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re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Teresa — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:29:17 GMT

Fixed great for word 2007 but not for excel even though I replaced word with excel on the registry fix. I had excel 2003 and excel 2007 on computer but removed excel 2003 and problem still exists.

Thank you.

re: How to encrypt backups and optionally the system disks on Windows Server 2008 and SBS 2008 and Windows Vista too

David Overton — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:09:55 GMT

Hi,

You can use a guid to identify the drive instead - from the docs:

Parameter List:

Volume Required. A drive letter followed by a colon,

a volume GUID path or a mounted volume. Example: "C:",

\\?\Volume{26a21bda-a627-11d7-9931-806e6f6e6963}\ or

"C:\MountVolume"

To get the volume GUID, use this command in powershell:

Get-WmiObject -class Win32_Volume | select-object label, name, deviceID, capacity, freespace | format-list

Thanks

David

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

AxEHeaD15 — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:05:19 GMT

Thanks for the fix! Made me look good to the bosses!

re: How to encrypt backups and optionally the system disks on Windows Server 2008 and SBS 2008 and Windows Vista too

tm — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:58:08 GMT

i have tried this method which seems to work with a drive letter, however in sbs2011 when you create a backup to disk it removes the drive letter. does anyone have any input on how to make this function with no drive letter?

re: David Overton's first book - Installing and Configuring SBS 2008, including migration from SBS 2003

dedektör — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:52:54 GMT

good book thanks martin

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

Renata — Fri, 10 May 2013 11:17:18 GMT

Dear David,

I have the same problem as FRJ on Windows RT. It used to work, tried reinstaling and rapid sync button but no luck. It won't allow me to view / select folders and continues to process 0 files.

Thanks,

Renata

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Simon — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:27:29 GMT

Hi David,

it's a very important feature to sync my SkyDrive to local storage on my Surface RT, as I do not have WLAN at work. So I wolud be very happy, if a version of your App was in the store.

Are you still working on it?

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

David Overton — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 22:12:43 GMT

FRJ and Ryan,

Can you e-mail at admin@davidoverton.com so I can get some more information from you and debug these.

FRJ, you can try turning off rapid sync to remove the changes in sync if it used to work.

Thanks

David

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

Ryan — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:59:16 GMT

Hello,

Is there any way to log out of the currently used SkyDrive account from within this app? I can't seem to find the logout option.

Thanks.

-Ryan

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

FRJ — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:54:13 GMT

I'm having two issues...

1. The software seems to check/scan my folders 'forever'. I shut the programme down after several hours. Left it so long as recently added several 100's of pictures.

To help resolve this, I've de-installed and re-installed. But eventually end up in the same place.

2. If the above process works, it is now crashing mid process. Have also selected only a few folders, but doesn't seem to make any difference.

Help!

Previously with only minor changes it was fabulous.

Francis

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Dedi Wijaya — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:53:18 GMT

It really works. Thanks.

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

David Overton — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 10:02:53 GMT

Damien, Tom,

Thanks for the feedback. Fast scanning does not detect deleted folders. To turn off fast scanning, go to the settings charm, select options and then scroll down and turn off fast scanning.

I'm improving the features of fast scanning to include some methods around this. If you e-mail me at admin@davidoverton.com, or use the link in the application settings page to e-mail me, I'd be happy to share a test version with you.

Thanks

David

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

Damien A — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:48:09 GMT

Hi David,

Experiencing the same issue as Tom explained above, deleted folders/files from SkyDrive are not detected.

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

David Overton — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:12:13 GMT

Tom,

if you click in a folder, the folder is given a full scan, detecting any deleted items. If they have previously been fully sync'd between the two systems then the sync function will want to match this. If they don't exist on either system, then this is a bug.

Please let me know here or via e-mail at admin@davidoverton.com

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

David Overton — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:10:13 GMT

Montastic,

Thanks for contacting me. Happy to delve deeper over e-mail - admin@davidoverton.,com. On the two issues:

1) a "deep" scan of the parent folder (i.e. a full scan o the folder when fast syncing is turned on) should only show sub-folders that exist on SkyDrive or your local system. If you are saying that the folder does not exist in either, but still appears, this is definitely a bug.

2) The folder sync structure is 1:1 i.e, the skydrive root folder links to the local root sync folder and all folders match under there. I can't sync different folders to non-related locations.

