UPDATE: an updated post is available here. I’m leaving this post up to preserve the post history as well as comments. Although there are a limited number of scenarios in which USMT can be run without local administrator privileges, doing so ends up not being the most ideal situation. There are a couple of reasons why:…
Month: May 2008
How to debug a USMT log like a Pro
The Scanstate and Loadstate logs contain a wealth of information on each problem that is encountered, however it does take a little bit of work to root cause a problem. For example, lets take a look at an example. A few weeks ago our team got an email from someone who was finding that Scanstate…
All about USMT 3.0.2
Many of you may have heard (or discovered) that there is a limited release of USMT that is available on the Microsoft Connect site. Let’s take a few minutes here to clear up some of the questions about what it is and isn’t. Things that USMT 3.0.2 is not: A brand new release of USMT…
What is the User State Migration Tool?
To get started, here is the first paragraph from the USMT help content on TechNet: You can use Microsoft® Windows® User State Migration Tool (USMT) 3.0 to migrate user files and settings during large deployments of Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista™ operating systems. USMT captures desktop, and application settings, as well as user…