools -> Folder Options, and then click
Offline Files tab.
2. Clear "Synchronize all offline files when logging on" and "Synchronize
all offline files before logging off" checkboxes, and then click OK to quit
the dialog box.
3. Click Tools -> Synchronize, click Setup button.
4. Select the VPN connection from the dropped list, and then clear all the
checkboxes under Offline Files.
5. Clear "When I log on to my computer" and "When I log off my computer"
checkboxes.
6. Mark "Ask me before synchronizing the items" checkbox, and then click OK
to quit.
Note: Above configuration will prevent XP from synchronizing the Offline
Files automatically to reduce the possible delay, but the user has to
synchronize the Offline Files manually when goes back to the office or
needs files synchronization: Open Windows Explorer, Click Tools ->
Synchronize, select Offline Files and then click Synchronize.
Step 2. Copy offline files when out of office
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When the user is on the road and would like to use offline files, he may
copy the offline files to a folder such as My Documents before he signs on
VPN. To copy the offline files, you may refer to the following way:
1. Open Windows Explorer, click Tools -> Folder Options, and then click
Offline Files tab.
2. Click View Files button, and then select the files needed, click Edit ->
Copy.
3. Locate a folder such as My Documents and then click Edit -> Paste to
copy the files to this folder.
4. After signing on the VPN connection, the user should open the files from
My Documents to work with the files.
Hope this helps!
Have a nice week!
Sincerely,
Tom Che
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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