Please e-mail me and we will get to the bottom of this. Whether it is a bug or usability problem, I want to solve this.

Thanks

David

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

Tom Boland — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:08:09 GMT

Is there any way to force it to look at the SkyDrive to clear out its cache for deleted files? I deleted 218 files from the SkyDrive and Sync for SkyDrive still thinks those files are there. It creates a list of the 218 files that it always wants to copy and always fails.

I don't know how to tell it NOT to do a Fast Search on loading the program.

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

Montastic — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:22:29 GMT

Hi David,

I've been using new version but I see some issues.

i) I don't see changes I make on my desktop Skydrive folder - I deleted a couple of directories (and they don't show up on my other computers or online) but they keep showing on this app. I see it in the folder list.

ii) I don't know how to select syncing of only certain Skydrive folders. There is an option of selecting Skydrive folder but it doesn't seem to work. I want to sync a folder on Surface to a particular folder in Skydrive. I don't seem to be able to do this.

I really wish the selection of folder/files was easier than this. It just seems very confusing.

Thanks!

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Andreas — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 08:33:11 GMT

Thanks Dave, worked great.

re: Installing Office 2003 and Office 2007 on the same system

Joy — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:20:10 GMT

Thanks this was helpful

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

David Overton — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:02:48 GMT

Dave,

thanks for the feedback - that is not ideal. I'm very sorry that you have hit what sounds like a bug on my behalf. Could you do 2 things. First contact me at admin@davidoverton.com. I will give you some instructions on how to grab the log files. Could you also fire up options, turn on fast scanning and re-run the product. It is possible that in building fast scanning I've somehow upset the non-fast scanning. I'm very happy to send you a private build to diagnose the issue further.

Thanks

David

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

Dave Jewell — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:16:33 GMT

Loaded version 7 this morning and now it will not sync. Looks like it's scanning but never finishes. Let it run 30 min but never finished which used to take 12 min. Also the store does not show that I own the product any longer. Please help.

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

David Overton — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:06:22 GMT

Andrew,

I'll see what I can do on the icon for sure.

On the "Do I need to do any sync's" I can but try. As a WinRt developer, I get exactly 1 second every 8 hours to perform background tasks. I'm not sure SkyDrive will respond in those times, but it is on the list.

Thanks

David

re: Version 7 of Sync for SkyDrive

Andrew Macaulay — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:36:54 GMT

Looks good so far. A couple of minor piece of feedback at this point:

Is there a way to provide some status info as a Live Tile so you can decide whether to do sync?

Can you use a slightly different icon for the Sync Now tile and allow the text on it when the smaller size tile?

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Pankaj Mahajan — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:23:40 GMT

Awesome ! it really worked wonders !!!!

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Chas — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:05:43 GMT

Thnxs

The annoying installer messadge is gone!

This did the job.

Thanks and it was an easy fix.

Great work!

Chas

re: Version 6 of Sync for SkyDrive

David Overton — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:30:36 GMT

Marco,

I have no account information for the application. The purpose of the trial 30-day period is to ensure that you are happy with the product before you purchase. I'm sorry you find it confusing. Once it is configured, you can use the Sync Now pin and it simply works.

I'd be happy to accept feedback on how to make it better - I can be contacted at admin@davidoverton.com, otherwise you would need to contact Microsoft to see if there is any way to get a refund. It is them you have actually paid, not me.

Thanks

David

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Spichon — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:13:43 GMT

Wow gorgeous! Thanks so much!!!

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Adamski — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:31:02 GMT

Ditto

Thanks

re: Version 6 of Sync for SkyDrive

Mark Macco — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 02:17:01 GMT

This app is very confusing. I wish to have my money back. Please let me know when my account has been credited back.

Thank you,

Mark Macco

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Peter — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:54:31 GMT

I'm eagerly awaiting for this to reappear in the MS App Store. Is there any update? Thanks!

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

naseer — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:45:52 GMT

thanks bro its working

re: Version 6 of Sync for SkyDrive

David Overton — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:23:45 GMT

Peter,

all of the workload balancing is owned by Microsoft in the OS, so I think they have managed this. It is using the same technology they have used "for ever" in the form of their Background Intelligent Transfer Service (or BITS).

