Migrate Your Windows XP Machines to Windows 7 Using Free Microsoft Deployment Tools

1. Required Slide SESSION CODE: WCL311 Migrate Your Windows XP Machines to Windows 7 Using Free Microsoft Deployment Tools Rhonda J. Layfield Sr. Technical Consultant RJL, INC.

2. Rhonda Layfield • IT industry since 1982 • US Navy for 7 years • Contribute articles to Windows IT Pro mag • Setup and Deployment MVP • Desktop Deployment Product Specialist (DDPS) • Co-Author Windows Server 2003 R2 and Windows Server 2008 books • NEW Microsoft Deployment Book

3. What I’ll Cover • 4 scenarios • MDT Installation and required software • Create a Deployment Share • Import Windows 7, applications, drivers and packages • Create a task sequence • Migrate Applications • Refresh • Replace/Bare Metal • Automate the Deployment Wizard

4. Four Scenarios • Bare Metal • New machines • Refresh • Keeping the old hardware • Refreshing the OS on the existing machine • Replace • Replacing existing hardware with new • Maintaining user’s settings and data • Upgrade • Unless your upgrading from Vista there is no direct upgrade path

5. XP Migration “Refresh” Scenario 1 Gather Application Information 2 Configure MDT – OS & Application Information 3 Begin MDT Deployment Wizard 4 Get list of Configured Applications XP SP2/SP3 Windows 7 6 USMT Gathers User and Application Settings (local store) MDT 2010 Deployment Server 5 7 Boots to WinPE - Win 7 is Installed List & Registry Scan = New list 8 Applications are Installed 9 USMT Applies User and Application Settings (local store)

6. MDT Network Deployment

7. MDT Installation Requirements • You can install MDT on: • Vista SP1 • Windows 7 • Server 2003 SP2 • Server 2008 • Server 2008 R2 • Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) 2.0 • Required software is included in the WAIK • NET Framework 2.0 • MSXML 6.0 • MMC 3.0 if Server 2003

8. Refresh Scenario Step-By-Steps • Create a Deployment Share • Import Windows 7 • Add applications, drivers and packages • Create a task sequence • Find existing applications from XP • Configure applications on the deployment server • Update Deployment Share • Launch LiteTouch.vbs from the XP machine • MDT scans for configured applications • The registry is scanned for existing applications

9. Refresh Scenario Step-By-Steps • The deployment wizard runs • USMT gathers existing application settings • The machine boots to the MDT WinPE • Windows 7 is installed • Applications are installed • USMT applies application settings

10. Creating a Deployment Share • The Deployment Share is the shared folder on the Deployment Server where target machines connect to perform the deployment • You must create it • Old MDT created it for you • But it put it on the C: drive • Now you decide where to create it MDT Deployment Server Deployment Share

11. Create a Deployment Share

12. Importing an Operating System XP SP3 Vista SP1 or later Windows 7 Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows Server 2008 & R2 Supported OSs

13. Adding an Application

14. Add an Application

15. Adding Drivers Third party drivers

16. Adding Packages OS patches Language Packs

17. Create a Task Sequence • A list of tasks to be run for your deployment • The order in which the tasks will be run • Run task sequences in two different ways • Standard Client TS • LiteTouchPE_x86.iso • Within XP

18. Task Sequences • Standard Client TS • Deploys a desktop operating system, applications, drivers and patches • Standard Client Replace TS • Backs up the target machine before deploying an image including gathering users state information

19. Create Task Sequences

20. Update the Deployment Share

21. Migrating Applications ANNOUNCING

22. MDT and Applications • MDT does not perform any magic on your applications • If they don’t run on Windows 7 • They won’t run on Windows 7 deployed by MDT 2010 • So, you’ll need to be sure you have tested your applications first! • Use Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) • To get a list of applications that will or will not run on Windows 7 • To troubleshoot the applications • To fix the applications – mitigate using SHIMS • Or • Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) • To get a list of applications that will or will not run on Windows 7

23. Find Existing Applications on XP • Log on as a standard user for read only mode • HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall • Uninstall key name

24. Find Existing Applications • .Exe’s are easy – the application name is obvious • .Msi’s are displayed as GUID’s – look for the DisplayName .MSI ..EXE

25. Copy the Key Name to Notepad

26. Copying the Key Name • This is what you’ll get HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FC7BACF0-1FFA-4605-B3B4-A66AB382752D} • This is the piece you want: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FC7BACF0-1FFA-4605-B3B4-A66AB382752D} • If your doing a lot of applications at one time: • XMLNotepad = {FC7BACF0-1FFA-4605-B3B4-A66AB382752D} • NetMon 3.3 = {365C5A10-6561-454F-B975-56EA878D0A06} • Office 2007 = {90120000-002A-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}

27. Configure Applications on The Deployment Server • DW • Application Properties • On the Details tab • Input the Uninstall registry key name

28. Create The Script That Searches For Applications • Create LTIAppDetect.vbs script • Copy and paste the contents from Michael Neihaus’s blog http://blogs.technet.com/mniehaus/default.aspx?p=2 • or download LTIAppDetect.vbs from http://www.deploymentdr.com/Download.html • Then • Copy LTIAppDetect.vbs into your deployment share’s Scripts folder

