Can We Bust This Myth? “There Is No Way to Upgrade a Windows XP Computer to Windows 7”Jay Ferron- Global KnowledgeJeremy Chapman - Microsoft Corporation

SESSION CODE: WCL201

The MythThere Is No Way to Upgrade a Windows XP Computer to Windows 7

Upgrade defined…

During an upgrade, existing user settings are retained, as well as installed applications.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749581(WS.10).aspx (2006)

Channel Web Network (CRN) did this in February 2009http://www.crn.com/software/214502800

WAIT A SECOND!!!

So how do people move from Windows XP to Windows 7 then?

Your Mission should you decide to take it, is to Upgrade a Windows XP computer

Computer has:Office and other applicationsData is 60 GB of dataOutlook DataWord DataPicturesVideosAnd spend as little time as possible

Should any of your members be caught,

or user complains,the IT department will…revoke you job status

Your teamLee Benjamin – aka MurdochJustin Rodino – aka FaceJeff Low – aka GhostJeremy Chapman – aka Mr. DJay Ferron – aka Hannibal

The Plan OptionsOption Team Member

Windows XP-to-Windows Vista-to-Windows7 using setup.exe

Murdoch

Manual migration and install from DVD

Face

Drive Cloning based on a Reference Windows 7 Install

Ghost

Automated migration with applications and drivers

Mr. D

Method #1Windows XP-to-Windows Vista-to-Windows7 using setup.exe

We’ll start with Windows XP SP3Upgrade to Windows Vista SP2 using Setup.exe,Ugh…Then we’ll upgrade to Windows 7

Method #2Manual migration and install from DVD

We’ll start with Windows XP SP3Migrate data off it with the Windows Easy Transfer toolInstall Windows 7 from a DVDInstall applicationsMigrate data back with Windows Easy Transfer

Method #3Drive Cloning based on a Reference Windows 7 Install

We’ll start with Windows XP SP3Clone the hard drive of a Windows 7 machine with applicationsMigrate the user data from the Windows XP machineApply the cloned hard drive file to the XP SP3 machineMigrate the Windows XP SP3 user data back on to Windows 7

Method #4Automated migration with applications and drivers

We’ll start with Windows XP SP3Populate an environment with Windows 7, applications and driversBuild automation to do the entire Windows XP to Windows 7 moveBuild a bootable USB stick with all the automation and filesMigrate the Windows XP SP3 system to Windows 7

Gentlemen, start your engines!

Let’s do this.

Commercial Break

Let’s watch Mr. D for a while

How-to Demo

Let’s check in with the rest of the team during Mr. D’s progress bar…

Status Check

Commercial Break

Let’s check in with the rest of the team during Mr. D’s progress bar…

Status Check

Let’s explain Mr. D’s solution a little while it builds…

Explanation

Results

Pros and Cons of Each MethodMethod XP-to-Vista-to-

Windows7 using setup.exe

Manual migration and install from DVD

Drive Cloning based on a Reference Windows 7 Install

Automated migration with applications and drivers

Pros • Applications migrate

• If you can find the media, it’s an easy user experience

• Easy to figure out• You know what

you’re getting• Makes you look

busy to your boss

• Easy to duplicate hard drive

• Fast installation via file copy or apply

• Seems to work• Everyone is doing

it, even OEMs

• Speed• One build works

for all hardware• Data moves in the

process• You know which

apps are installedCons • OMG, where do I

start?• Applications break• Hardware breaks• Sloooooowwww• Makes IT guys feel

dirty attempting it

• Slooooowwww• Clicking “next”

fatigue

• Lots of images to manage

• User data migration can take hours

• Building it can be tricky for the first time

• Apps need to be packaged

• Drivers need to be added/managed

Upgrade defined in 2009…

To upgrade your PC from Windows XP to Windows 7, you'll need to select the Custom option during Windows 7 installation. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/upgrading-from-windows-xp-to-windows-7

So there is a double-standard for the word “upgrade” between IT pros and consumers?

WAIT!!!

Does anyone actually call a “clean install” a “custom install” though?

“Custom Install?”

WTF?

Did we bust the myth?

HOW DID WE DO?

Would you even want to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7 using the setup.exe anyway?

More to think about

…what if you need to do this process to 100 computers.…in a weekend?

Our Message to you

What you get for being part of this session

Is a USB Flash drive with all the tools you seen today that worked to solve your problem

You mission to boldly go when no IT Pro has gone before and Upgrade a Windows XP Computer to Windows 7 using MDT 2010

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