Microsoft KB Archive/942974

= On a Windows Vista-based client computer, you can still access offline files even though the file server is removed from the network =

Article ID: 942974

Article Last Modified on 10/2/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Windows Vista Business
 * Windows Vista Enterprise
 * Windows Vista Home Basic
 * Windows Vista Home Premium
 * Windows Vista Ultimate
 * Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition
 * Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure that you back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322756 How to back up and restore the registry in Windows XP and Windows Vista



SYMPTOMS
On a Windows Vista-based client computer, you can still access offline files even though the file server is removed from the network. Additionally, you cannot delete the offline files and the temporary files in the Offline Files item in Control Panel.



RESOLUTION
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall the operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To resolve this problem, reinitialize the cache of offline files. To do this, follow these steps:  Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER.

If you are prompted for an administrator password or for a confirmation, type the password, or click Continue. Locate the following registry subkey, and then right-click it:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\CSC

 Point to New, and then click Key. Type Parameters in the box. Right-click Parameters, point to New, and then click DWORD (32-bit)Value. Type FormatDatabase, and then press ENTER. Right-click FormatDatabase, and then click Modify.</li> In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.</li> Exit Registry Editor, and then restart the computer.</li></ol>

Note Make sure that files are synchronized before you add this registry entry. Otherwise, unsynchronized changes will be lost.

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

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