A couple of ideas for consideration. First Sync works better in Vista. Second in Vista you can backups to run. I normally have my Desktops being backed up at night but I have done full backups during work hours with little impact on the users. YMMV but that is what I have.
Jon On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:21 AM, Nigel Parker < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear all > Our laptop users do not copy or save files on the network, one has now > killed his hard disk and all the files are lost unless we pay for > emergency recovery (the disk isnt recognised and will not spin up) > > we run in mixed mode with nt4 2000 and 2003 servers > the files are mainly stored on 2000 machines > > the laptops all run windows xp sp3 with all current updates > Laptops use VPN to access the network and occasionally are actually in > the office > > I tried the synchronise files options but some machine went strange > preferring not to sync and use local copies older than the network ones, > is this just an isolated occurrence has anyone else had these problems > (i had to re create the users profiles to fix the problem) > > Is this the best way or would it be more advisable to just get the users > to save files and copy them manually onto the network (although they > will need to remember to do this) > > Any help would be most welcome because if the sales managers machine > goes then it could be I am looking fo another job :-( > > > > Nigel Parker > Systems Engineer > Ultraframe (UK) Ltd > Tel: 01200 452329 > Fax: 01200 452201 > Web: <www.ultraframe.com> > Email: <mailto:[email protected]> > > Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > > Ultraframe design and manufacture innovative and quality conservatory > solutions to suit all styles, all applications, all consumers and every > price point. By demonstrating our company values of innovation, > integrity, total quality, premium service and customer first, we will to > continue to build our position as UK market leader. > > For more information visit our website: <www.ultraframe.co.uk> > > The statements and opinions expressed in this email are my own and may > not represent those of Ultraframe (UK) Ltd. This email is subject to > copyright and the information contained in it is confidential and may be > legally privileged. It is intended only for the named recipient(s). > Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the > intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or action > taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be > unlawful. > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
