1. Preparing to Deploy Windows Vista Lesson 1

2. Skills Matrix Technology SkillObjective Domain SkillDomain # Choosing a Deployment Method Analyze the business environment and select an appropriate deployment method: network, offline media, USB, DVD 1.1 Preparing for DeploymentPrepare a system for clean installation or upgrade 1.2 Understanding System Requirements Verify Windows Vista installation requirements 1.2 Understanding ScanStatePerform user state backup with USMT 1.2

3. Skills Matrix Technology SkillObjective Domain SkillDomain # Analyzing User Profile and Data Storage Requirements Analyze use profile and data requirements Roaming user profiles/folder redirection 1.2 Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Perform user state backup with USMT Perform post-installation tasks Restore user state with USMT 1.2 1.4

4. Skills Matrix Technology SkillObjective Domain SkillDomain # Understanding USMTPerform user state backup with USMT Restore user state with USMT 1.2 1.4 Understanding What USMT Migrates Perform user state backup with USMT Restore user state with USMT 1.2 1.4 Using USMTPerform user state backup with USMT Restore user state with USMT 1.2 1.4

5. Skills Matrix Technology SkillObjective Domain SkillDomain # Understanding the.xml Control Files Perform user state backup with USMT Restore user state with USMT 1.2 1.4 Understanding ManifestsPerform user state backup with USMT Restore user state with USMT 1.2 1.4

6. Skills Matrix Technology SkillObjective Domain SkillDomain # Completing a Simple Profile Migration by Using USMT Perform user state backup with USMT Restore user state with USMT 1.2 1.4 Understanding LoadStateRestore user state with USMT 1.4 Analyzing Application and Device Compatibility Troubleshoot deployment issues Resolve application compatibility issues Resolve device driver issues 1.5

7. Over the network using a Windows Imaging Format (WIM) image Offline media, such as DVD or USB storage device Choosing a Deployment Method

8. Minimum system requirements to run the core features of Windows Vista  800MHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor  512MB system memory  SVGA (800x600) graphics processing unit (GPU)  20GB hard disk drive (HDD) with 15GB free space  CD-ROM optical drive Understanding System Requirements Preparing for Deployment

9. Windows Vista Capable PC  Modern processor (at least 800MHz)  512MB system memory  DirectX 9 capable GPU Understanding System Requirements (cont.) Preparing for Deployment

10. Windows Vista Premium Ready PC  1GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor  1GB system memory  GPU that supports DirectX 9 graphics with a Microsoft Windows Vista Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver, 128MB of graphics memory (minimum), Pixel Shader 2.0, and 32 bits per pixel. Understanding System Requirements (cont.) Preparing for Deployment

11. Windows Vista Premium Ready PC (cont.)  40GB HDD with 15GB free space  DVD-ROM drive  Audio output capability  Internet access capability Understanding System Requirements (cont.) Preparing for Deployment

12. Windows Vista Hardware Assessment tool Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0 (ACT) Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor (for stand-alone computers)  Used to analyze both hardware and application compatibility issues Analyzing Application and Device Compatibility Preparing for Deployment

13. Following its analysis, the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment tool creates the following reports:  An Excel workbook comprehensively covering the device inventory and assessment  A Word document summarizing the device inventory and assessment Getting Started with the Windows Vista Hardware Assessment Tool Preparing for Deployment

14. ACT uses the following distributed compatibility evaluators:  Inventory Collector — Identifies installed applications and gathers system information  User Account Control Compatibility Evaluator (UACCE) — Identifies potential compatibility issues due to permissions restrictions enforced by User Account Control (UAC) Getting Started: Application Compatibility Toolkit Preparing for Deployment

15.  Update Compatibility Evaluator (UCE) — Gathers information on application dependencies and can identify potential effects of Windows operating system security updates on applications  Internet Explorer Compatibility Evaluator (IECE) — Identifies potential Web application and website issues that occur due to the release of a new operating system Getting Started: Application Compatibility Toolkit (cont.) Preparing for Deployment

16.  Windows Vista Compatibility Evaluator — Identifies other issues related to compatibility with Windows Vista Getting Started: Application Compatibility Toolkit (cont.) Preparing for Deployment

17. Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor only runs on Windows XP. Using the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Preparing for Deployment

18. Using the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor (cont.) Preparing for Deployment System Requirements Devices Programs

19. Configuring Roaming Profiles Preparing for Deployment Click the Profile tab. In the User profile section, key the path where the user’s profile resides. Click OK.

