Re: Migration of desktops from W2K to WinXP

Support WebCast: Microsoft Windows XP: Deployment Methods
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;3248­74

Windows XP Professional - Deploy
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/deploy/default.mspx

Deploying Windows XP Professional in a company
http://labmice.techtarget.com/windowsxp/Install/deploy.htm

How do I use Group Policy to deploy Windows XP in a Windows 2000 network?
http://www.petri.co.il/deploy_windows_xp_through_gpo.htm

Summary of the limitations of the System Preparation tool
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;830958

Unsupported Sysprep scenarios
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;828287

Updated System Preparation tool for Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];838080

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Deployment Tools
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=3e90dc91-ac56-4665-949b-beda3080e0f6&displaylang=en

The Microsoft Policy Concerning Disk Duplication of Windows XP Installations
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314828&Product=winxp

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Tony M" wrote:

| Hi there
|
| I have been tasked with migrating over 2,500 desktop computers all over the
| county (UK) from Win2K to WinXP. Problem is each user has full local admin
| rights and with the exception of running Win2K and MS Office XP, they each
| have up to 12 different applications running on them, totalling over 500
| unique apps.
|
| My question is - Short of running the WinXP compatability tool from each
| desktop and connecting to the Web to check the XP compatability of each
| application (which I cannot do for time, logistical and financial
| constraints), does anyone know how I can check the compatability of each
| application with WinXP?
|
| My only route so far is to run a software inventory tool on each desktop,
| bring the data back to base and then check each application against the
| parent website for latest versions, storing the results on a spread***.
|
| Help!
|
| Many thanks

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