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Preparing to Install Windows Vista
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You can launch Windows Easy Transfer by inserting the Windows Vista media in your
optical drive and selecting Transfer Files and Settings from Another Computer. Alternatively,
you can push the wizard files to a CD or DVD, removable media, or network drive from any
Windows Vista computer, and then you can launch migwiz.exe from the source computer.
You can launch Windows Easy Transfer from Windows Vista by selecting Start  All Pro-
grams  Accessories  System Tools  Windows Easy Transfer.
You can transfer the migrated files and settings using the following methods:
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Easy Transfer Cable, which is a USB cable that connects to the source and destination
computers
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CD or DVD
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Removable media, such as a USB flash drive or a removable hard drive
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Network share
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Direct network connection
You can password-protect the migrated files and settings if you use CDs, DVDs, removable
media, or a network share.
User State Migration Tool
Windows Vista ships with a utility called the User State Migration Tool (USMT) that is used
by administrators to migrate large numbers of users over automated deployments. The USMT
is similar to Windows Easy Transfer with the following differences:
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The USMT is more configurable and can use XML files to specify which files and settings
are transferred.
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The USMT is scriptable and uses command-line utilities to save and restore user files and
settings.
Overview of the USMT
The USMT consists of two executable files: ScanState.exe and LoadState.exe. In addition,
there are three premade migration rule information files: Migapp.xml, Migsys.xml, and
Miguser.xml. Finally, you can create a Config.xml file that specifies what should and should
not be migrated. The purpose of these files is as follows:
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ScanState.exe collects user data and settings information based on the configuration of
the Migapp.xml, Migsys.xml, and Miguser.xml files and stores it as an image file named
USMT3.mig.
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LoadState.exe then deposits the information that is collected in USMT3.mig to a com-
puter running a fresh copy of Windows Vista.
The information that is migrated includes the following:
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From each user:
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My Documents
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