Offline Files Access denied error

Though offline files is a very useful feature there are many scenarios where the feature does not work as expected. One such issue is discussed below.When you try to mark a file/folder for offline availability(i.e right click the folder and click on ‘Make available offline’) you may get an error message ‘Errors occurred while windows … Read more

Server 2008 Desktop experience

If you are using Windows Server 2008 you might have noticed that you can’t see ‘Enable Offline files‘ option anywhere. Reason for this is that Server 2008 edition does not support offline files feature by default. We need to install Desktop Experience for this. Offline files is something that is used when one tries to … Read more

Appdata registry key

Appdata registry key controls the location of application data folder. In Windows XP/2003, the default location of application folder is at C:Documents and SettingsUsernameApplication Data. In Windows 7, it is located at C:UsersUsernameApplication Data.  One can change this default location of Application Data by editing the registry key appdata which can be located under the … Read more

Change My documents location in Windows7

In Windows 7 My documents folder default location is C:UsersLoginidDocuments. For example administrator’s Documents folder would be in C:UsersadministratorDocuments. However this can be changed through Documents properties window. Detailed steps are given below. Click on Start button Right click on Documents Click on Properties  As you can see above, My documents current save location is … Read more

Change desktop location in Windows 7

On Windows 7, ‘Desktop‘ directory is by default located at [systemdrive]usersloginidDesktop. If C: is system drive then it would be in c:usersloginnameDesktop. For example, administrator’s desktop would be at C:usersadministratorDesktop In case if there is less space available on C: drive we might want to move this folder to some other drive. Moreover it’s preferable … Read more

Keyboard shortcuts for Mozilla Fiirefox

For people who prefer to use keyboard rather than mouse, below are some shortcuts for most common actions while using Firefox web browser. Open new tab Ctrl -T Close tab Ctrl – W Open history Ctrl – H Open Downloads windows Ctrl -J Bookmark current opened page Ctrl – D Open New window Ctrl – … Read more

Disable Recent Items list in Vista

We can disable Recent items list which shows the list of recently opened files. It can be done in the following way in Windows Vista. Right click on Start button in the task bar Select Properties Under Privacy section uncheck “Store and display a list of recently opened files” Click Apply and OK

How to switch off Aero in windows vista

Following is the procedure to disable Aero affects in Windows vista operating system. Click on Start button Select Control Panel Click on Personalization Select ‘Windows color and Appearance‘ If Aero is enabled Windows Aero would be the active color scheme. Now to disable it select ‘Windows Vista Basic‘

Where are offline files stored in Windows?

Offline files are stored in [systemdrive]:windows\CSC folder. If OS is installed in C: drive then the cache location is C:\Windows\CSC. If you want to change the cache location to a different drive or any other folder on C: then read this post – How to change offline files location on Windows 7.

Redirecting Mydocs folder domain GP

We can enable My documents folder redirection for all domain users in the following way. This needs Group policy to be configured at domain level. Log in to the Domain Controller machine. Go to Start->Administrative tools -> Active directory users and computers This will open up a console window. In the left side pane, you … Read more