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USMT tool is command line, FAST is a GUI. USMT designed for a domain, and FAST is designed for a workgroupThe Files and Settings Transfer Wizard or FAST is intended to be used by users, and it is designed to work for a workgroup. The User State Migration Tool (USMT) is designed to be used by administrators. USMT is a command-line tool that works only when the new Windows XP system is a member of Windows domain.***********************************************************************But why stop here and have to search for ALL of the Chapter 13: Reviewing the Basics answers? Why not get them all in one place? Check the last question for a helping hand!
scanstate which is the machine that you are backing up from. and loadstate which is the machine that you are restoring from.
Administrative access to the USMT folder on the server from the Windows XP Professional computer Read access to the USMT folder to perform the migration Administrative access to the target Windows XP Professional computer
You can use Windows Easy Transfer or USMT
Two common commands in the User State Migration Tool (USMT) are "ScanState" and "LoadState." "ScanState" is used to collect user profiles, files, and settings from the source computer, while "LoadState" is used to restore and apply the collected data to the destination computer.
Two command prompt commands in the User State Migration Tool (USMT) are "scanstate" (used to collect user profiles, OS settings, and application settings) and "loadstate" (used to restore the user profiles and settings to a new or updated Windows installation).
User State Migration Tool (USMT) is used to transfer user files and folders, display properties, taskbar options, and browser and e-mail settings form a Windows 9x/Me or Windows NT/2000/XP computer. 1. Use a windows XP computer to create a disk that contains the files and settings Transfer wizard. This PC does not need to be the same PC that will later receive that transfer. 2. Use the disk on the source computer (the user's old PC) to run the wizard and copy the user state to a server hard drive or removable media such as a ZIP drive. 3. On the destination computer (new computer), use the wizard to transfer user state to this computer.
User State Migration Tool (USMT): A set of two command-line programs, Scanstate.exe and Loadstate.exe, that installers can use to save user profile data from an existing workstation and restore that data to a newly-installed computer running Windows 7. USMT performs basically the same tasks as the wizard-based Windows Easy Transfer tool, but because it runs from the command line, it can be integrated into scripts and task sequences.
User state migration tool. Used mainly for sending data from a physical computer to a server for example, sending a VHD (virtual hard drive) up to a server to change OS's on the physical computer
USMT consists of two separate programs. Scanstate.exe scans the source PC for the data and settings and stores it in a .MIG file. Loadstate migrates the data and settings from the .MIG file onto the target PC.