What the hell is "synchronizing"?

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I connected my XP Pro laptop to a client's network recently, and now when I
log off, I've noticed it goes into this short "synchronizing" routine right
before it shuts down. I don't use Outlook or connect to an Exchange server,
and there are no obvious clues to *what* is synchronizing. Any clues?

 

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Take a peek in MSCONFIG, Start Up tab............see if there is anything
new.........maybe something got added to your laptop whilst connected to the
client's network, i.e. a 'time synch' proggy or the like.
Heirloom, old and don't care what time
it is

"Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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>I connected my XP Pro laptop to a client's network recently, and now when I
>log off, I've noticed it goes into this short "synchronizing" routine right
>before it shuts down. I don't use Outlook or connect to an Exchange server,
>and there are no obvious clues to *what* is synchronizing. Any clues?
>

 

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Earl wrote:
> I connected my XP Pro laptop to a client's network recently, and now
> when I log off, I've noticed it goes into this short "synchronizing"
> routine right before it shuts down. I don't use Outlook or connect to
> an Exchange server, and there are no obvious clues to *what* is
> synchronizing. Any clues?

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1646

--
Mike Pawlak

 

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Open Help and Support and in the search box type in:synchronizing and
press Enter key.
I think you can configure it from Internet Tools>Synchronize option.

regards,
ssg MS-MVP

Earl wrote:

> I connected my XP Pro laptop to a client's network recently, and now when I
> log off, I've noticed it goes into this short "synchronizing" routine right
> before it shuts down. I don't use Outlook or connect to an Exchange server,
> and there are no obvious clues to *what* is synchronizing. Any clues?
>
>

 

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"Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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>I connected my XP Pro laptop to a client's network recently, and now when I
>log off, I've noticed it goes into this short "synchronizing" routine right
>before it shuts down. I don't use Outlook or connect to an Exchange server,
>and there are no obvious clues to *what* is synchronizing. Any clues?

Open a Windows Explorer window and click Tools menu then Sychronize. Click
the settings button and untick the required settings.

grol

 

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Thanks to all who replied. Twas the Explorer Synchronize settings.
Interesting, as I never turned that on....

"grolschie" <grolschie@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
> news:ercczsBiFHA.1232@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>I connected my XP Pro laptop to a client's network recently, and now when
>>I log off, I've noticed it goes into this short "synchronizing" routine
>>right before it shuts down. I don't use Outlook or connect to an Exchange
>>server, and there are no obvious clues to *what* is synchronizing. Any
>>clues?
>
> Open a Windows Explorer window and click Tools menu then Sychronize. Click
> the settings button and untick the required settings.
>
> grol
>

 

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"Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
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> Thanks to all who replied. Twas the Explorer Synchronize settings.
> Interesting, as I never turned that on....

While at that network, your pc wasn't added to a Domain was it?

 

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I suspect that was indeed the case. Windows Server 2003.

"grolschie" <grolschie@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Earl" <brikshoe@newsgroups.nospam> wrote in message
> news:OIvHr5DiFHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Thanks to all who replied. Twas the Explorer Synchronize settings.
>> Interesting, as I never turned that on....
>
> While at that network, your pc wasn't added to a Domain was it?
>