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Strange Network log on default save issue?
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Hi,

I often fix a few laptops in my spare time. this ones a right strange occurance. On booting after cleaning of spyware etc on a laptop It would appear that it was actual booting up as normal BUT has been saving all the photos and documents etc made and used on the owners works drive via some sort of networking defalt,

Basically when the network connection is on and accessible its not been saving at all on the laptop, looks like its been saving them by default to there works server/ network drive automaticaly SO when they have been working on their laptop they think its been savign to it and its not.

Has any one experienced this? Trying to say to them ive not wiped their files at all and this is why.
And as expected no network connection means they wont see their files in their document and picture folders. Can some one confirm please, (Running on XP 32 bit) Thanks
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#2
I am a little confused, what they using to backup?
Running XP 32 bit on a network, risky now days, is this computer her laptop at home and it connects to works network drive? and shes saves her work on that laptop, but its only saving to the network drive and not laptop? or am I reading it wrong.
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#3
I've only seen this happen when a machine is connected to a domain, take away the domain and it can't back up unless running a Remote desktop or VPN (which would have to be logged into).
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So she is connecting from her home to work network and its saving her files to her work machine, but not on home computer. They need to get off XP if they are doing this.
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Yip in a nut shell looks like been backing up all files to the works network drive as defalt. Not surprised I removed over 600 malware infections and 50 viruses! fromt he laptop. They just collected I advised them to check the works network as no doubt infections can spread, Crazy never had this before. Convinced they were using a normal destop enviroment that saved to the laptop.

Trying to explain to people to BACK UP data is the first rule!.
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#6
They would only likely be incremental backups though, it would be poor practice for the company to allow full system image backups and a waste of resources.
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#7
I would not support any XP computers. Its to old and has no support and gets infected real easy. If the computer is not connecting to the internet, maybe work on it, but XP has had its day, time to move forward, I can image a nightmare waiting to happen if i had to support large amounts of XP computers on a network. 
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