Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) version 2.6.1
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 12 November 2005 - 17:19 · 10 comments & 2743 views
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#1 Posted by Jason on 12 Nov 2005 - 18:16
- Excellent tool
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#2 Posted by ren_2001 on 12 Nov 2005 - 21:42
- I guess if you can't determine the use of this tool, then you probably don't need it eh?!
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#3 Posted by kirk26 on 13 Nov 2005 - 04:39
- Thanks.
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#4 Posted by TwIzTiD_Juggalo on 13 Nov 2005 - 05:39
- @ ren_2001
exactly
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#5 Posted by fubarshibby on 13 Nov 2005 - 09:12
- So this will allow for you to copy over complete user profiles, including Documents, Favorites, and Desktop, etc.? If so, I need to download this right now...
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#6 Posted by shao on 13 Nov 2005 - 12:24
- just about to do an nt4 domain with nt4/2k/xp client pcs, to AD migration. we had problems with earlier versions of this tool so we'll give it a look.
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#7 Posted by Phriendx on 13 Nov 2005 - 15:11
- I use this tool almost daily. It works quite well if its configured right. Does anyone know where I could find a change log for this version?
Off hand it looks like they've added 64-bit support but I am wondering if theres more to it or not...
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#8 Posted by Ashl on 13 Nov 2005 - 17:40
- So does this store all settings and stuff(document, favs(not so important i can do them seperately) for transfer to another PC.... yes or no?
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#8.1 Posted by fubarshibby on 14 Nov 2005 - 04:02
- Well, since nobody answered my questions, I tried it out myself, and yes, it does copy everything. It puts it into 2GB .dat files that the loadstate program can read.
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#9 Posted by mr_da3m0n on 14 Nov 2005 - 05:09
- This is going to be extremely useful during the NT4 -> Active Directory migration i'll be in charge of at work during the next months...
USMT 2.6.1 includes two command-line tools named Scanstate and Loadstate. Scanstate captures an intermediate store with the user files and settings from the source computer. Loadstate restores these files and settings to the destination computer. USMT 2.6.1 also has five default migration rule (.inf) files named Migapp.inf, Migsys.inf, Miguser.inf, Sysfiles.inf, and ArchiveApp.inf. You can alter the default .inf files and you can create customized .inf files. Depending on what you want to migrate, you can specify all or none of the default .inf files on the command line. The entire migration process is driven by the .inf rules, which you can modify, and logic that is built-in to the tool. When using USMT for automated migration, in almost all cases you should modify the .inf files to better handle your unique situation.
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