Best way to move user to different/new computer

SBS 2003
I need to move a couple of computers around the office to different users
and I also need to setup a new computer for one of the users. We do not use
roaming profiles but My Documents are redirected to the server. What's the
best way to migrate user settings/profiles to their new computer. I have
used Forensit Profile Wizard in the past but wonder what the "best practice"
might be.

For moving computers between users, or for moving an existing user's profile
to new hardware, I usually just use the FAST (Files and Settings Transfer
Wizard). That seems to work well enough for everything I can think of
offhand. I leave the profile on the old computer in case the user complains
of something that got missed, although that's usually not an issue.

It's been a while and I'm going from memory, but I think what I do is to
select to migrate everything. Then on the next screen, you can define what
"everything" consists of. At that point, I go in and un-select whatever I
don't want. IIRC, if you just let it migrate everything, you'll get a lot
of useless and probably unwanted stuff from the old profile.

The one in Vista is even better (Windows Easy Transfer). If you're going
from XP to Vista, put the OS CD from the Vista box in the XP, and Windows
Easy Transfer will be one of the options on the autorun screen. I have not
been able to get WET to work going directly from old PC to new over the
LAN - if you run into that, go out to a share first, then from the share to
the new PC.


"Steve Schwab" <SteveSchwab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> SBS 2003
> I need to move a couple of computers around the office to different users
> and I also need to setup a new computer for one of the users. We do not
> use
> roaming profiles but My Documents are redirected to the server. What's
> the
> best way to migrate user settings/profiles to their new computer. I have
> used Forensit Profile Wizard in the past but wonder what the "best
> practice"
> might be.

Thanks for the reply Dave,
These are all XP Pro machines.
I have used FAST many times for transfering files/settings in a non-domain
environment and have found it to work well. Just wasn't sure there were any
issues in the SBS environment.
Thanks again,
Steve

"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:

> For moving computers between users, or for moving an existing user's profile
> to new hardware, I usually just use the FAST (Files and Settings Transfer
> Wizard). That seems to work well enough for everything I can think of
> offhand. I leave the profile on the old computer in case the user complains
> of something that got missed, although that's usually not an issue.
>
> It's been a while and I'm going from memory, but I think what I do is to
> select to migrate everything. Then on the next screen, you can define what
> "everything" consists of. At that point, I go in and un-select whatever I
> don't want. IIRC, if you just let it migrate everything, you'll get a lot
> of useless and probably unwanted stuff from the old profile.
>
> The one in Vista is even better (Windows Easy Transfer). If you're going
> from XP to Vista, put the OS CD from the Vista box in the XP, and Windows
> Easy Transfer will be one of the options on the autorun screen. I have not
> been able to get WET to work going directly from old PC to new over the
> LAN - if you run into that, go out to a share first, then from the share to
> the new PC.
>
>
> "Steve Schwab" <SteveSchwab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:390663D1-4AD6-4302-ADB9-6C2A9E751E4F@microsoft.com...
> > SBS 2003
> > I need to move a couple of computers around the office to different users
> > and I also need to setup a new computer for one of the users. We do not
> > use
> > roaming profiles but My Documents are redirected to the server. What's
> > the
> > best way to migrate user settings/profiles to their new computer. I have
> > used Forensit Profile Wizard in the past but wonder what the "best
> > practice"
> > might be.
>

Hello Steve,

Thank you for your post and thanks for Dave's great help.
My name is Gary Wang, and it is my pleasure to work with you on this issue!
Please allow me to confirm that my understandings are correct. As I
understand it, the issue is:

You'd like to know the best way to migrate SBS domain users profile to new
computers

If I have misunderstood your concerns please feel free to let me know.

Suggestion :
==============
Based on my search, FAST can be used in SBS environment to transfer user
profile between computers in same domain. However, I still recommend that
perform a full backup before doing this.

Also besides Dave's inputs, I would like to suggest that you to try to use
roaming profile for which is designed for this kind of requirement. Please
check below:

1. Set up a share on the server. For example - d:\profiles, shared as
profiles$ to make it hidden from browsing. Make sure this share is *not*
set to allow offline files/caching! (that's on by default - disable it)

2. Make sure the share permissions on profiles$ indicate everyone=full
control. Set the NTFS security to administrators, system, and
users=fullcontrol.

