Windows XP forum: synchronise nuisence

Continued here from http://forums.cnet.com/7726-6142_102-5301870.html as we reached the forum sub-thread limit there.

My apologies about S/W, only where I am that means Software, hence my confusion.

Does the same thing happen? EG the dialog window in your image http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/210/syncr.jpg/ displays?

Any other messages?

What happens when you switch off? I assume you mean Shut Down via the Start menu, but what happens, this window displays, then what? The shutdown procedure stops or the process closes this window then continues with shut down?

I would try downloading and installing SyncToy again and see if anything can be configured to 'turn off' synchronise there.

Mark

Thank you,

Do you know how to disable or unistall this "Synchronise" part of XP which never showed up before. .....nick

I just found the Link below saying :- How to Remove Synchronization From Windows XP

http://www.ehow.com/how_5907446_remove-synchronization-windows-xp.html

1. win.explorer>Tools>Folder Options

2. Click on the "Offline Files" tab. Uncheck the boxes next to "Enable Offline Files," "Synchronize all offline files when logging on" and "Synchronize all offline files before logging off."

BUT, unfortunately my XP Home, version 2002, SP3 has no "Offline Files" tab.

Can you hal me please how to go round this?

In my XP when you go to Tools > Folder Options in Windows Explorer, I see "Synchonise" as an option in that menu, not in the Folder Options dialog. And like you, I don't see any "Offline Files" tab in Folder Options.

If I then click that Synchronise option I get the same window you do, and I see the "Setup" button at the bottom.

If you click that, can you step through the tabs and options to see if there is anything you can stop/halt/delete or untick? Don't forget to try any "Advanced" buttons you see in that new window.

I noticed where you said you installed "MS Windows syncronisation", but when Googled that term I didn't see any options to 'install'. How did you do that?

I did find this link in that Google search; http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307853 about "How to use offline files in Windows XP" and it talks about this same "Offline Files" tab in Folder Options, which neither of us have.

However, when I scrolled down that page I saw Troubleshooting which talks about disabling "Fast user switching". It says;

"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. To disable the Fast User Switching feature:"

and carries on to give instructions for turning Fast User Switching off.

I wonder if this missing tab is because you have Fast User Switching enabled.

Mark

Here is the "Advanced" , nothing anywhere in it,

[URL=http://img403.imageshack.us/i/sync.jpg/][IMG]http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/5128/sync.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

and here is the th Folder Options with no Offline files either,

[URL=http://img528.imageshack.us/i/sync1.jpg/][IMG]http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/7149/sync1.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

& the other about double click in network places takes me knowhere likely to S/W Off syncronise.

Regarding googling I googled "how to synchronise files in XP" & similar, & one of the options was that blasted Windows which planted the synchronise in Tools.

Can not find an entry in the registry to delete either.

Can you think of anything else to disable it?

that Microsoft link about Synchronisation?

The reason I gave t was the clue about "Fast User Switching".

Mark

Sorry, perhaps the links were not clear, & am getting confused.

Anyawy, whatever, Will report if the first thing you said was successfull. ........nick

SOLVED so far,

Thank you, it has not reappeard last 2 reboots.

and good work.

Was it Fast User Switching, or something else?

Mark

It is still coming on when I S/W off the PC.

Sorry, what is S/W?

Mark

"S/W off the PC" clue:- switch off the PC