SESSION CODE: CLI304
Rhonda J. Layfield
DEPLOYMENT AND USER
PROFILES
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Rhonda Layfield
► IT industry 30 years
► Setup and Deployment MVP
► Desktop Deployment Product Specialist (DDPS)
► Consulting
► Training
– Hands on deployment class
Overview
► Types of profiles
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Local
Roaming
Mandatory
Super mandatory
► Folder redirection
► Customize the default user profile
► Migrate profiles from XP to Windows 7
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Local Profile
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Created when a user logs onto a machine
User can make changes to the profile
Any changes are saved when the user logs off
Profiles are not just about user’s data
Profiles also contain:
• Windows settings
– IE Favorites
– Drive mappings
– Outlook settings
• Application settings
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Roaming Profiles
Stored on a central server
Copied to local machine when user logs on
User can make changes to the profile
Changes are saved on central server when user logs
off
– If a roaming profile is not accessible when the user
logs on a temporary profile is created
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• Temporary profiles are deleted when a user logs off
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Mandatory Profiles
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Can be local or roaming
User can make changes while logged on
Changes are not saved when user logs off
If a mandatory roaming profile is not accessible when
a user logs on a temporary profile is created from the
default network or local profile
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Super Mandatory Profile
► Also a mandatory profile
► There is an additional layer of security
► If a super mandatory profile is not accessible
during logon the user will not be permitted to
log onto the workstation
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FOLDER REDIRECTION
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Folder Redirection
► XP you had to log on twice before folder
redirection could begin working
► Windows 7 it starts working on the first logon
► Requires offline files
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OFFLINE FILES
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Windows 7 And Offline Files
► Enabled by default
► Fast first logon
► Usually offline support with background sync
► Exclusion list
► Transparent caching
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Fast First Logon
► When you enabled folder redirection on XP the
first time a user logged on could take a long
time
– All data was copied to the local cache
– While the data was being copied locally the user was
blocked from logon
► Windows 7 snapshots the data locally and can
process logons without having to wait
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Usually Offline Support With Background
Sync
► Allows files to be synced with the server in the
background so it wont affect the logged on user
► Can be configured using GPOs
► Kicks in when a connection is considered slow
– What is a slow connection?
• By default data transfer rate of 64,000 bps or more
• Can configure the threshold for a slow connection through
GPOs
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Exclusion List
► Windows 7 allows you to create a list of file types
to be excluded from the synchronization process
► For example you may not want a user’s .MP3
files synchronized to the server
– Less network traffic
– Less overhead on server (disk space)
– Quicker backup and restore of data
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Transparent Caching
► The first time a file is opened from a shared folder
the file is cached locally
► Opening the file again:
– The file is opened from the local cache
– The server is always contacted first to ensure you are
opening the latest version of the document
– If the server is not available – the cached copy is not
opened
– Updates are always written directly to the server
► Transparent caching is disabled by default
► Enable it via GPOs
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All The GPO Settings
► Policies
– Computer Configuration
• Administrative Templates
– Network
» Offline Files
– There are 28 policy settings you can configure
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Configure Offline Folder Settings Locally
► On Vista and later clients the Offline folder
settings can be set locally if you do not want to
set them in a GPO
► To set them locally open the Sync Center
– Start
• Sync Center
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Sync Center Settings
CUSTOMIZE THE DEFAULT
USER PROFILE
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Customize Default User Profile
► Log on as the built-in local Administrator
► Ensure there are no other user accounts on the
machine
► Make your profile changes
► Sysprep with an Unattend answer file that
contains the CopyProfile setting
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Sysprep
► Found in Windows \ System32 \ Sysprep
► Command line:
– Sysprep /oobe /shutdown /generalize
/unattend:C:\Unattend.xml
► When sysprep runs
– the local administrator profile is copied to the default
user profile
► But – not everything gets copied
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MIGRATE PROFILES FROM XP
TO WINDOWS 7
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The USMT Process
Upgrade
Applications
XP SP2
Run
ScanState
Store locally
or across the
network
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Deployment Server
The USMT Process
Upgrade
Applications
Windows
7
XP
SP2/SP3
Run
ScanState
Store locally
or across the
network
Install
Windows 7
Install
Applications
Run
LoadState
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Deployment Server
How USMT Works
► It’s all command line
– Scanstate
• Runs to gather users data, settings and application settings
– Loadstate
• Applies users data, settings and application settings
OSs Supported
OS Supported
ScanState
LoadState
Windows XP Professional
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Windows XP Professional
x64 Edition
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32-bit versions of Windows Vista
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64-bit versions of Windows Vista
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32-bit versions of Windows 7
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64-bit versions of Windows 7