29. Configure MDT to Look For Applications • Edit the Rules of your deployment share • The Rules determine which pages are displayed by the deployment wizard • DW right click deployment share Properties Rules tab • [Settings] • Priority=Default • Properties=MyCustomProperty • [Default] • OSInstall=Y • SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES • SkipCapture=YES • SkipAdminPassword=NO • SkipProductKey=YES • [Settings] • Priority=Default • Properties=MyCustomProperty • [Default] • UserExit=LTIAppDetect.vbs • OSInstall=Y • SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES • SkipCapture=YES • SkipAdminPassword=NO • SkipProductKey=YES

30. Begin Migration by Launching LiteTouch.vbs • From the XP workstation map a drive to your deployment server: • Start / Run / • Deployment server = DeploySrv • Deployment share = DeploymentShare$ • Scripts folder • Then run LiteTouch.vbs

31. Applications Appear Pre-Selected • But someone could de-select it • If you don’t anyone to be able to de-select an application • You’ll need to make it “Mandatory”

32. Making Applications Mandatory • Edit LTIAppDetect.vbs • Edit LTIAppDetect.vbs script • Set oApplications = oEnvironment.ListItem("Applications") • To: • Set oApplications = oEnvironment.ListItem("MandatoryApplications")

33. USMT Gathers Existing Application Settings • scanstate.exe C:\MININT\StateStore /v:5 /o /c /hardlink /nocompress /efs:hardlink /i:C:\MININT\USMT\MigApp.xml /i:C:\MININT\USMT\MigDocs.xml /l:C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\USMTcapture.log /progress:C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\USMTcapture.prg

34. Types of Files to Migrate - All Fixed Drives are Searched • .vsd • .wk* • .wpd • .wps • .wq1 • .wri • .xl* • .xla • .xlb • .xls* • .qel • .qph • .qsd • .rqy • .rtf • .scd • .sh3 • .slk • .txt • .vl* • .accdb • .ch3 • .csv • .dif • .doc* • .dot* • .dqy • .iqy • .mcw • .mdb* • .mpp • .one* • .oqy • .or6 • .pot* • .ppa • .pps* • .ppt* • .pre • .pst • .pub • .qdf

35. Settings That are Migrated • Accessibility settings • Address book • Command-prompt settings • *Desktop wallpaper • EFS files • Favorites • Folder options • Fonts • Users, Groups and Group memberships • *Windows Internet Explorer® settings * Settings not available for offline migration

36. 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

37. The Last of The Settings That are Migrated • *Taskbar settings • Windows Mail • Microsoft Outlook Express Mail (.dbx) files are migrated from Windows XP • *Windows Media Player • Windows Rights Management

38. Application Settings Migrated

39. Last of the Apps

40. 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

41. OS Settings NOT Migrated • 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)

42. Migrating from XP • Internet Connection Firewall check box and settings are migrated • Advanced-configuration settings are not migrated because of increased security risks • Security Logging • ICMP exceptions • Internet Connection Sharing setting is not migrated • Could make the network less secure if migrated to the destination computer • The Network Connections user interface does not refresh properly until you log off or press F5

43. Windows 7 is Installed • Windows 7 should be added to MDT’s Deployment Workbench

44. USMT Applies Application Settings • loadstate.exe /v:5 /c /lac /hardlink /nocompress /i:C:\MININT\USMT\MigApp.xml /i:C:\MININT\USMT\Migdocs.xml /l:C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\USMTrestore.log C:\MININT\StateStore /progress:C:\MININT\SMSOSD\OSDLOGS\USMTrestore.prg

45. Network Location Page - BUG • Work Around • Set a Group Policy for Network Location • Computer Configuration  / Windows Settings / Security Settings / Network List Manager Policies / All Networks • Change Network Location to “User cannot change location” • Hotfix coming - KB 2028749

46. Issues You Might Run Into • Multiple versions of an application • You could add an application to the DW • Configure the Uninstall Registry key for version 1 • Add the same application to the DW again • Configure the Uninstall Registry key for version 2 • BUT • USMT gathered application data for version 1 and might not be able to apply the settings to version 2

47. Applications and Bare Metal/Replace Scenarios

48. XP Migration “Replace” Scenario 1 Gather Application Information 2 Configure MDT w/ Application Information 3 Begin MDT Deployment Wizard 4 List of Configured Apps “Pre-selected” XP SP2/SP3 Windows 7 5 USMT Gathers User and Application Settings MDT 2010 Deployment Server 6 Boots to WinPE - Win 7 is Installed 7 Applications are Installed 8 USMT Applies User and Application Settings

49. Bare Metal and Replace Scenario – With Applications • When applications are added to the MDT a random GUID is created • Find your application’s GUID • Open Windows Explorer • navigate to your deployment share\Control folder • Open Applications.xml • Expand the application’s node (each application has it’s own application node) • Cick on guid to see the MDT generated GUID in the details pane • If your using MDT 2010 Update 1 the application guid has been added to the properties of the application’s Details tab • From within the DW double click your application and go to the Details tab

50. Configuring MDT with Mandatory Applications • Right click your deployment share and choose Properties • Go to the Rules tab • [Settings] • Priority=Default • Properties=MyCustomProperty • [Default] • OSInstall=Y • SkipAppsOnUpgrade=YES • SkipCapture=YES • SkipAdminPassword=NO • SkipProductKey=YES • MandatoryApplications1={0992c971-a6b2-48d3-b34e-c96309bd4030}