Have you tried setting up a XP mode machine on your 7 machines? App's installed on the XP mode machine only see XP but 7 could be setup to allow for loading of the XP only apps.
Jon On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Lee Douglas <lee.doug...@gmail.com> wrote: > They are both great for relatively simple - or not so simple - backups. > > The beauty of LiveSync is that it will let you link folders of various PCs > via the Internet and it will then move files as needed to keep all > the folders on all the PCs in sync - and it is fast.It appears that neither > SyncBack or SyncToy can do this without access to an FTP server. > > Am I reading this right for SyncBack and SyncToy? > > I suppose I could use SyncBack or SyncToy if I were to map drives on the > various PCs through Hamachi, but that's a bit spotty.I've > done something similar in the past with a VPN server and SecondCopy, but > it's tedious and seems to suck up a lot of bandwidth. > > Any other suggestions? I really can't move up to Windows 7 as > I have legacy applications that just won't handle it. > > > > > > > On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 11:23 AM, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Try SyncBack. >> >> *-ASB* >> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 10:31 AM, Lee Douglas <lee.doug...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> It "appears" that Microsoft will soon stop supporting XP on LiveSync. Can >>> anyone confirm that? I've read statements both ways online. >>> >>> Is anyone aware of an alternative - free or otherwise - that will replace >>> LiveSync functionality without requiring users to drag files/folders into an >>> additional, special folder (ala dropbox) to conduct a sync? I've been trying >>> SugarSync, but it is painfully slow. >>> >>> TIA! >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
