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Tips and tricks on using the User State Migration Tool

Next USMT release

I wanted to take a moment here on the blog to let everyone know that we are continuing to invest in...

Author: tdolan Date: 08/06/2008

Thanks

Thanks for all of your suggestions in the comments on the post "What do you want to see here?...

Author: tdolan Date: 07/21/2008

What version of USMT can be installed on Windows Server 2003 or 2008?

Unfortunately, there isn't a version of USMT that can be installed or executed on Windows Server...

Author: tdolan Date: 07/10/2008

What do you want to see here? Any ideas?

Is anyone out there? Is there anything you'd like to see a blog post about? I can’t guarantee that...

Author: tdolan Date: 07/03/2008

Increasing MigXML efficiency

Increasing the efficiency of MigXML is all about making each individual include or exclude pattern...

Author: tdolan Date: 06/26/2008

Why you need to be careful with /c

Scanstate and Loadstate both allow the /c switch to be used to skip non-fatal errors.  However,...

Author: tdolan Date: 06/19/2008

About context in MigXML

If you have written a fair amount of migration MigXML you have probably noticed that there are a...

Author: tdolan Date: 06/12/2008

Why you want (and need) to run USMT from an account directly associated with the local administrators group

UPDATE: a post regarding this topic originally went live on 5/29/2008.  This was written to...

Author: tdolan Date: 06/11/2008

Why Scanstate and Loadstate require a top level directory path to a migration store

If you have played around with USMT a bit you may have noticed that both Scanstate and Loadstate...

Author: tdolan Date: 06/05/2008

Why you want (and need) to run USMT as a local administrator

UPDATE: an updated post is available here. I'm leaving this post up to preserve the post history as...

Author: tdolan Date: 05/29/2008

How to debug a USMT log like a Pro

The Scanstate and Loadstate logs contain a wealth of information on each problem that is...

Author: tdolan Date: 05/22/2008

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...

Author: tdolan Date: 05/15/2008

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...

Author: tdolan Date: 05/08/2008

Hello world!

Welcome to the User State Migration Tool (USMT) team blog!  I am very excited to claim this...

Author: tdolan Date: 04/30/2008