DEPLOYMENT AND USER PROFILES Rhonda J. Layfield SESSION CODE: CLI304 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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 – Local – Roaming – Mandatory – Super mandatory ► Folder redirection ► Customize the default user profile ► Migrate profiles from XP to Windows 7 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

Local Profile – 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 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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 Temporary profiles are deleted when a user logs off (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

Mandatory Profiles – 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 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

FOLDER REDIRECTION (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

OFFLINE FILES (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

Windows 7 And Offline Files ► Enabled by default ► Fast first logon ► Usually offline support with background sync ► Exclusion list ► Transparent caching (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

All The GPO Settings ► Policies – Computer Configuration Administrative Templates – Network » Offline Files – There are 28 policy settings you can configure (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

Sync Center Settings

CUSTOMIZE THE DEFAULT USER PROFILE (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

MIGRATE PROFILES FROM XP TO WINDOWS 7 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

The USMT Process XP SP2 1 1 Upgrade Applications Run ScanState Store locally or across the network 2 2 Deployment Server

The USMT Process Deployment Server Install Windows Run LoadState 5 5 Windows 7 XP SP2/SP3 1 1 Upgrade Applications Run ScanState Store locally or across the network 2 2 Install Applications 4 4

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 SupportedScanStateLoadState Windows XP Professional X Windows XP Professional x64 Edition X 32-bit versions of Windows Vista XX 64-bit versions of Windows Vista XX 32-bit versions of Windows 7 XX 64-bit versions of Windows 7 XX

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” ► OR ► 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 – My Documents – My Video – My Music – My Pictures – Desktop files – Start menu – Quick Launch settings – Favorites ► Rules to migrate user profiles and data ► Describes a “core” migration ► Folders that will be migrated

All Users and Public Profile Folders ► All Users profile – Windows XP ► Public profile in Vista or Windows 7 – 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 ─.accdb ─.ch3 ─.csv ─.dif ─.doc* ─.dot* ─.dqy ─.iqy ─.mcw ─.mdb* ─.mpp ─.one* ─.oqy ─.or6 ─.pot* ─.ppa ─.pps* ─.ppt* ─.pre ─.pst ─.pub ─.qdf ─.qel ─.qph ─.qsd ─.rqy ─.rtf ─.scd ─.sh3 ─.slk ─.txt ─.vl* ─.vsd ─.wk* ─.wpd ─.wps ─.wq1 ─.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 Reader9 AOL Instant Messenger6.8 Apple iTunes7, 8 Apple QuickTime Player7 Apple Safari3.1.2 Google Chromebeta Google Picasa3 Google Talkbeta IBM Lotus IBM Lotus Notes8 IBM Lotus Organizer9.8 IBM Lotus WordPro9.8 Intuit Quicken2009 Money Plus Business2008 Money Plus Home2008 Mozilla Firefox3 Microsoft Office Access2003, 2007 Microsoft Office Excel2003, 2007 Microsoft Office FrontPage2003, 2007 Microsoft Office OneNote2003, 2007 Microsoft Office Outlook2003, 2007 Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003, 2007 Microsoft Office Publisher2003, 2007 Microsoft Office Word2003, 2007 Opera Software Opera9.5 Microsoft Outlook Express(mailbox file)

Last of the Apps Microsoft Project2003, 2007 Microsoft Office Visio2003, 2007 RealPlayer Basic11 Sage Peachtree2009 Skype3.8 Windows Live Mail12, 14 Windows Live Messenger8.5, 14 Windows Live MovieMaker14 Windows Live Photo Gallery12, 14 Windows Live Writer12, 14 Windows MailVista only Microsoft Works9 Yahoo Messenger9 Zune3

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 ► Executable files ► Permissions for shared folders ► Languages must match ► Customized icons for shortcuts ► Taskbar settings (Migrating 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 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 Loadstate C:\Path To Store Data Loadstate C:\USMT Loadstate C:\USMT /Auto Loadstate C:\USMT /Auto /hardlink /nocompress (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

Wrap Up ► Types of profiles – Local – Roaming – Mandatory – Super mandatory ► Folder redirection ► Customize the default user profile ► Migrate profiles from XP to Windows 7 (c) 2011 Microsoft. All rights reserved.

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