3. In the users' ADUC properties, specify \\server\profiles$\%username% in
the profiles field

4. Have each user log into the domain once from their usual workstation
(where their existing profile lives) and log out. The profile is now
roaming.

5. If you want the administrators group to automatically have permissions
to the profiles folders, you'll need to make the appropriate change in
group policy. Look in computer configuration/administrative
templates/system/user profiles - there's an option to add administrators
group to the roaming profiles permissions.

Notes:

* Make sure users understand that they should not log into multiple
computers at the same time when they have roaming profiles (unless you
makethe profiles mandatory by renaming ntuser.dat to ntuser.man so they
can't change them). Explain that the last one out wins, when it comes to
uploading the final, changed copy of the profile.

* Keep your profiles TINY. Via group policy, redirect My Documents at the
very least - to a subfolder of the user's home directory or user folder.
Also consider redirecting Desktop & Application Data similarly..so the user
will have:

\\server\home$\%username%\My Documents,
\\server\home$\%username%\Desktop,
\\server\home$\%username%\Application Data.

Alternatively, just manually re-target My Documents to
\\server\home$\%username% (this is not optimal, however!)

If you aren't going to also redirect the desktop using policies, tell users
that they are not to store any files on the desktop or you will beat them
with a stick. Big profile=slow login/logout, and possible profile
corruption.

* Note that user profiles are not compatible between different OS versions,
even between W2k/XP. Keep all your computers. Keep your workstations as
identical as possible - meaning, OS version is the same, SP level is the
same, app load is (as much as possible) the same.

* Do not let people store any data locally - all data belongs on the server.

* The User Profile Hive Cleanup Utility should be running on all your
computers. You can download it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...E6D-8912-4E18-
B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en

Additional Information:
===============

How To Restore a User Profile in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324734/en-us


Hope it helps.

I look forward to your reply. Also, if you have any questions or concerns,
please do not hesitate to let me know. I am happy to help. :-)

Thank you for your time and cooperation!

Best regards,

Gary Wang(MSFT)
Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support

Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

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| Thanks for the reply Dave,
| These are all XP Pro machines.
| I have used FAST many times for transfering files/settings in a
non-domain
| environment and have found it to work well. Just wasn't sure there were
any
| issues in the SBS environment.
| Thanks again,
| Steve
|
| "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:
|
| > For moving computers between users, or for moving an existing user's
profile
| > to new hardware, I usually just use the FAST (Files and Settings
Transfer
| > Wizard). That seems to work well enough for everything I can think of
| > offhand. I leave the profile on the old computer in case the user
complains
| > of something that got missed, although that's usually not an issue.
| >
| > It's been a while and I'm going from memory, but I think what I do is
to
| > select to migrate everything. Then on the next screen, you can define
what
| > "everything" consists of. At that point, I go in and un-select
whatever I
| > don't want. IIRC, if you just let it migrate everything, you'll get a
lot
| > of useless and probably unwanted stuff from the old profile.
| >
| > The one in Vista is even better (Windows Easy Transfer). If you're
going
| > from XP to Vista, put the OS CD from the Vista box in the XP, and
Windows
| > Easy Transfer will be one of the options on the autorun screen. I have
not
| > been able to get WET to work going directly from old PC to new over the
| > LAN - if you run into that, go out to a share first, then from the
share to
| > the new PC.
| >
| >
| > "Steve Schwab" <SteveSchwab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:390663D1-4AD6-4302-ADB9-6C2A9E751E4F@microsoft.com...
| > > SBS 2003
| > > I need to move a couple of computers around the office to different
users
| > > and I also need to setup a new computer for one of the users. We do
not
| > > use
| > > roaming profiles but My Documents are redirected to the server.
What's
| > > the
| > > best way to migrate user settings/profiles to their new computer. I
have
| > > used Forensit Profile Wizard in the past but wonder what the "best
| > > practice"
| > > might be.
| >
|

Gary,
Thanks for the reply. I'm familiar with roaming profiles but chose not to
implement at this facility for several reasons. First, users rarely use more
than one computer. Each has his/her own desktop at their workstation.
Second, login time can be long as the profile is downloaded from the server.
Especially in the morning when several users log in at the same time. It's
been awhile since I've used roaming profiles so the lag time issue may not be
an issue anymore. Again, thanks for your input.
Steve