20. Windows Vista allows up to thirteen folders to be redirected (five in Windows XP). Folder Redirection configured for Windows XP will work when a user logs on to Windows Vista. Understanding Folder Redirection Preparing for Deployment

21. Configuring Folder Redirection Preparing for Deployment Group or User Name NTFS Permission Apply onto: CREATOR OWNERFull Control Subfolders and Files Only SYSTEMFull Control This Folder, Subfolder, and Files Domain AdminsFull Control This Folder, Subfolder and Files Everyone Create Folders/Append Data List Folder/Read Data Read Attributes Traverse Folder/Execute File This Folder Only

22. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder to Separate Target Folders Expand User Configuration > Windows Settings > Folder Redirection. Select Properties.

23. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder to Separate Target Folders (cont.) Select Basic - Redirect everyone’s folder to the same location. Select Create a folder for each user under the root path. Enter the path: \\server01\ RedirectStore1.

24. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder to Separate Target Folders (cont.) Grant the user exclusive rights to RedirectedFolderName. Move the contents of RedirectedFolderName to the new location. Leave the folder in the new location when policy is removed.

25. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder to the Same Target Folder for All Users Expand User Configuration > Windows. Right-click Settings > Folder Redirection, and select Properties. Select Basic - Redirect everyone’s folder to the same location.

26. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder to the Same Target Folder for All Users (cont.) Select Redirect to the following location. Enter the path: \\ServerName\ ShareName\ TargetFolderName.

27. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder to the Same Target Folder for All Users (cont.) Select Move the contents of RedirectedFolderName to the new location. Select Also apply redirection to Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems.

28. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder to the Same Target Folder for All Users (cont.) Select Redirect the folder back to the local userprofile location when policy is removed.

29. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder to the Local ‘userprofile’ Location Expand User Configuration > Windows Settings. Right-click Folder Redirection, and select Properties.

30. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder to the Local ‘userprofile’ Location (cont.) Select Basic - Redirect everyone’s folder to the same location. Select Redirect to the local userprofile location.

31. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder According to Group Membership Expand User Configuration > Windows Settings. Right-click Folder Redirection, and select Properties. Select Advanced - Specify locations for various user groups.

32. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder According to Group Membership (cont.) In the Security Group Membership section, click Add. The Specify Group and Location dialog box appears.

33. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder According to Group Membership (cont.) Select Grant the user exclusive rights to RedirectedFolderName. Select Move the contents of RedirectedFolderName to the new location.

34. Preparing for Deployment Redirecting a Folder According to Group Membership (cont.) Select Also apply redirection to Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems. Select Redirect the folder back to the local userprofile location when policy is removed.

35. Preparing for Deployment Configuring Media Folders to Follow the Documents Folder Expand User Configuration > Windows Settings. Right-click Folder Redirection, and select Properties. Select Follow the Documents Folder.

36. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Understanding What USMT Migrates USMT is composed of five major components  ScanState  LoadState .xml control files  Component Manifests  Downlevel Manifests

37. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Understanding What USMT Migrates The following are migrated using the default control files:  User data  Operating system settings  Supported application data and settings

38. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Using USMT Using USMT in an enterprise environment to migrate data and settings can be divided into three broad stages:  Planning the migration  Collecting files and settings from the source workstation  Migrating files and settings to the destination workstation

39. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Stage 1: Planning the Migration Choose what to migrate within the following categories:  Users  Application settings  Operating system settings  Files and folders  Registry keys

40. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Stage 1: Planning the Migration (cont.) Determine where to store the migration data  On the source workstation  On a network share  On the destination workstation

41. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Stage 1: Planning the Migration (cont.) Modify the migration.xml files, and create Custom.xml files if necessary.  To configure user data migration, modify the MigUser.xml file.  To configure application data migration, modify the MigApp.xml file.

42. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Stage 1: Planning the Migration (cont.) Modify the migration.xml files, and create Custom.xml files if necessary.  To exclude anything from the migration, create a custom Config.xml file.  To customize the migration for your organization’s unique needs, create a Custom.xml file.

43. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Stage 2: Collecting Profile Data and Settings Back up the source workstation. Close all applications. If any applications are running, they might prevent USMT from being able to capture files. Run ScanState on the source workstation to collect the profile data and settings as specified in the.xml control files.

44. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Stage 3: Restoring Profile Data and Settings Deploy the operating system to the destination workstation. Install all applications that were on the source workstation that will be on the destination workstation.

45. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Stage 3: Restoring Profile Data and Settings (cont.) Close all applications. If any applications are running, LoadState might not be able to restore all data and settings. Run LoadState on the destination workstation to restore the files and settings as specified in the.xml control files. Log off after running LoadState so that settings are fully refreshed during the next logon.

46. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Understanding ScanState and LoadState ScanState and LoadState can use the following.xml control files:  MigSys.xml  MigApp.xml  MigUser.xml  Config.xml  Custom.xml

47. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Understanding.xml Control Files MigSys.xml — Controls which operating system and browser settings to migrate when the source workstation is running Windows XP MigApp.xml — Controls which application settings are migrated from the source workstation

48. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Understanding.xml Control Files (cont.) MigUser.xml — Controls which profile folders, files, and file types to migrate from the source workstation Config.xml — Contains all settings defined by Component Manifests or Downlevel Manifests. You create this file by using the ScanState /genconfig option.

49. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Understanding.xml Control Files (cont.) Custom.xml — Defines custom migration rules Can be used for such tasks as migrating the settings for a custom business application. You can define multiple custom control files. To call custom control files, you modify CustomSettings.ini.

50. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Collecting Profile Data and Settings Using ScanState scanstate \\ServerName\path /i:miguser.xml /i:migapp.xml /o

51. Migrating User Profiles by Using USMT Restoring Profile Data and Settings Using LoadState loadstate \\ServerName\path /i:miguser.xml /i:migapp.xml /lac /lae

52. Summary You learned how to choose a deployment method as well as how to judge system requirements based on Windows Vista Capable PC minimum requirements and Windows Vista Premium Ready PC minimum requirements. The Windows Vista Hardware Assessment tool analyzes and reports on device compatibility across an enterprise. You Learned

53. Summary The Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0 analyzes and reports on application compatibility across an enterprise. You can use the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor on stand-alone computers to analyze both hardware and application compatibility issues before upgrading to Windows Vista. You Learned (cont.)

54. Summary Before deploying Windows Vista, you need to plan and prepare for user profile and data storage requirements. Roaming profiles are configured in the Active Directory Users and Computers Properties dialog box for the user. You Learned (cont.)

55. Summary Folder Redirection enables you to redirect the saving and loading of data from a profile folder to another folder (almost always a network share). You learned how to redirect folders as well as how to configure the Pictures, Music, or Video folder to follow the Documents folder for Folder Redirection. You Learned (cont.)

56. Summary USMT 3.0 is a tool for migrating profile settings and data that consists of two command-line executables (ScanState and LoadState) as well as other components. Roaming profiles are configured in the Active Directory Users and Computers Properties dialog box for the user. You Learned (cont.)

57. Summary The.xml control files determine what USMT migrates. You learned how to collect and restore profile data and settings using ScanState and LoadState. You Learned (cont.)