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Lesson 3: Migrating and

Configuring User DataMOAC 70-687: Configuring Windows 8

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Configuring User ProfilesLesson 3: Migrating and Configuring User Data

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User Profiles A user profile is a series of folders, associated

with a specific user account, that containpersonal documents, user-specific registry

settings, Internet favorites, and otherpersonalized informationeverything thatprovides a users familiar working

environment.

On a Windows 8 computer, user profiles arestored in the Users folder, in subfoldersnamed for the user accounts.


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User Profiles There are three main types of user profiles:

o Local user profile

o Roaming user profile

o Mandatory user profile


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Using Roaming Profiles It is a copy of a local

user profile stored ona network share sothat the user can

access it from anycomputer on thenetwork.

To enable a user toaccess a roaming

user specify thelocation of theroaming profile in theProfile Path field.


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Using MandatoryUser Profiles

A mandatory user profileis a read-only roaminguser profile.

To create a mandatoryuser profile, rename theNtuser.dat file in thefolder containing theroaming profile toNtuser.man.

Renaming this file with a.man extension makes itread-only, preventing

the client computersfrom saving changes tothe profile when a userlogs off.


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Managing ProfileCompatibility

User profiles created with Windows 8 are notcompatible with Windows 7 or earlier versions.

If you use a computer running Windows 8 toaccess a roaming profile created with Windows7, Windows 8 automatically upgrades theprofile to its new format, rendering it unusablewith Windows 7.

To control which profile a workstation uses

based on the operating system version, use aGroup Policy setting called Set roaming profilepath for all users logging onto this computer.


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Managing Profile Compatibility

The Set roaming profile path for all users logging ontothis computer dialog box


gpedit.msc

Computer Configuration

Administrative templates

System

User profiles

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Migrating User ProfilesLesson 3: Migrating and Configuring User Data


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Migrating User Profiles There are two basic methods to a client

while retaining the user profile settings:

o Upgrade

o Migration two different tools:

o Windows Easy Transfer

o User State Migration Tool


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Performing MigrationScenario 1

Ed is a longtime Windows 7 user with a smallnetwork in his home.

He has just purchased a new computer with

Windows 8 preinstalled on it, and he wantsto migrate his files and settings from hisWindows 7 computer to the Windows 8computer.

The new computer came with recovery disksbut no Windows 8 installation disk.


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In this scenario, you perform a side-to-sidemigration with both computers connectedto the users home network.

If the source computer is running WindowsVista or Windows XP, then you must install anappropriate version of Windows EasyTransfer.

o Windows Easy Transfer versions for Windows Vistaand Windows XP, in 32- and 64-bit iterations, areavailable from the Microsoft Download Center.


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Perform Migration Scenario 1

The Welcome to Windows Easy Transfer page


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The What do you want to use to transfer items to yournew PC? page


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The Which PC are you using now? page


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The Open Windows Easy Transfer on your old PC andget a Windows Easy Transfer key page


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The Go to your new computer and enter your WindowsEasy Transfer key page


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The Enter your Windows Easy Transfer key page


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The Choose what to transfer page


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The Your transfer is complete page


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A Windows Easy Transfer Reports window


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Alice has a Windows 7 computer that she has beensharing with her roommates for several years.

She recently purchased the retail version ofWindows 8, which came bundled with a freeexternal hard drive.

Alice wants to install Windows 8, retaining the filesand settings she has accrued and omitting the filesand settings created by her roommates.

However, she does not want to perform anupgrade, because she has recently noticed thatthe computers performance has degraded,possibly due to file fragmentation and registryclutter.


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In this scenario, you perform a wipe-and-load migration using the external hard driveto temporarily store the files and settings

from the Windows 7 operating system. Then, after performing a clean installation of

Windows 8, you transfer the files and settingsfrom the external drive back to the

computer.


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The Save your files and settings for transfer page


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The These files and settings have been saved for yourtransfer page


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The Choose what to transfer to this PC page


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Using the User StateMigration Tool

The User State Migration Tool (USMT) has thesame basic capabilities as Windows EasyTransfer; however, USMT is a command-line

program that lacks a graphical interface. USMT includes two separate command-line

programs:

o Scanstate.exe: Saves user profile data.

o Loadstate.exe: Restores previously-saved userprofile data.


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Configuring Folder

RedirectionLesson 3: Migrating and Configuring User Data


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Folder Redirection Folder redirection is a Windows 8 feature

that is a means of storing a copy of certainuser profile folders on another computer,

usually a file server. To implement folder redirection on Windows

8, join the workstation to an Active DirectoryDomain Services domain and create Group

Policy settings that specify which folders toredirect and where to store them.


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Configuring Folder Redirection

The Folder Redirection policies in a GPO


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Configuring Folder Redirection

The Properties sheet for a Folder Redirection policy


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Folder Redirection GroupPolicy Settings


Set t ing Funct ion

Setting BasicRedirect Everyones Folder to the Same Location: Causes workstations to

redirect the folder for all users to the same server share.

AdvancedSpecify locations for various user groups:Causes workstations to

redirect the folders to different locations based on group memberships.

Follow the Documents folder: Allows the Pictures, Music, and Videos folders to be

redirected as subfolders of the Documents folder.Target Folder Location Create a Folder for Each User under the Root Path: Causes workstations to create a

separate folder for each user on the server share.

Redirect to the following location: Causes workstations to redirect the folder to a

single location for all users.

Redirect to the local userprofile location: Causes workstations to redirect the folder

to the users local userprofile location.

Root Path Specifies the server share where you want to store the redirected folders.

Grant The User Exclusive

Rights To [the folder]

Prevents anyone except the user from receiving permission to access the redirected

folder.

Move The Contents Of [the

folder] To The New Location

Causes the workstation to copy the contents of the redirected folders on its local drive

to the target folder on the server share.

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Set t ing Funct ion

Also Apply

Redirection Policy

To Windows 2000,

Windows 2000

Server, Windows

XP, And WindowsServer 2003

Operating

Systems

Provides compatibility with earlier operating systems that use different folder names in

their user profiles, such as My Documents.

Policy Removal Leave the folder in the new location when policy is removed: Causes the workstation

to direct the folders back to the local drives without copying their contents from the server,

thus rendering those contents inaccessible.

Redirect The Folder Back To The Local Userprofile Location When Policy Is

Removed: Causes the workstation to copy the contents of the redirected folders back to

the local drive in the event that an administrator disables the Folder Redirection Group

Policy settings.