"Guozhen Wang[MSFT]" wrote:

> Hello Steve,
>
> Thank you for your post and thanks for Dave's great help.
> My name is Gary Wang, and it is my pleasure to work with you on this issue!
> Please allow me to confirm that my understandings are correct. As I
> understand it, the issue is:
>
> You'd like to know the best way to migrate SBS domain users profile to new
> computers
>
> If I have misunderstood your concerns please feel free to let me know.
>
> Suggestion :
> ==============
> Based on my search, FAST can be used in SBS environment to transfer user
> profile between computers in same domain. However, I still recommend that
> perform a full backup before doing this.
>
> Also besides Dave's inputs, I would like to suggest that you to try to use
> roaming profile for which is designed for this kind of requirement. Please
> check below:
>
> 1. Set up a share on the server. For example - d:\profiles, shared as
> profiles$ to make it hidden from browsing. Make sure this share is *not*
> set to allow offline files/caching! (that's on by default - disable it)
>
> 2. Make sure the share permissions on profiles$ indicate everyone=full
> control. Set the NTFS security to administrators, system, and
> users=fullcontrol.
>
> 3. In the users' ADUC properties, specify \\server\profiles$\%username% in
> the profiles field
>
> 4. Have each user log into the domain once from their usual workstation
> (where their existing profile lives) and log out. The profile is now
> roaming.
>
> 5. If you want the administrators group to automatically have permissions
> to the profiles folders, you'll need to make the appropriate change in
> group policy. Look in computer configuration/administrative
> templates/system/user profiles - there's an option to add administrators
> group to the roaming profiles permissions.
>
> Notes:
>
> * Make sure users understand that they should not log into multiple
> computers at the same time when they have roaming profiles (unless you
> makethe profiles mandatory by renaming ntuser.dat to ntuser.man so they
> can't change them). Explain that the last one out wins, when it comes to
> uploading the final, changed copy of the profile.
>
> * Keep your profiles TINY. Via group policy, redirect My Documents at the
> very least - to a subfolder of the user's home directory or user folder.
> Also consider redirecting Desktop & Application Data similarly..so the user
> will have:
>
> \\server\home$\%username%\My Documents,
> \\server\home$\%username%\Desktop,
> \\server\home$\%username%\Application Data.
>
> Alternatively, just manually re-target My Documents to
> \\server\home$\%username% (this is not optimal, however!)
>
> If you aren't going to also redirect the desktop using policies, tell users
> that they are not to store any files on the desktop or you will beat them
> with a stick. Big profile=slow login/logout, and possible profile
> corruption.
>
> * Note that user profiles are not compatible between different OS versions,
> even between W2k/XP. Keep all your computers. Keep your workstations as
> identical as possible - meaning, OS version is the same, SP level is the
> same, app load is (as much as possible) the same.
>
> * Do not let people store any data locally - all data belongs on the server.
>
> * The User Profile Hive Cleanup Utility should be running on all your
> computers. You can download it here:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...E6D-8912-4E18-
> B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en
>
> Additional Information:
> ===============
>
> How To Restore a User Profile in Windows Server 2003
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324734/en-us
>
>
> Hope it helps.
>
> I look forward to your reply. Also, if you have any questions or concerns,
> please do not hesitate to let me know. I am happy to help. :-)
>
> Thank you for your time and cooperation!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Gary Wang(MSFT)
> Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support
>
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
>
> =====================================================
> This newsgroup only focuses on SBS technical issues. If you have issues
> regarding other Microsoft products, you'd better post in the corresponding
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>
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>
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> provide other information for your reference, we recommend you post
> different incidents in different threads to keep the thread clean. In doing
> so, it will ensure your issues are resolved in a timely manner.
>
> For urgent issues, you may want to contact Microsoft CSS directly. Please
> check http://support.microsoft.com for regional support phone numbers.
>
> Any input or comments in this thread are highly appreciated.
> =====================================================
>
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> | Thanks for the reply Dave,
> | These are all XP Pro machines.
> | I have used FAST many times for transfering files/settings in a
> non-domain
> | environment and have found it to work well. Just wasn't sure there were
> any
> | issues in the SBS environment.
> | Thanks again,
> | Steve
> |
> | "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:
> |
> | > For moving computers between users, or for moving an existing user's
> profile
> | > to new hardware, I usually just use the FAST (Files and Settings
> Transfer
> | > Wizard). That seems to work well enough for everything I can think of
> | > offhand. I leave the profile on the old computer in case the user
> complains
> | > of something that got missed, although that's usually not an issue.
> | >
> | > It's been a while and I'm going from memory, but I think what I do is
> to
> | > select to migrate everything. Then on the next screen, you can define
> what
> | > "everything" consists of. At that point, I go in and un-select
> whatever I
> | > don't want. IIRC, if you just let it migrate everything, you'll get a
> lot
> | > of useless and probably unwanted stuff from the old profile.
> | >
> | > The one in Vista is even better (Windows Easy Transfer). If you're
> going
> | > from XP to Vista, put the OS CD from the Vista box in the XP, and
> Windows
> | > Easy Transfer will be one of the options on the autorun screen. I have
> not
> | > been able to get WET to work going directly from old PC to new over the
> | > LAN - if you run into that, go out to a share first, then from the
> share to
> | > the new PC.
> | >
> | >
> | > "Steve Schwab" <SteveSchwab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | > news:390663D1-4AD6-4302-ADB9-6C2A9E751E4F@microsoft.com...
> | > > SBS 2003
> | > > I need to move a couple of computers around the office to different
> users
> | > > and I also need to setup a new computer for one of the users. We do
> not
> | > > use
> | > > roaming profiles but My Documents are redirected to the server.
> What's
> | > > the
> | > > best way to migrate user settings/profiles to their new computer. I
> have
> | > > used Forensit Profile Wizard in the past but wonder what the "best
> | > > practice"
> | > > might be.
> | >
> |
>
>

