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Preparing a Server for USMT

  1. Create a shared folder called USMT.
  1. Give the migrating user read access to USMT and the Admin account on the destination computer read/write access.
  1. Create another folder called MigStore - share it with the same name. Both the migrating user and admin account on the destination computer require read/write access.
  1. Create sub-folders in USMT called Scan and Load.
  1. Insert the Windows XP product CD and copy these files from \VALUEADD\MSFT\USMT to \USMT\SCAN: scanstate.exe, *.inf, *.dll.
  1. Copy the following files from \VALUEADD\MSFT\USMT to \USMT\SCAN: loadstate.exe, *.dll, MigUser.inf.

Scanning the source computer

  1. Log on as the migrating user.
  1. Map a drive to USMT folder on server.
  1. From a command prompt, go to USMT/Scan folder on server.
  1. Run scanstate.exe using this command line: scanstate /i .\migapp.inf /i .\migfiles.inf /i .\sysfiles.inf\\servername\MigStore

5. Once the program has finished running move to the destination computer.

Migrating files to destination computer

  1. Log on as Admin, not the migrating user, and make sure that the migrating user does not already have an account on destination computer.
  1. Map drive to the USMT folder on the server.
  1. From the command prompt go to the USMT/Load folder.
  1. Run loadstate.exe using this command line: loadstate /i .\miguser.inf \\servername\MigStore
  1. When the program finishes, logon as the migrating user to verify successful migration. The classic Windows shell should appear, as it is part of migration.

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