Understanding USMT Components

After installing USMT 3.0.1, USMT is located in C:\Program Files\USMT301 on the local computer. The installer copies many files into this folder, including .dll files, component manifests, and other application initialization files. (See Figure 7-2.) Most of the files support the two main executables: Scanstate.exe and Loadstate.exe.

USMT components.

Figure 7-2. USMT components.

In addition to Scanstate and Loadstate, USMT uses three migration .xml files—MigSys.xml, MigApp.xml, and MigUser.xml—to perform basic file and settings migrations based on default criteria. You can customize these files, along with custom .xml files, to migrate ...

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