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Matt — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:11:46 GMT

THANK YOU so much. Worked like a charm. It was driving me nuts!

re: Version 5 of Sync for SkyDrive

Peter Scargill — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 08:21:26 GMT

Hi David

Have you done what Google have singularly failed to do - much to the anger of users who're bright enough to realise what's up... and which Dropbox and others have done so well - and that is to implement bandwidth throttling - without which, a background backup session will utterly mess up Skype video and audio calls?

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Didi — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:54:35 GMT

Thank's very very much for your solution. Il work very well for my 2 Offices (2003 and 2007).

Regards

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:10:23 GMT

Dusan,

that is not correct. Could you turn on detailed logging in the settings (Settings Panel, then pick Settings and at the bottom is detailed logging).

Once this is done, run the application and either exit once a reasonable time has passed or if it crashes. Then go to "%homepath%\AppData\Local\Packages\3726DavidOvertonAssociate.SkyDriveRTSync_yfb55kzvf8mya\LocalState" in Explorer and you should see the log file. Please send that file to admin@davidoverton.com.

Thanks

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Dusan — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:45:03 GMT

Also whenever i open the "change local folder" option on WinRT the app crashes

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Dusan — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:43:30 GMT

Hi, i have installed trial of your app on my WinRT machine.

The first time it started scanning all folders but never asked for my account or where to store files locally... Is this a bug?

re: How to start an administrative (or elevated) command prompt and tell if you got it right (in Vista)

Keith — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:07:21 GMT

I am trying to enable Hibernate on my Windows Vista system. I am listed as an Administrative Account.

I click on the Windows symbol in the lower left hand corner of my screen.

I can type "cmd" or "command" in there and right-click on them and select "Run as Administrator" for both.

If I type "cmd" and select "Run as Administrator" I see a command box that has this heading in the top frame of the box, "Administrator:C:\WINDOWS\System32\cmd.exe"

If I type "command" I see a program called "command prompt" and when I select "Run as Administrator" I get a command box that has this heading in the top frame of the box, "Administrator: Command Prompt"

So far, typing "powercfg -h on" or "powercfg /hibernate on" for both of these has not added the hibernate option to my shut down menu.

If I try this without "Run as Administrator" I get a message that "I do not have permission to enable or disable hibernation", which is what lead me to start right-clicking and selecting, "Run as Administrator, etc., etc.

I saw somewhere else someone posted that not being able to make the change could have to do with needing an updated drive i9n my video card??? That doesn't make sense to me. I think my NVIDIA drivers are fine.

OK. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance for everyone's input. :)

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

Chris C. — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:59:56 GMT

Very good application. Had some trouble on the initial setup within the UI which took a few times to get right. Once figured out, runs as expected. Can't wait for updates.

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

David Overton — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:00:14 GMT

Montastic, thank-you for the original posting on xda. I really appreciate it.

I'm sure the UI will evolve over time. I want to get to a Microsoft typical folder view, however there are several challenges that cause the problems. I'm always happy to discuss new UI options, but probably easier either done on a forum (I will create one on here) or via e-mail at admin@davidoverton.com.

Now, for the challenges, there are three:

1) Every write (or sync) of a file creates a new date/time stamp. This means that unless I simply sync all those differences and add to the network utilisation, I have to do a pre-scan and ask the user to manually sync them up. I will add back the code to offer to do this on the 1st run. What is more, time date stamps change differently between the file system and SkyDrive. For example, a folder gets a date stamp change when a file is deleted on the file system, but not SkyDrive. The internal references to files on SkyDrive do not change (neither does the date/time stamp) when renamed on SkyDrive. The UI, at the moment, means that the user is still responsible resolve any anomalies that are thrown up to avoid incorrectly overwriting files. Once this is secure, I will automate this to a greater extent.

2) WinRt has resource problems. Displaying a list of files exhausts the system, so I've had to resort to the current drill in / out and grouping. This added a week of coding at least

3) WinRT has background threading support that I have to use to enable the UI to be responsive while "work" is happening. Unfortunately this process is very buggy with processes hanging between start and run, so lots of extra code goes here.

To date, I've been working on these "under the cover" problems. Once I have that stable, and yes, I'm getting a few bug reports right now, I will concentrate more on the UI.

In the short term, I will add a "first-run" fix-up option to remove most of the issues. I will also add a "Sync everything" button to remove all the user "hassle" as well to just get going.

All UI feedback is welcome as I will be working on this over the coming weeks.

Thanks

David

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

Montastic — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:32:01 GMT

David, good job with the app. I was the one who posted a link on xda a while back when you had the first version out.

