Windows 7 user profile backup state

We use four files, MigApp. We also decided to not include any startup or start menu shortcuts as this brought over all sorts of shortcuts that were broken on the device after re-imaging. Restoring user state is much like capturing, we need both a Request State Store step before the restore and a Release State Store added after the restore. When it comes to configuring the Restore User State step, we again point it at our USMT package and then we selected to Restore all captured user profiles with standard options.

It should point to the MDT package you created either through the task sequence wizard or the package wizard. The second step is to add a Gather step which will pull settings off the device which are then used by MDT for its various features.

Finally we come to the stage where we can capture the WIM. And there you have it! View all posts by Jeff Bolduan. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email.

Notify me of new posts via email. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Depending on whether your migration scenario is refreshing or replacing computers, you can choose an online migration or an offline migration using Windows Preinstallation Environment WinPE or the files in the Windows.

For more information, see Common Migration Scenarios. Determine What to Migrate. Data you might consider migrating includes end-user information, applications settings, operating-system settings, files, folders, and registry keys. Determine where to store data. Depending on the size of your migration store, you can store the data remotely, locally in a hard-link migration store or on a local external storage device, or directly on the destination computer.

For more information, see Choose a Migration Store Type. For more information see ScanState Syntax. Modify copies of the Migration. To modify the migration behavior, such as migrating the Documents folder but not the Music folder, you can create a custom.

The document finder, or MigXmlHelper. GenerateDocPatterns helper function, can be used to automatically find user documents on a computer without creating extensive custom migration. Important We recommend that you always make and modify copies of the. Never modify the original. You can use the MigXML. Create a Config. To create this file, use the ScanState Syntax option together with the other. For example, the following command creates a Config.

Review the migration state of the components listed in the Config. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 7. Report abuse. Details required :.

Cancel Submit. I did not make it clear enuf. I have to log off and then try another account I figured I best go on line there was another person who had similar trouble and they were told to log on to TechNet what I shud try now.