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User State Migration Tool
You can download a utility called the USMT that is used by administrators to migrate
large numbers of users over automated deployments. The USMT for Windows 7 is now
part of the Windows Automated Installation Kit (Windows AIK). The USMT is similar to
Windows Easy Transfer (discussed next), with the following differences:
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The USMT is more confi gurable and can use XML fi les to specify which fi les and set-
tings are transferred.
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The USMT is scriptable and uses command-line utilities to save and restore user fi les
and settings.
The USMT consists of two executable fi les:
Scanstate.exe and Loadstate.exe. In
addition, there are three premade migration rule information fi les:
Migapp.xml, Migsys.xml,
and
Miguser.xml. Finally, you can create a Config.xml fi le that specifi es what should and
should not be migrated. The purpose of these fi les is as follows:
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Scanstate.exe collects user data and settings information based on the confi guration
of the
Migapp.xml, Migsys.xml, and Miguser.xml fi les and stores it as an image fi le.
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Loadstate.exe then deposits the information that is collected to a computer running
a fresh copy of Windows 7. The
Config.xml fi le can be used to help exclude fi les and
settings during the LoadState process.
The following information is migrated:
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From each user:
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Documents
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Video
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Music
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Pictures
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Desktop fi les
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Start menu
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Quick Launch toolbar
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Internet Explorer Favorites
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From the All Users profi le:
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Shared documents
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Shared video
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Shared music
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Shared Desktop fi les
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Shared pictures
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Shared Start menu
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