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Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT) version 2.6

Brief Description
Microsoft® Windows® User State Migration Tool (USMT) version 2.6 migrates user files and settings during large deployments of Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP. USMT captures desktop, network, and application settings as well as a user's files, and then migrates them to a new Windows installation in order to improve and simplify the migration process.

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Quick Details
File Name:USMT.MSI
Version:1.0
Date Published:10/13/2004
Language:English
Download Size:1.6 MB
Estimated Download Time: 4 min 56K

Overview

Microsoft® Windows® User State Migration Tool (USMT) version 2.6 migrates user files and settings during deployments of Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP. USMT 2.6 provides enterprise migration capabilities such as unattended migration, multi-user profile support and compression. USMT 2.6 is intended for administrators who are performing automated deployments.

USMT 2.6 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 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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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows 95; Windows 98; Windows 98 Second Edition; Windows ME; Windows NT; Windows XP; Windows XP Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Destination system: Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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Instructions

  1. Click the Download button on this page to start the download.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
    • To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.

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