Chris,
I tried the regedit as I have the same problem as Drew. The offline tab
appears now, but all options are grayed out. I am also having trouble with
my group policy object -- it seems to be corrupt.

HELP!


"Chris H." wrote:

> Look forward to your post, Drew.
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>
> "Drew H." <drewNO@SPAMhalevy.org> wrote in message
> news:O2Q$JLbkEHA.2948@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks-I will give these a try-Drew
> >
> >
> > Chris H. wrote:
> >> Offline Files requires you have rights to manipulate the files in
> >> question, Drew, i.e., the account needs to be a member of the
> >> Administrator group or granted the rights to move, edit, copy, etc.
> >> Could you create a new user account (from "the" Administrator account)
> >> which is part of the Admin group, and then try from the new account?
> >>
> >> If that doesn't work, it sounds like perhaps checking the group policy is
> >> next in line. You can go to the Command Prompt (not Start/Run) and type
> >> in "gpresult" without the quotes. Look for this at the end of the
> >> report:
> >> =====
> >> The user is a part of the following security groups:
> >> ----------------------------------------------------
> >> None
> >> Everyone
> >> Debugger Users
> >> BUILTIN\Administrators
> >> BUILTIN\Users
> >> LOCAL
> >> NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE
> >> NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
> >> =====
> >> If that isn't what you're seeing, then we need to edit the Registry.
> >> This must be done with extreme caution. Go to Start/Run and type
> >> "regedit" without the quotes. It is always a good idea to back up the
> >> Registry before making any changes. You can do this when you've opened
> >> the file by using File/Export.
> >>
> >> Next, navigate to these Registry keys:
> >> =====
> >> HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\NetCache
> >>
> >> HKEY_Current_User\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Wind ows\NetCache
> >>
> >> =====
> >> If the entry for "NoConfigCache" is set to 1 (that's one), it disables
> >> the tab from appearing. Changing it to 0 (zero) should make it appear.
> >> Make sure to save your changes.
>
>
>

I'd back out of whatever you've done via a Restore Point from System
Restore, then run through the scenario again.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone


"L. Trotter" <L. Trotter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:42B07009-E63E-464F-A5AE-D16D0BE91B7E@microsoft.com...
> Chris,
> I tried the regedit as I have the same problem as Drew. The offline tab
> appears now, but all options are grayed out. I am also having trouble
> with
> my group policy object -- it seems to be corrupt.
>
> HELP!
>
>
> "Chris H." wrote:
>
>> Look forward to your post, Drew.
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP/Tablet PC
>> Tablet Creations - http://nicecreations.us/
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>
>> "Drew H." <drewNO@SPAMhalevy.org> wrote in message
>> news:O2Q$JLbkEHA.2948@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>> > Thanks-I will give these a try-Drew
>> >
>> >
>> > Chris H. wrote:
>> >> Offline Files requires you have rights to manipulate the files in
>> >> question, Drew, i.e., the account needs to be a member of the
>> >> Administrator group or granted the rights to move, edit, copy, etc.
>> >> Could you create a new user account (from "the" Administrator account)
>> >> which is part of the Admin group, and then try from the new account?
>> >>
>> >> If that doesn't work, it sounds like perhaps checking the group policy
>> >> is
>> >> next in line. You can go to the Command Prompt (not Start/Run) and
>> >> type
>> >> in "gpresult" without the quotes. Look for this at the end of the
>> >> report:
>> >> =====
>> >> The user is a part of the following security groups:
>> >> ----------------------------------------------------
>> >> None
>> >> Everyone
>> >> Debugger Users
>> >> BUILTIN\Administrators
>> >> BUILTIN\Users
>> >> LOCAL
>> >> NT AUTHORITY\INTERACTIVE
>> >> NT AUTHORITY\Authenticated Users
>> >> =====
>> >> If that isn't what you're seeing, then we need to edit the Registry.
>> >> This must be done with extreme caution. Go to Start/Run and type
>> >> "regedit" without the quotes. It is always a good idea to back up the
>> >> Registry before making any changes. You can do this when you've
>> >> opened
>> >> the file by using File/Export.
>> >>
>> >> Next, navigate to these Registry keys:
>> >> =====
>> >> HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Win dows\NetCache
>> >>
>> >> HKEY_Current_User\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Wind ows\NetCache
>> >>
>> >> =====
>> >> If the entry for "NoConfigCache" is set to 1 (that's one), it disables
>> >> the tab from appearing. Changing it to 0 (zero) should make it
>> >> appear.
>> >> Make sure to save your changes.
>>
>>
>>