I bought the latest version and tried it on my surface.

I think that app right now is from a programmer's point of view rather than a user's. To me, it seems too complicated.

Why not have just source (Skydrive) folder selection, local folder and then a sync button. (Optional buttons to specify sync direction).

Selection with bold folders, italics, etc just adds unnecessary clutter. I'm a hardware designer and familiar with programming/apps, but I still had to look up on your website to see how it should be setup. My $0.02.

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

davidsmi — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:17:16 GMT

I was able to sync files without any problem (it ran rather quickly).

I think the UI is more complicated that most people need. I think most of us would like to setup where to sync to - - - then sync. Next time we sync we just sync - just a "are you sure" would be enough.

Maybe some people have huge SkyDrives, but I just keep the essentials there!

David

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

David Overton — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:29:27 GMT

Thomas,

There are two things. First can you send me an e-mail at admin@davidoverton.com. I will tell you how to find the log file created and we can find out if that has recorded any issues.

On the initial log-in, rest assured that the "quick click" need should go away, however, the licensing and LiveID login are both controlled by Microsoft, so I have limited capabilities here.

Thanks

David

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

David Overton — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:20:52 GMT

Christopher and Thomas,

I have removed the dialog for trial, so this should remove this issue. It will take a day or so for the application to get certified by Microsoft.

Thanks

David

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

Thomas — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:15:01 GMT

Great Tool, David.

As explained by Christopher above, one Need to Close after First Launch and then it asks Locations etc.

I've downloaded / synced 1,5 GB with around 1200 Files form my SkyDive succesfully.

One issue remains ... after next Launch it compares the Folder and then "processing Updates File liste" wich seems to hang. Art least it is running in this Mode for More than one hour now. Any suggestions what to Do?

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

Christopher — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:27:06 GMT

It seems that if you wait more than 2 seconds on the try-out pop-up before pressing the close button, the app is somehow stucked. It tooks me 3 times for the system asking me autorisations (about accessing Skydrive and personals files) and retried then 5 or 6 times before the app asking me the local folder to sync.

At the first launch, the app was trying to scan my Skydrive and never asked me any autorisation first : i waited 20 mns before rebooting as i had no result.

As soon as the first try-out window pop, press quickly close and see if it does the trick...

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

David Overton — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:18:30 GMT

Gambit,

I've assumed Microsoft accounts due to the tight integration with Microsoft for SkyDrive. Can you turn on detailed debugging (Settings, bottom option) and then e-mail at admin@davidoverton.com and I will tell you how to retrieve the log files.

From there I can start to diagnose your issue. Thanks for letting me know.

David

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

Gambit — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:14:02 GMT

Does not Works for me, I'm never asked for files locations. Is it working with local accounts ? Or only Microsoft accounts ?

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

davidsmi — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:02:40 GMT

Installation went well - I'll try sync'ing tonight!

THANKS!

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

David Overton — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:57:23 GMT

Guilherme,

I have made the application available in all geographies, although I've not been able to customise the languages, so I've not placed any restrictions.

Thanks

David

P.S. I live in the UK, so definitely not US only.

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

Guilherme B. — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:35:09 GMT

Will it be available only in the US? I would certainly buy it if was available here in Brazil...

re: Sync for SkyDrive–version 2 for Windows RT and Windows 8

Christopher — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 07:12:36 GMT

David,

Great news today ! Looking forward to try it and give you some feedbacks. Just have a nap in the meantime, you deserve it.

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Steve Villata — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:18:44 GMT

Thanks David for the configuration tip. Worked great!

re: Sync for Windows SkyDrive

David Overton — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:53:13 GMT

I've submitted the next version to Microsoft, so hopefully things will move forward quickly.

Thanks

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:52:59 GMT

I've submitted the next version to Microsoft, so hopefully things will move forward quickly.

Thanks

David

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Pram — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 02:48:03 GMT

Hi David,

My netbook intalled with mso 2003 and 2007, after removing mso-2003 from my netbook I got this problem with Word and Excel of mso-2007.

I have run Diagnostics, Setup Repair many times, but the installer dialog still exist.

After "add reg HKCU" as your advice, the Word and Excel is running well instantly, an excellent solution !

Thank you so much David.

Regards,

Pram.

