You are working with a team that will be bringing in new computers to a sales department at a
company. The sales team would like to keep not only their old files, but system settings as well on
the new PC’s. What should you do?
A.
Do a system backup (complete) on each old machine, then restore it onto the new machines.
B.
Use the Disk Management tool to move everything to the new computer.
C.
Use the User State Migration tool to move the system settings and files to the new machines.
D.
Copy the files and the Windows Registry to a removable media then copy it onto the new
machines.
Explanation:
The User State Migration Tool is made specifically for this purpose. Large scale migrations require
not only files but system settings to be moved to new machines and Microsoft created this tool for
this purpose.
What is User State Migration Tool (USMT)?
User State Migration Tool (USMT) is used to migrate user files and settings during large deployments
of Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows Vista operating systems. It captures desktop, and
application settings, as well as user accounts and users’ files, and then migrates them to a new
Windows installation. It helps administrators to improve and simplify migration process. USMT can
be used for both side-by-side and wipe-and-load migrations. USMT component
SCANSTATE.EXE is used to collect the files and settings from the source computer and the
LOADSTATE.EXE component is used to restore the user state onto the destination computer.
Answer option D is incorrect. Moving the Windows registry will not work and could in cause major
problems on the new system. This is especially true if the new system has a more modern version of
Windows.
Answer option B is incorrect. The disk management tool is used for managing disk partitions.
Answer option A is incorrect. A complete backup will likely cause problems on the new installations.
This is especially true if the new system has a more modern version of Windows.
Reference. http.//technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457090.aspx