Warnings During Synchronization of Offline Files (320139)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
This article was previously published under Q320139 IMPORTANT: This article contains information about modifying the registry. Before you
modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore
the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the
registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry
SYMPTOMS
When you are using a group policy object to administratively assign offline files and configure the policy to exclude certain files, Windows XP clients may receive the following warning message during synchronization:
Warnings occurred while Windows was synchronizing your data.
Results: Offline files.
Unable to make file name available offline. Files of this type cannot be made available offline.
The files listed are those that have one of the file extensions that is specified in the exclusion list of your offline files policy. However, despite the warnings, the synchronization completes.
CAUSE
By default, Windows XP displays all errors and warnings that occur during synchronization of offline files.
WORKAROUNDWARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may
require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve
problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own
risk.
To change this default behavior, use Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe) to locate the following key in the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Syncmgr
Add the following registry value:
Value Name: KeepProgressLevel
Data Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1 (hexadecimal)
You can add the following values and then quit Registry Editor:
1 - Pause on errors.
2 - Pause on warnings.
3 - Pause on errors and warnings.
4 - Pause and display INFO.
STATUSThis behavior is by design.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 8/6/2002 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB320139 |
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