Syncing 2 computers

I have set up a home network with a desktop and a Laptop, both using Windows
Vista. When I go to Sync Center, it says that I have no sync partnerships
set up on this computer. When I click on Set Up New Sync Partnerships, it
says there are no new sync partnerships that can be set up on this computer.
What do I need to set up a sync partnership between my two computers.

Note the following from the Sync Center FAQ -
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...97d371033.mspx

The ability to sync with network folders is not included in Windows
Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, and Windows Vista Home
Premium.

---
Jeffrey Randow
jeffreycentex@gmail.com
Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
http://www.networkblog.net

On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:38:01 -0700, dbtmom
<dbtmom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have set up a home network with a desktop and a Laptop, both using Windows
>Vista. When I go to Sync Center, it says that I have no sync partnerships
>set up on this computer. When I click on Set Up New Sync Partnerships, it
>says there are no new sync partnerships that can be set up on this computer.
>What do I need to set up a sync partnership between my two computers.

So if the ability to sync is not included with Windws Vista, is there
software I can buy to give me this ability? I need to be able to share my
files and folders between the 2 computers without having to enter all the
info twice.

"Jeffrey Randow" wrote:

> Note the following from the Sync Center FAQ -
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...97d371033.mspx
>
> The ability to sync with network folders is not included in Windows
> Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, and Windows Vista Home
> Premium.
>
> ---
> Jeffrey Randow
> jeffreycentex@gmail.com
> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
> http://www.networkblog.net
>
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:38:01 -0700, dbtmom
> <dbtmom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I have set up a home network with a desktop and a Laptop, both using Windows
> >Vista. When I go to Sync Center, it says that I have no sync partnerships
> >set up on this computer. When I click on Set Up New Sync Partnerships, it
> >says there are no new sync partnerships that can be set up on this computer.
> >What do I need to set up a sync partnership between my two computers.
>

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:46:00 -0700, dbtmom
<dbtmom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>So if the ability to sync is not included with Windws Vista, is there
>software I can buy to give me this ability? I need to be able to share my
>files and folders between the 2 computers without having to enter all the
>info twice.

I use Second Copy to do this. http://www.secondcopy.com/

Chris


>"Jeffrey Randow" wrote:
>
>> Note the following from the Sync Center FAQ -
>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...97d371033.mspx
>>
>> The ability to sync with network folders is not included in Windows
>> Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, and Windows Vista Home
>> Premium.
>>
>> ---
>> Jeffrey Randow
>> jeffreycentex@gmail.com
>> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
>> http://www.networkblog.net
>>
>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:38:01 -0700, dbtmom
>> <dbtmom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I have set up a home network with a desktop and a Laptop, both using Windows
>> >Vista. When I go to Sync Center, it says that I have no sync partnerships
>> >set up on this computer. When I click on Set Up New Sync Partnerships, it
>> >says there are no new sync partnerships that can be set up on this computer.
>> >What do I need to set up a sync partnership between my two computers.
>>

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:46:00 -0700, dbtmom wrote:

>So if the ability to sync is not included with Windws Vista, is there
>software I can buy to give me this ability? I need to be able to share my
>files and folders between the 2 computers without having to enter all the
>info twice.

Have a look at the following article as well. It may contain
some useful hints.

How to synchronize two Windows computers
http://winhlp.com/node/58

Hans-Georg
--
No mail, please.

I use Robocopy...

---
Jeffrey Randow
jeffreycentex@gmail.com
Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
http://www.networkblog.net

On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:46:00 -0700, dbtmom
<dbtmom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>So if the ability to sync is not included with Windws Vista, is there
>software I can buy to give me this ability? I need to be able to share my
>files and folders between the 2 computers without having to enter all the
>info twice.
>
>"Jeffrey Randow" wrote:
>
>> Note the following from the Sync Center FAQ -
>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...97d371033.mspx
>>
>> The ability to sync with network folders is not included in Windows
>> Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, and Windows Vista Home
>> Premium.
>>
>> ---
>> Jeffrey Randow
>> jeffreycentex@gmail.com
>> Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
>> http://www.networkblog.net
>>
>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:38:01 -0700, dbtmom
>> <dbtmom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I have set up a home network with a desktop and a Laptop, both using Windows
>> >Vista. When I go to Sync Center, it says that I have no sync partnerships
>> >set up on this computer. When I click on Set Up New Sync Partnerships, it
>> >says there are no new sync partnerships that can be set up on this computer.
>> >What do I need to set up a sync partnership between my two computers.
>>

I use the free SyncToy provided by Microsoft. It was designed for XP, but
I've had no problems running v1.4 on Vista Home Premium.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Or go to the Microsoft downloads center and search for SyncToy.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/S...displaylang=en

"dbtmom" wrote:

> So if the ability to sync is not included with Windws Vista, is there
> software I can buy to give me this ability? I need to be able to share my
> files and folders between the 2 computers without having to enter all the
> info twice.
>
> "Jeffrey Randow" wrote:
>
> > Note the following from the Sync Center FAQ -
> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Win...97d371033.mspx
> >
> > The ability to sync with network folders is not included in Windows
> > Vista Starter, Windows Vista Home Basic, and Windows Vista Home
> > Premium.
> >
> > ---
> > Jeffrey Randow
> > jeffreycentex@gmail.com
> > Windows Networking MVP 2001-2006
> > http://www.networkblog.net
> >
> > On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 19:38:01 -0700, dbtmom
> > <dbtmom@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > >I have set up a home network with a desktop and a Laptop, both using Windows
> > >Vista. When I go to Sync Center, it says that I have no sync partnerships
> > >set up on this computer. When I click on Set Up New Sync Partnerships, it
> > >says there are no new sync partnerships that can be set up on this computer.
> > >What do I need to set up a sync partnership between my two computers.
> >

On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:44:00 -0700, Malina wrote:

>I use the free SyncToy provided by Microsoft. It was designed for XP, but
>I've had no problems running v1.4 on Vista Home Premium.
>
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Malina,

in fact, SyncToy 1.4 ostensibly runs only on Windows Vista. I've
never tested it though.

Hans-Georg
--
No mail, please.

http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/10/25/synctoy-2-0/

Microsoft has released SyncToy 2.0 beta. Like its predecessor, SyncToy 2.0
is a free download that lets you synchronize files across multiple folders
and/or computers.

But there are a few new features under the hood:

* Dynamic drive letter assignment: change a drive letter and SyncToy
will automatically pick up on the change
* SyncToy now detects and synchronizes folder deletions, renamings, and
creation
* Exclude files based on names
* Filter by file attributes like read-only, system, or hidden
* Sync encrypted files
* Rename folder pairs

This is still beta software, so if you crave stability, you might want to
stay away. But SyncToy was already a pretty awesome tool for sharing or
backing up data. And SyncToy 2.0 seems to offer some nice improvements.

System Requirements

* Supported Operating Systems: Windows Vista; Windows XP

Microsoft .NET Framework v2.0
1GHz Intel P3 processor or equivalent
256MB RAM, 512MB RAM recommended
20MB free disk space