keeping folders over a basic network up to date

I run Windows XP Pro and have enabled file sharing over a 4 port router, I
want to keep the My Music folders and My Videos folders up to date on all
pcs. I make changes to the one on my laptop all the time, I then want
something to update the others every so often to keep them the same. I have
opened up synchronisation manager and I cant even select my files over the
network, it seems to only work for webpages anyway, it seems a bit crap to
me. I would not be willing to buy a package for this so if there is a way in
windows or a freeware (not shareware) program I can use then that will suite
me fine.

Thanks in advance for any help

Shiva




Remo-Shiva

In article <5hroc.22819$(E-Mail Removed) >, "Remo-
Shiva" (E-Mail Removed) says...
> I run Windows XP Pro and have enabled file sharing over a 4 port router, I
> want to keep the My Music folders and My Videos folders up to date on all
> pcs. I make changes to the one on my laptop all the time, I then want
> something to update the others every so often to keep them the same. I have
> opened up synchronisation manager and I cant even select my files over the
> network, it seems to only work for webpages anyway, it seems a bit crap to
> me. I would not be willing to buy a package for this so if there is a way in
> windows or a freeware (not shareware) program I can use then that will suite
> me fine.
>
Have you played with the Windows Briefcase utility? I believe that will
do what you want.

Remo-Shiva writes:
> I run Windows XP Pro and have enabled file sharing over a 4 port router, I
> want to keep the My Music folders and My Videos folders up to date on all
> pcs. I make changes to the one on my laptop all the time, I then want
> something to update the others every so often to keep them the same. I have
> opened up synchronisation manager and I cant even select my files over the
> network, it seems to only work for webpages anyway, it seems a bit crap to
> me. I would not be willing to buy a package for this so if there is a way in
> windows or a freeware (not shareware) program I can use then that will suite
> me fine.

http://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/

Can be automated with Task Scheduler that comes with XP.