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What Is and Is Not Supported
► Can - Migrate a 32-bit OS to a 64-bit OS
► Cannot - migrate a 64-bit OS to a 32-bit OS
► Can - Migration from XP SP2 / SP3
► Not supported on:
– any of the Windows Server Oss
– Starter editions for Windows XP, Windows Vista, or
Windows 7
Requirements
► USMT must be run in Administrator mode
– Right-click a command prompt and choose “Run as
Administrator”
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► If you don’t log on with an administrator account
then the only user profile that will be migrated is
the one you logged on as
The Built-in Scripts
► MigUser.xml
► MigApp.xml
► MigDocs.xml
MigUser.XML
► Rules to migrate user profiles and data
► Describes a “core” migration
► Folders that will be migrated
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My Documents
My Video
My Music
My Pictures
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Desktop files
Start menu
Quick Launch settings
Favorites
All Users and Public Profile Folders
► All Users profile
– Windows XP
► Public profile in Vista or Windows 7
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Shared Documents
Shared Video
Shared Music
Shared desktop files
Shared Pictures
Shared Start menu
Shared Favorites
Types of Files to Migrate
All Fixed Drives are Searched
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.accdb
.ch3
.csv
.dif
.doc*
.dot*
.dqy
.iqy
.mcw
.mdb*
.mpp
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.one*
.oqy
.or6
.pot*
.ppa
.pps*
.ppt*
.pre
.pst
.pub
.qdf
─ .qel
─ .vsd
─ .qph
─ .qsd
─ .rqy
─ .wk*
─ .rtf
─ .wpd
─ .wps
─ .wq1
─ .scd
─ .sh3
─ .slk
─ .txt
─ .vl*
─ .wri
─ .xl*
─ .xla
─ .xlb
─ .xls*
Settings That are Migrated
► Accessibility settings
► Address book
► Command-prompt settings
► *Desktop wallpaper
► EFS files
► IE Favorites
► Folder options
► Fonts
► Users, Groups and Group memberships
► *Windows Internet Explorer® settings
* Settings not available for offline migration
More Settings That are Migrated
► Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
settings
► Mouse and keyboard settings
► Network drive mapping
► *Network printer mapping
► *Offline files
► *Phone and modem options
► RAS connection and phone book (.pbk) files
► *Regional settings
► Remote Access
* Settings not available for offline migration
The Last of The Migrated Settings
► *Taskbar settings
► Windows Mail
► Microsoft Outlook Express Mail (.dbx) files are
migrated from Windows XP
► *Windows Media Player
► Windows Rights Management
* Settings not available for offline migration
MigUser.XML
► MigUser.XML
– The following does not migrate with MigUser.xml
Files outside the user profile that don’t match any file
extensions listed in MigUser.xml
Application Settings Migrated
Adobe Acrobat Reader
9
Money Plus Business
2008
AOL Instant Messenger
6.8
Money Plus Home
2008
Apple iTunes
7, 8
Mozilla Firefox
3
Microsoft Office Access
2003, 2007
Microsoft Office Excel
2003, 2007
Apple QuickTime Player 7
Apple Safari
3.1.2
Google Chrome
beta
Google Picasa
3
Google Talk
beta
IBM Lotus 1-2-3
Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003, 2007
Microsoft Office OneNote
2003, 2007
Microsoft Office Outlook
2003, 2007
2003, 2007
9.8
Microsoft Office
PowerPoint
IBM Lotus Notes
8
Microsoft Office Publisher
2003, 2007
IBM Lotus Organizer
9.8
Microsoft Office Word
2003, 2007
IBM Lotus WordPro
9.8
Opera Software Opera
9.5
Intuit Quicken
2009
Microsoft Outlook Express
(mailbox file)
Last of the Apps
Microsoft Project
2003, 2007
Microsoft Office Visio
2003, 2007
RealPlayer Basic
11
Sage Peachtree
2009
Skype
3.8
Windows Live Mail
12, 14
Windows Live Messenger
8.5, 14
Windows Live MovieMaker
14
Windows Live Photo Gallery
12, 14
Windows Live Writer
12, 14
Windows Mail
Vista only
Microsoft Works
9
Yahoo Messenger
9
Zune
3
Microsoft Office is Special
► Cannot migrate from/to a different version of an
application
► Except for Microsoft Office
– USMT can migrate from an earlier version to a later
– Microsoft Project settings are not migrated from
Office 2003 to Office 2007
OS Settings NOT Migrated
► Data from mapped
network drives
► Local printers
► Hardware-related
settings
► Drivers
► Passwords
► Application binary files
► Synchronization files
► DLL files
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Executable files
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Permissions for shared
folders
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Languages must match
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Customized icons for
shortcuts
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Taskbar settings (Migratin
from XP)
Migrating from XP
► Internet Connection Firewall check box and
settings are migrated
► Internet Connection Sharing setting is not
migrated
– Could make the network less secure if migrated to
the destination computer
► The firewall advanced-configuration settings
are not migrated because of increased security
risks
► The Network Connections user interface does
not refresh properly until you log off or press
F5
Data and USB Drives
► Data residing on USB hard disks will be migrated
► Data residing on USB flash drives (UFD) will not
be included when you specify the /localonly
option
– For example:
– ScanState /localonly
ScanState
► Running ScanState
– Command prompt
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Scanstate C:\Path To Store Data
Scanstate C:\USMT
Scanstate C:\USMT /Auto
Scanstate C:\USMT /Auto /hardlink /nocompress
3 Migration Stores
► Uncompressed (UNC)
– Mirror image of the folder hierarchy being migrated
– Settings are stored in a catalog file that also describes how
to restore files on the destination computer
► Compressed
– a single image file that contains all files being migrated
and a catalog file
– You can encrypt and protect this file with a password
► Hard-Link
– a map that defines how a collection of bits on the hard
disk are to be migrated. These files remain fully in tact
LoadState
► Running LoadState
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Loadstate C:\Path To Store Data
Loadstate C:\USMT
Loadstate C:\USMT /Auto
Loadstate C:\USMT /Auto /hardlink /nocompress
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Wrap Up
► Types of profiles
–
–
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Local
Roaming
Mandatory
Super mandatory
► Folder redirection
► Customize the default user profile
► Migrate profiles from XP to Windows 7
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Thank You For Attending My Session
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