I wish to set up two computers, such that a folder(s) can be
automatically synchronized when the two machines detect each other's
presence on the same network. The synchronization should be such that
any files added to the specified linked directories on each machine
would be copied to the other, and any files in specified directories
updated on either machine would write over the similar files on the
other machine.

I see a variety of posts with various references and wish to be sure to
proceed correctly in my specific case. Can someone please advise on
the following:

1) Can this function be accomplished within Windows XP Pro alone
without supplemental software?

2) Do any/all machines synchronizing with each other have to run XP
Pro, as opposed to XP Home? What about Media Edition?

3) How is the best way to set up the above desired synchronization?
"Offline folders" sounds to me like one machine is the "server." This
is ok if file synchronization is a two-way process. Is this the best
method? Only method?

Thanks in advance for all assistance.

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"tacker" <thetacker@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I wish to set up two computers, such that a folder(s) can be
> automatically synchronized when the two machines detect each other's
> presence on the same network. The synchronization should be such that
> any files added to the specified linked directories on each machine
> would be copied to the other, and any files in specified directories
> updated on either machine would write over the similar files on the
> other machine.
>
> I see a variety of posts with various references and wish to be sure to
> proceed correctly in my specific case. Can someone please advise on
> the following:
>
> 1) Can this function be accomplished within Windows XP Pro alone
> without supplemental software?
>
> 2) Do any/all machines synchronizing with each other have to run XP
> Pro, as opposed to XP Home? What about Media Edition?
>
> 3) How is the best way to set up the above desired synchronization?
> "Offline folders" sounds to me like one machine is the "server." This
> is ok if file synchronization is a two-way process. Is this the best
> method? Only method?
>
> Thanks in advance for all assistance.
>

tacker wrote:
>
> I wish to set up two computers, such that a folder(s) can be
> automatically synchronized when the two machines detect each other's
> presence on the same network. The synchronization should be such that

http://www.centered.com/download/sc2000.exe




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Seems like a nice program, but doesn't appear to do what I need, which
is two-way synchronization, whether files are added or changed on
either machine. Thanks, anyway.

MS's SyncToy 1.0 can do this. Offline Files can too, w/ XP Pro at both
ends, tho Offline Files is less user intuative IMHO.

Get SyncToy and try it, it's fairly easy and small, worth experimenting w/
at least.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...o/synctoy.mspx

Thanks. Am on the road, but will give it a road test on return home.