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:48:29 GMT

Sean,

I'm about to remove one additional feature that I could not get working (collapsing groups of information in file view) and then I'm on to my final test runs. If all goes well I will be able to push to Microsoft for their approval tonight!

I'll be sure to publish an update here when it is back in the store.

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Sean Kenney — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:59:21 GMT

Hi David, Sounds like a great tool. You last post (2/18) indicated you would have the changes uploaded soon. Has it been uploaded and are we just waiting for it to be published? Thanks for you work on this app.

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

sandeep — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:51:35 GMT

Thanks my problem solved

re: Sync for Windows SkyDrive

davidsmi — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:47:46 GMT

Many computers, including Surface RT - I have a TechNet subscription - so maybe I can find it there!

re: Sync for Windows SkyDrive

David Overton — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 17:45:53 GMT

Davidsmi,

If you have a computer with a developer license from the Microsoft Store then I can share the package with you. Unfortunately, Microsoft does not allow sharing of Windows 8 applications in any other way.

Thanks

David

re: Sync for Windows SkyDrive

davidsmi — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:45:03 GMT

If there is a way to help with testing prior to store let me know.

David

re: Sync for Windows SkyDrive

David Overton — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:16:59 GMT

Christopher,

I've finished what I hope is the last performance fix for when a large number of files are shown. I'm now doing the final fit and finish and testing. I hope to publish this in the next 2 days, however the day job is taking up some time too!

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Ann — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 01:05:55 GMT

Thank you for the solution to Word (I used the same one as Victor above). However this did not work for Excel 2007 on Windows XP - I substituted Excel in both places and then only once just after 12.0 but neither fixed the problem. Any other suggestions would be welcome.

re: Sync for Windows SkyDrive

Christopher — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 12:15:29 GMT

I've seen Simple Skydrive Sync had been removed from the store. Any chance "Sync for" to be released soon ?

Thanks for your work.

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 19:48:38 GMT

Jim,

I hit a problem with scalability in the update which means I having to code in some extra functionality. I'm hoping to have it done in a day or so, then submit the application to the Microsoft store, which can take between 6 hours and 6 days!

Thanks for your interest.

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Jim — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:11:22 GMT

Hi David. Do you have an ETA on when the updated app will be released? I checked the store today and didn't see it. Thanks for making this happen!

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:48:08 GMT

David,

It will be capable of updating files both ways and work anywhere, not just at home.

I hope that helps

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:28:01 GMT

Branding - that's okay (I guess).

This will be so much better than connecting to my home network and running xcopy?

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:57:36 GMT

David,

I was asked to change some branding by the Microsoft SkyDrive team, so the tool has been temporarily removed from the store. I expect to re-release early next week with new branding and improved functionality.

I'm sorry for the delay.

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:40:15 GMT

Hi David

Thank you so much for creating such a great tool!!!

How do we get a download - this will be the perfect utility for my Surface RT!

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:51:48 GMT

Bob,

I'm taking things one stage at a time. Right now I'm coding chosen folder sync, so you can choose a subset of folders to sync with SkyDrive. Once I've got this done, I will start work to see if the code it short enough to be able to run in background. We get 1 second of CPU time as a background process and I'm sure that you can see that is not long to do much! However, once the folder sync is complete, it is on my wish list.

Thanks

David

Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton's Blog — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:34:19 GMT

It has taken a while to get there, however this project is now complete. I’ve managed to write

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Bob — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:59:06 GMT

Is it possible to perform an autosync from the RT pictures library to a predetermined Skydtive folder. This way the application simply runs in the background and photos the user takes will automatically sink to skydrive via Wi-Fi.

Thoughts....

Btw - it looks like a great app and if the app is built to perform as described above I'll definitely buy it!!!

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:55:10 GMT

Ashwin,

folder based sync is coming. I will post a blog post on it in a moment! Also the tool will have to change name as using SkyDrive in the name quite like that is not acceptable.

Thanks

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Ashwin — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:50:02 GMT

I for one hope you make a ton of money from this effort! This is one of those show stopper issues keeps my RT from being my go to device.

One trick, I haven't tried it yet but will, for getting initialized and getting around the selecting a subset of files from your entire Skydrive library is to:

-copy the files /folders you want to sync to an external drive

-place this set of folders/files on your RT in the desired sync folder location

-Run the tool

-and select the sync all the files on the RT to same files on Skydrive.

I am hoping this automates the process for selecting what to sync for just starting out.

