Does SyncToy 2.1 work with Win 2000?

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  Does syncToy work with Win2K?
  It fails to create a "pair". Is there an older version that works?
  Thanks.
  

  
  

  I’m afraid any versions of SyncToy can only work with WinXP or higher OS. Maybe it cannot work well on Win2000 for its nonsupport. Anyway, if Win2000 is in use, it is proposed to run SyncToy with other OS (WinXP for instance) on another machine, and sync folders shared on this Win2000 machine.

  Tuesday, January 5, 2010 8:16 AM
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  Hi -
  
  We never tested it with Windows 2000 so really have no way of saying if this will work for sure. Given that you could not create a folder pair - it is most likely that it really will not work.
  
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  Deepa

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  Deepa ( Microsoft Sync Framework)

  • Marked as answer by Deepa Choundappan Wednesday, January 6, 2010 1:43 AM

  Wednesday, January 6, 2010 1:43 AM
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  Dear SK-SD,
    even though you encountered an apparently insurmountable problem using SyncToy (2.1) with "Windows 2000" with your system, and even though Deepa reports that SyncToy (2.1) was never tested with Win2k, and even though Danish reports that no versions of SyncToy work with Win2k, yet...
  • some users report success using using "SyncToy" with "Windows 2000" with their systems
   https://rjdohnert.wordpress.com/2005/09/09/synctoy-on-windows-2000/
  • in some pages online it is indicated that indeed SyncToy 2.1 is able to work with the following minimum system specifications
    Win 2000 Professional, 1GHz Intel P3 processor (or equiv.), 256MB RAM, 20MB disk space, .NET Framework 2.0
   http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/review/backup-software/microsoft-synctoy-21-review-3333540/

  Admittedly, the official Microsoft download page only indicates that SyncToy is supported for WinXP, Vista and Win7 (while processor, RAM, disk and .NET spec's are the same as above). 
   https://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=15155

  And some users have mucked up their systems
   https://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/acad25cc-a7ad-4065-96c5-3a280e93c9f0/sync-with-a-shared-drive-on-windows-2000?forum=synctoy

  In answer to your other question, there are also other (earlier) versions of SyncToy. 
  SyncToy 2.0 existed.  There are some indications that it may have been considered a beta version (note link to https://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/downloads/synctoybeta.aspx from https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/2008.12.synctoy.aspx ), but maybe not. 
  Prior to this, Wikipedia states that it was a component of the 'Power Toys' for Windows XP suite
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SyncToy#History

  Although a review from 2008 states:  "This review is based on an older release (Version 1.0.0.64) of SyncToy that runs under Windows 2000. Nowadays, Microsoft is positioning Version 1.2 of the program (SyncToy for Windows XP) as an adjunct for digital photographers"
   http://opcug.ca/public/Reviews/synctoy.htm

  —DIV

  P.S.   ".NET Framework 2.0 with Service Pack 2 requires Windows 2000 with SP4 plus KB835732 or KB891861 update, Windows XP with SP2 plus Windows Installer 3.1. It is the last version to support Windows 2000 although there have been some unofficial workarounds to use a subset of the functionality from Version 3.5 in Windows 2000."
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.NET_Framework_version_history#.NET_Framework_2.0

  
  

  • Edited by D I V Tuesday, December 27, 2016 12:28 PM

  Tuesday, December 27, 2016 12:15 PM