Hello Steve,

Thanks for your reply.

Also, if you have any further questions or concerns, please do not
hesitate to let me know. I am happy to provide assistance.

Have a great day :-)

Best regards,

Gary Wang(MSFT)
Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support

Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security

=====================================================
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| Gary,
| Thanks for the reply. I'm familiar with roaming profiles but chose not
to
| implement at this facility for several reasons. First, users rarely use
more
| than one computer. Each has his/her own desktop at their workstation.
| Second, login time can be long as the profile is downloaded from the
server.
| Especially in the morning when several users log in at the same time.
It's
| been awhile since I've used roaming profiles so the lag time issue may
not be
| an issue anymore. Again, thanks for your input.
| Steve
|
| "Guozhen Wang[MSFT]" wrote:
|
| > Hello Steve,
| >
| > Thank you for your post and thanks for Dave's great help.
| > My name is Gary Wang, and it is my pleasure to work with you on this
issue!
| > Please allow me to confirm that my understandings are correct. As I
| > understand it, the issue is:
| >
| > You'd like to know the best way to migrate SBS domain users profile to
new
| > computers
| >
| > If I have misunderstood your concerns please feel free to let me know.
| >
| > Suggestion :
| > ==============
| > Based on my search, FAST can be used in SBS environment to transfer
user
| > profile between computers in same domain. However, I still recommend
that
| > perform a full backup before doing this.
| >
| > Also besides Dave's inputs, I would like to suggest that you to try to
use
| > roaming profile for which is designed for this kind of requirement.
Please
| > check below:
| >
| > 1. Set up a share on the server. For example - d:\profiles, shared as
| > profiles$ to make it hidden from browsing. Make sure this share is
*not*
| > set to allow offline files/caching! (that's on by default - disable it)
| >
| > 2. Make sure the share permissions on profiles$ indicate everyone=full
| > control. Set the NTFS security to administrators, system, and
| > users=fullcontrol.
| >
| > 3. In the users' ADUC properties, specify \\server\profiles$\%username%
in
| > the profiles field
| >
| > 4. Have each user log into the domain once from their usual workstation
| > (where their existing profile lives) and log out. The profile is now
| > roaming.
| >
| > 5. If you want the administrators group to automatically have
permissions
| > to the profiles folders, you'll need to make the appropriate change in
| > group policy. Look in computer configuration/administrative
| > templates/system/user profiles - there's an option to add
administrators
| > group to the roaming profiles permissions.
| >
| > Notes:
| >
| > * Make sure users understand that they should not log into multiple
| > computers at the same time when they have roaming profiles (unless you
| > makethe profiles mandatory by renaming ntuser.dat to ntuser.man so they
| > can't change them). Explain that the last one out wins, when it comes
to
| > uploading the final, changed copy of the profile.
| >
| > * Keep your profiles TINY. Via group policy, redirect My Documents at
the
| > very least - to a subfolder of the user's home directory or user
folder.
| > Also consider redirecting Desktop & Application Data similarly..so the
user
| > will have:
| >
| > \\server\home$\%username%\My Documents,
| > \\server\home$\%username%\Desktop,
| > \\server\home$\%username%\Application Data.
| >
| > Alternatively, just manually re-target My Documents to
| > \\server\home$\%username% (this is not optimal, however!)
| >
