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Earlier this year Microsoft released an update to USMT 4.0, adding support for Office 2010 and a few other minor updates: The XML rules included in the default Migapp.xml file are updated to include new rules that support migrating Office 2010 application settings. Changes that resolve an issue that creates many temporary files, that does not correctly remove the temporary files in a hard-link migration, and that causes poor LoadState performance. An issue that prevents migration in certain time zones is corrected. You can download the update from Here.

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Richard Smith has created a great video on how to get started with USMT 4.0. View the video online here: About this Video User State Migration Tool (USMT) 4.0 is a scriptable command-line tool that provides a highly-customizable user-profile migration experience for IT professionals. USMT includes two components, ScanState and LoadState, and a set of modifiable .xml files: MigApp.xml, MigUser.xml, and MigDocs.xml. In addition, you can create custom .xml files to support your migration needs. You can also create a Config.xml file to specify files or settings to exclude from the migration. In this video we show the fundamentals of…

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Event Overview Microsoft is the first enterprise organization to use Windows 7 on a large scale, and that includes deployments using the System Center Configuration Manager 2007 Operating System Deployment (OSD) feature. OSD provides administrators with a tool to create images that can be deployed to managed and unmanaged computers. The OSD user interface, and features such as driver management and the User State Migration Tool (USMT), have been significantly enhanced. Join subject matter experts from Microsoft IT as they share best practices. These include complex scenarios such as using OSD with Network Access Protection (NAP). Language(s): English. Product(s): Microsoft…

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