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Thrive Live! Migrating Windows XP to Windows 7 Using Windows Easy Transfer and USMT

Evren Toktas — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:40:00 GMT

You have been tasked with upgrading your desktops from Windows XP to Windows 7, and you know there is not a direct upgrade path. So, how are you going to do it? In this webcast, we give you the answers and tools that can make your migration from Windows XP to Windows 7 rather straightforward using a WORKGROUP. We also discuss stand-alone migrations using standard methodologies and the tools that are needed. Learn how the User State Migration Tool (USMT) in the Automated Installation Toolkit (AIK) has everything you need to get the migration going and smoothly deploy Windows 7.

Visit Microsoft Thrive site - www.microsoft.com/thrive

Migrate WinXP to Win7 Using USMT (User State Migration Tool) [Upgrade XP or Vista]

Dan Stolts — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT

In this 22 Minute video we walk through the process of upgrading a machine from Windows XP to Windows 7. There is no direct upgrade path from XP to Windows 7 so we are using the User State Migration Tool to migrate user data and settings.
Note that the USMT does not migrate OS or Applications. You will have to install the operating system and the applications on the destination computer. I have posted a complete Step-By-Step detail of the video along with live links to all the tools and resources you will need on my blog post: Migrate Windows XP to Windows 7 Using USMT (User State Migration Tool) [Upgrade XP or Vista] Step By Step

Windows XP to Windows 7 migration - Intro

Adam Bomb — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:03:00 GMT

There are a few myths around the XP to Windows 7 migration, and this video is the first in a series all about application compatibility and deployment of Windows 7.
We address XP Mode, application compatibility, the lack of an in-place upgrade from XP to Windows 7, and the tools available to help you deploy for free.

Watch all 5 videos in the XP to Windows 7 Migration series:
2. Collect, Analyze, and Test
3. Remediate Applications - Fix
4. Remediate Applications - Virtualize
5. Deploy Operating System

View the XP to Windows 7 migration process diagram which will walk you through the tools and resources available from Microsoft to help you each step along the way.

Windows XP mode for Windows 7

James O'Neill — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:50:00 GMT

The announcement of Windows XP mode caused a lot of excitement, in this screen cast we have a look at how it is setup up, what users see and get an idea of what it can do.

Download XP Mode for Windows 7

Client Performance Tuning

Ralf M. Schnell — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:54:00 GMT

Eines der häufigtsten Urteile über Windows Vista ist: Zu langsam!!! Um diesem Problem sachlich und gründlich auf die Spur zu kommen, habe ich mich mit einem Experten zusammengesetzt, meinem Kollegen Bernd Stetter, der als Premier Support-Techniker viele unserer Kunden vor Ort betreut und insbesondere einer unserer angesehensten Experten weltweit für die Optimierung von Windows Client-Installationen ist. Bernd hatte mich bereits bei der Vorbereitung einer Technet-Seminarreihe zu diesem Thema unterstützt. In diesem Interview geht er anhand von xPerf-Traces sehr detailliert auf die Unterschiede zwischen Windows XP, Windows Vista und Windows 7 ein und erklärt die Änderungen auf Kernel-Ebene, durch die die von Windows Vista bekannten Probleme in Windows 7 nachhaltig gelöst werden. Außerdem zeigt er Anzeichen für typische Fehlkonfigurationen auf, die Windows unnötig verlangsamen und die oft sehr einfach zu beheben sind.

Dual Boot Between Windows XP and Windows 7

Rob Waggoner — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:26:00 GMT

Now that you've downloaded the Windows 7 beta, let's talk about how you can configure your machine to dual boot between Windows Vista and Windows 7, or even Window XP and Windows 7. The key to multi-boot configurations that involve Windows Vista, Server 2008 or Windows 7 is Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store. The BCD will make or break your configurations, I walk you through setting up your hard drive to support a multi-OS boot configuration. Once you've seen the power of the dual boot scenario, I'd like to point you to a few articles that will provide additional detail. One of the assumptions I made was that an earlier version of Windows already exists and that you will be installing a newer version of Windows (like Windows 7). In the event that you have Windows Vista or Windows 7 already installed and then you install Windows XP, you'll need to check out this article. This article holds true for Windows 7 as well as Windows Vista.

Windows Vista no longer starts after you install an earlier version of the Windows operating system in a dual-boot configuration

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/933179

If you want to learn all of the details of the bcdedit tool, check out:

BCDEdit Command-Line Options

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc709667.aspx

and then of course you'll want to check out the faq as well:

Boot Configuration Data Editor Frequently Asked Questions

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc721886.aspx

Rob
http://ts2blogs.com/blogs/rwagg

Migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 Beta with Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 Beta

Adam Bomb — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:43:00 GMT

There's been a lot of press about how there isn't a an upgrade path from Windows XP to Windows 7. In this video, Jeremy walked me through using the latest beta of the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, specificallly the User State Migration Tool, to transfer the user settings and files from a Windowx XP installation to a new install of Windows 7 on the same PC.
One of the really cool features in this new version is hardlink migration. In the past, if you wanted to back up all of a users files and settings, those had to be transferred to a different drive, and the new OS install would wipe the machine, complete the new install, and then you'd transfer the files back. With hardlink migration, all the files stay in place on the machine, and the Win7 install just updates file locations with hardlinks. This means the install and settings transfer happens much faster, because the files aren't transferred at all, just the paths to them are updated. It's really cool, and means you can have a fresh install of Win7, with all your XP files and settings, completed in as few as 30 minutes.
The new Microsoft Deployment Toolkit beta can be found on http://connect.microsoft.com

Screencast: How To Network Your Workgroup Computers

johnbake — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:17:00 GMT

Whether you're configuring a home or a small office workgroup, if you have Windows XP and Windows Vista machines in the workgroup you might have had problems getting them to see each other and access shared resources. This short screencast will explain some of the main networking related differences between Windows XP and Windows Vista and cover the things to check to get everything running smoothly.

The assumption is the physical network is functioning correctly.

Windows Vista SP1 outperforms Windows XP SP2 in file copy

Michael Kleef [MSFT] — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:22:00 GMT

Its interesting that people seem to think that Vista underperforms in every area of the system which is quite an incorrect perception. In this demo I show how Vista outperforms Windows XP and I show the under the covers process traces of just how it achieves it.
Demo environment consists of two images. One Vista SP1 and the other Windows XP SP2 both on the same HDD IO and communicating across my home wireless network to a Windows Server 2008 box on my main LAN. Once the two images get going latency gets introduced and things start to slow down....except Vista doesnt slow down. Watch and see!