| > If you aren't going to also redirect the desktop using policies, tell
users
| > that they are not to store any files on the desktop or you will beat
them
| > with a stick. Big profile=slow login/logout, and possible profile
| > corruption.
| >
| > * Note that user profiles are not compatible between different OS
versions,
| > even between W2k/XP. Keep all your computers. Keep your workstations as
| > identical as possible - meaning, OS version is the same, SP level is
the
| > same, app load is (as much as possible) the same.
| >
| > * Do not let people store any data locally - all data belongs on the
server.
| >
| > * The User Profile Hive Cleanup Utility should be running on all your
| > computers. You can download it here:
| >
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...E6D-8912-4E18-
| > B570-42470E2F3582&displaylang=en
| >
| > Additional Information:
| > ===============
| >
| > How To Restore a User Profile in Windows Server 2003
| > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324734/en-us
| >
| >
| > Hope it helps.
| >
| > I look forward to your reply. Also, if you have any questions or
concerns,
| > please do not hesitate to let me know. I am happy to help. :-)
| >
| > Thank you for your time and cooperation!
| >
| > Best regards,
| >
| > Gary Wang(MSFT)
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| >
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| > | Thanks for the reply Dave,
| > | These are all XP Pro machines.
| > | I have used FAST many times for transfering files/settings in a
| > non-domain
| > | environment and have found it to work well. Just wasn't sure there
were
| > any
| > | issues in the SBS environment.
| > | Thanks again,
| > | Steve
| > |
| > | "Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:
| > |
| > | > For moving computers between users, or for moving an existing
user's
| > profile
| > | > to new hardware, I usually just use the FAST (Files and Settings
| > Transfer
| > | > Wizard). That seems to work well enough for everything I can think
of
| > | > offhand. I leave the profile on the old computer in case the user
| > complains
| > | > of something that got missed, although that's usually not an issue.
| > | >
| > | > It's been a while and I'm going from memory, but I think what I do
is
| > to
| > | > select to migrate everything. Then on the next screen, you can
define
| > what
| > | > "everything" consists of. At that point, I go in and un-select
| > whatever I
| > | > don't want. IIRC, if you just let it migrate everything, you'll
get a
| > lot
| > | > of useless and probably unwanted stuff from the old profile.
| > | >
| > | > The one in Vista is even better (Windows Easy Transfer). If you're
| > going
| > | > from XP to Vista, put the OS CD from the Vista box in the XP, and
| > Windows
| > | > Easy Transfer will be one of the options on the autorun screen. I
have
| > not
| > | > been able to get WET to work going directly from old PC to new over
the
| > | > LAN - if you run into that, go out to a share first, then from the
| > share to
| > | > the new PC.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > "Steve Schwab" <SteveSchwab@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
| > | > news:390663D1-4AD6-4302-ADB9-6C2A9E751E4F@microsoft.com...
| > | > > SBS 2003
| > | > > I need to move a couple of computers around the office to
different
| > users
| > | > > and I also need to setup a new computer for one of the users. We
do
| > not
| > | > > use
| > | > > roaming profiles but My Documents are redirected to the server.
| > What's
| > | > > the
| > | > > best way to migrate user settings/profiles to their new computer.
I
| > have
| > | > > used Forensit Profile Wizard in the past but wonder what the
"best
| > | > > practice"
| > | > > might be.
| > | >
| > |
| >
| >
|