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:47:21 GMT

Kevin,

thanks for the feedback. I will see what I can do. Since I'm changing much on the UI at the moment, it will go into the mix.

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Kevin — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 18:50:00 GMT

Thanks very much for this - very much needed!.

Can I suggest a tweak to the text of the top buttons that indicate the synch direction? I interpreted Synch SkyDrive To Local as meaning that SkyDrive files that do exist would be synched to the local folder where they do not exist. Effectively I was seeing "to" in the sense of "copy to". Although this is a valid interpretation of the phrase, the button actually means change the SkyDrive folder so it contains what the local folder contains; another valid interpretation of the button label text.

I was only using a test file on SkyDrive to see if it would appear on the local folder so it didn't matter that the SkyDrive file disappeared because it wasn't on the SkyDrive folder. but synchronization is always a bit scary because of the scope for synching the wrong way and I'd hate to make that mistake with my real SkyDrive files. So I wondered if there's alternative button text that is less ambiguous. Maybe "Make SkyDrive match Local" or "Change SkyDrive to match Local" or some such.

Hoping the idea helps.

Kevin

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re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 02:26:43 GMT

Andrew,

There are two things here. At the moment, no fault logs have been sent to me by Microsoft, so I can't diagnose it. If you are reasonably technical, then in control panel, under report problems, you should hopefully see some error reports. These need to be sent to Microsoft, or if you can see the error logs for any instance of my application, please feel free to attach them to an e-mail and send it to me (david@davidoverton.com).

I have had to do some extensive re-work of the SkyDrive scanning, making it slower, but hope to publish a newer, less colourful interface over the weekend with this new code, so please try this. I will extend the trial period to 30 days then too, so it should enable you to continue to see updates.

Once this is done, I will be re-writing the interface to be a "by folder" process, making the whole application more fluid as scanning will only do selected folders, thus making startup faster.

Please do let me know if you have any more information.

Thanks

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Andrew — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 01:12:24 GMT

Hi David,

Thanks for addressing this critical issue with Windows RT.

I am using the trial version but the app seems to freeze on the scanning screen. It makes it through "Upgrading Skyfile File Info" but then doesn't commence the next task. I have restarted the app multiple times and also rebooted my Surface RT. Any ideas what could be causing this problem? I am keen to see it working so I can purchase the full version.

With thanks,

Andrew

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:43:31 GMT

Cliff,

I'm glad you like it. Just one quick comment (folder sync is coming) - What do you mean that you could get through the initial scan with the RT plugged in?

Thanks

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Cliff — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:35:34 GMT

Absolutely love the concept. However, before buyting it, I will need the ability to select a Skydrive folder to sync with. With nearly 9,000 files on Skydrive, selecting individual items is far too labor intensive.

Again, I love what you have done and I am very eager to purchase your app when folder selection is available.

As an aside. on my Surface RT I found that I could get through the intal scan with the RT plugged in.

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:39:12 GMT

Hi Christopher,

Besides the UI re-write I'm working on, changing the application name so as to avoid any Microsoft TM issues, detecting deleted files is also in the build I'm working on. These changes are going to take a few days to come through though, probably in 2 or 3 stages releases.

Thanks

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Christopher — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:16:46 GMT

Hi,

This app was the one i was waiting for, and i'm looking forward to use it daily.

I totally agree about the choosen folder sync which is a necessity. About the [C:\SDCard], i usually use FileBrick to browse my files and dont have any problem reaching the folders on my sdcard (but no sync with libraries files anyway) : hope i'll do the same using your app.

About sync and deleted files : must we do a manual erase of the residual file or is there a way to make a rule (the file in A is deleted, the file in B is untouched since last scanning so file in B is erased) ?

Thanx for your hard work.

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 20:13:13 GMT

Hi Robert and thanks. I'm working on toning down the colours, making the file selection more robust and yes, folder selection. I've been battling with some niggles for the last day or so, but hopefully I'm through the worst of it.

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Robert — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:39:44 GMT

Hi,

I just posted a link to this page on the XDA forum in this thread:

forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102817

I had wanted this so bad and I am trying your app right now. I would love to have folder sync though instead of selecting files. That way, I can pick a folder on my SkyDrive that I want to be synced on my Surface.

Add that feature and this will be golden!

