Migrate the State of an User

[suspected]

Hi guys i see here many of USMT Tutorials, but i dont need to migrate my OS to a higher version.

 

i configured now a Windows7 system for business uses, i need to use this BUILD as a master for other computers like a "basic installation with all drivers software etc which is alerady installed" so my questions is

 

how can i migrate this Windows 7 OS state of that computer, that i can use the .wim (with all installed things) for other computer that every PC has this state of OS ? can i just create a new task sequence with all "4" USMT options in it ? and capture the system to get the systems wim for install ?

 

i made a USMT package of c:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\USMT\X86 thats rigt aight ?

 

when i migrate the status of the system how i can i store the wim on the server ? or do i missapprehend something ? i tried it know with the first 2 steps request user state and capture user state, but he ran in an error... do i need the other 2 steps when i just want to store the user state (WIM) somewhere ? i want to use that as a basis and not directly migrate-..

[Kinom]

Quiestion

 

Why capture a complete OS with all the drivers and progs?

You can create a WIM file with only the OS and put the rest in a task sequence.

That’s much easier,

If you have to change a program or driver, you can do it in the task sequence.

Otherwise you have to create a new complete OS and capture again.

 

cheers

[Kinom]

Take a look at this post

 

http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/667-deploy-windows-7/

[suspected]

Yes but i need to use this "basic capture" for 500+ clients. i cant do everything over task sequences, so i decide to create a basic OS state, with all things which our users need. so i captured the os, but i saw that not everything was captured, then i heard that with USTM you can migrate also settings and stuff. so i would like to do this

 

how said : i have a complete configured system, now i need to make a WIM of them, that i can build other computers with that WIM.. that all users get all basic stuff like programs, all kind of settings etc. u know... and i cant decide that, my boss said make a standard machine and this "standard machine" have to be as a kind basic on all clients, and the other stuff like 3th party apps and programs and other things they get normally over a TS how you said, but that basic i need on all computers.

 

can you help kinom ? how can i use that 4 USMT options, for capturing the system state and save it somewehere that i can use that WIM file

 

thanks a lot

[Kinom]

Did you read this post?

http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1096-usmt-4/

[suspected]

yes i gone thru it but my english is not the best, i dont understand "everything"

 

should i start the ScanState u mean ? i dont understand it at all also which strategy to take :S

 

i just need to migrate the state how i said before, can you highlight that a bit for me mate ?

 

thanks a lot

[Kinom]

Take a look at this post

Is this working?

 

http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1543-how-can-i-capture-windows-7/

 

This is for capturing the os.

 

Cheers

[suspected]

Take a look at this post

Is this working?

 

http://www.windows-noob.com/forums/index.php?/topic/1543-how-can-i-capture-windows-7/

 

This is for capturing the os.

 

Cheers

 

hey kinom, yes the normal Capture OS is working... but he dont capture everything thats the problem, thatswhy i wanted use USMT to capture every little setting on that system u know

 

greeetz

[Kinom]

Ok

 

Now another question

 

Did you some changes in the registry?

So yes, than it’s not going to work.

The USMT is for capturing the User state of a particular user and place it back for that user.

If another user logs in then there will be another profile created.

What I suggest is, if you made changes in the registry put them in the task sequence.

Give me some info on the little thing you have set on that OS.

 

Cheers

[Peter van der Woude]

I don't think that USMT is the solution in this case.

 

What parts are you missing during a normal Capture of the OS?

[suspected]

yes how kinom say, i miss registry entries, background logo, folders and files... settings like language, time and etc. (not at all) i've done it 3 weeks ago but i missed pretty much except the installed software like adobe stuff etc. the background worked after a while (dont know how/why) but my friend isnt here right know ask him tomorrow for other info he missed also many things on it

 

so how can i migrate a state of a machine to others if you say with USMT its the wrong one :S hmmm... with capture it also dont go bcs he dont capture everything..

 

hmm more info i just created a workstation which is in AD i changed some registry stuff (UAC OFF ETC. etc.) programs, folders/files, settings like background resolution, path's and stuff like that such like a normal user workstation

 

thanks guys