Deploying User State Migration Tool

The USMT is the tool that you use in enterprise deployments of Windows XP Professional to migrate users’ data and settings. It is designed to be run in a batch file or script to assist in automating your deployment. Using USMT lessens the impact of deploying disk images or installing Windows XP Professional cleanly on users’ computers. The following steps show the typical deployment scenario:

  1. Run Scanstate.exe, which is part of USMT, on the user’s desktop to capture state information. You can run this from user’s logon scripts.

  2. Back up the user’s entire desktop using your preferred imaging product.

  3. Install your Windows XP Professional disk image on the user’s computer.

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