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:06:17 GMT

Ashwin,

I'm working on selective folder sync right now. :-)

Thanks

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Ashwin — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 16:00:20 GMT

It is difficult to manage when the cache lists every single file. If there was a tiered view that allowed you to sync at the folder level, it would be much more manageable. For example. I have 3 computers going to Skydrive. However I just want to sync 2 of them. All the files from that third computer still get cached in the Simple sync and show up on the right sight of the screen. If I could filter out certain folders to not sync rather than have to consider each individual file it would help a lot.

thanks so much for doing this This issue is one of the biggest problems

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:15:37 GMT

Raagi,

I'm glad you like it. I'm toning the colours down and unfortunately slowing down the SkyDrive scan to ensure files are not missed, which happens sometimes at the moment.

I just use the standard file picker, so access to any folder is governed by Microsoft and not me. Do you have access to this folder in other applications, besides the desktop versions of Office? Does doing this make the indexer cover the files, such as pictures, as this is something I was looking for, but never found a solution to.

Thanks

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Raagi — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:51:40 GMT

Great app,

I'd like to use this to sync to my SDcard which is mounted at the root of my C drive as a folder [C:\SDCard]. I can't seem to see this folder in the primary 'select your local folder screen'.

Any ideas why not?

Thanks!

Raagi

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:48:28 GMT

Simon,

thanks for the comment. At the moment I'm focusing on SkyDrive sync. Once this is settled down, I can look at network sync.

Before I do that I want to complete support for recognising when a file has been deleted (it will be seen as a new file in 1 location today) and selective folder sync.

Both of these would be just as useful if I get time to deliver a network folder sync tool. Thanks for the heads up

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Simon — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:43:31 GMT

Hi there, I'll give a try to this app, however, my main usage would be to access files stored on my home server and shared to my skydrive account thourgh the sektop skydrive client and the "Share the files of my computer" option.

I have way too much files on my server to upload to Skydrive, and just want to be able to access them.

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:04:20 GMT

Two comments on colours. Well, I've toned them down a little, however the purple is the MS default! I will harmonise it a bit more.

If I get a chance, I'll allow theme packs for the colours, so you get to choose.

Thanks

David

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Rob — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 09:01:53 GMT

Great idea,

But please stick to the MS guidelines for the UI. The colors are horrid!

It looks like a color blind picked the colors for the UI.....

again, great idea!!

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 08:57:52 GMT

Hello David, I do hope that you could consider using colors that would be more appealing to the eyes :) Hopefully in the next version maybe?

re: How to get rid of the installer / configuration dialog when running Office 2007 and Office 2003 on the same system - for Vista and other versions of Windows

Victor — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 02:18:59 GMT

I used

reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Word\Options /v NoReReg /t REG_DWORD /d 1

as noted in the first example running Vista and 2007 enterprise, it worked perfectly. no more config. every time I open word.

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

David Overton — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:34:43 GMT

Bob,

you are of course right about the gap between the cache that Office documents use and what I'm offering.

To make it easier, I'm proposing that you simple create a folder somewhere to store all your files and then, as a rule, don't use "Access on SkyDrive" from within Office, but instead use the folder that this sync's too. The nice thing is, run the application again and it will re-sync. As the Office on Windows RT runs on the desktop, I can't interact with it from a Windows RT store App.

I'm working on an update right now to speed up the local drive scanning. I think I've almost got it working. At the moment it is very robust and always assumes it knows nothing about the local drive. I've added a cache, just like the file used for SkyDrive and I'm using date selection on the file scan.

If I get this working, then I may be able to get background sync working too if the application is allowed to run on the lock screen, so it would update SkyDrive and the local disk every 15 minutes, however, given that the application will have 1 second of cpu time, the amount allowed by Microsoft, I may never get this feature off the ground, which is why, at the moment, it needs to be on and running to sync the files.

I hope that helps, but if not, do contact me.

re: Simple SkyDrive Sync for Windows 8 and Windows RT

Bob Colclough — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 17:09:26 GMT

Hi,

This will be a great boon to many people if it works smoothly.

At first glance the only problem will arise if I update a SkyDrive folder file, and then shut the PC down. Later if I do not have WiFi access there will be different results depending if it is an office file.

If it is an office file type, the RT will use a cached copy, which is great. If it is not an office file then the user will retrieve an out of date copy.

The Microsoft solution if they ever produce it (!) will maintain sync with the local copy at all times whilst there is an active link.

Is this analysis correct or am I missing something here?