RE: Migrating to Windows XP

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Hello Inixon,

Thanks for posting here. And thanks Meinolf for the contribution.

According to the post, this question appears to be consulting in nature,
we would also like to introduce you to the Advisory Services team. Although
this newsgroup is here to provide break/fix resolution, we are happy to
provide general information and suggestions on it here and you may receive
suggestions from other partners on this topic both here and in the public
newsgroup for this product.

We would also like to introduce you to the CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT
(CSS) Advisory Services team.

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Based on the experience, here is some information which may be helpful for
you.

Suggestions:
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Since you want to migrate 1800 clients to Windows XP, that will be a big
project. To reduce the end users' workload, I would like to suggest you
that use the "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard" which is a built-in
system tool in Windows XP to migrate all the specific settings and folders.

Here is a checklist just for your reference:

1. Hardware drive for Windows XP

2. Compatibility of the installed software

3. The user profile settings (by default, the user profile exists in the
path of C:\Documents and Settings\%username%)

4. Critical Data (ex. Outlook .PST file and other key data to the business
continuous)

Reference:
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Windows XP Professional Resource Kit
Planning Deployments
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457099.aspx

List of Programs Whose Settings Are Migrated When You Use the Files and
Settings Transfer Wizard
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304903

How to use the "Files and Settings Transfer Wizard" in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/293118

How to use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard with a wizard disk in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306187

How To Use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard By Using the Windows XP
CD-ROM
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306186

Hope it helps. Thanks.

David Shen
Microsoft Online Partner Support

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