Transfer settings, data, application from Windows 2000 Pro to XP P

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Client would like to transfer settings, data and applications from his 25
user base network desktop to Windows XP Pro. All the users want to keep
their settings and everything they have on the computer to the new computer
with XP Pro on it. Is there any way of doing this short of reinstalling
applications?
Summary- client is moving 25 Windows 2000 desktops to Windows XP Pro new
computers. All users want to keep their "settings, data and applications"
without a complete reinstall. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks
 
jlmiller said:
Client would like to transfer settings, data and applications from
his 25 user base network desktop to Windows XP Pro. All the users
want to keep their settings and everything they have on the
computer to the new computer with XP Pro on it. Is there any way
of doing this short of reinstalling applications?
Summary- client is moving 25 Windows 2000 desktops to Windows XP
Pro new computers. All users want to keep their "settings, data
and applications" without a complete reinstall. Is there a way to
do this?
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Settings (in general) and such - sure. (Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
[FAST] or the User state Migration Tool [USMT].)

Applications - although there are third-party applications that will do this
in *some* cases - pretty much - expect to re-install said applications onto
the new computer.

Or you could do something very time consuming and painful. Make an image of
each current Windows 2000 system, apply said image to the new computer
hardware, update the drivers and such to get it to work, upgrade the
computers to Windows XP and update the drivers and such again.

The "Install fresh using the FAST" is probably the least painful method and
you will get rid of things that the users likely never use but would say
they did reguardless.
 
Thanks Shenan, I had figured this may be the router available.
Had to ask.

Jon

Shenan Stanley said:
jlmiller said:
Client would like to transfer settings, data and applications from
his 25 user base network desktop to Windows XP Pro. All the users
want to keep their settings and everything they have on the
computer to the new computer with XP Pro on it. Is there any way
of doing this short of reinstalling applications?
Summary- client is moving 25 Windows 2000 desktops to Windows XP
Pro new computers. All users want to keep their "settings, data
and applications" without a complete reinstall. Is there a way to
do this?
Click to expand...

Settings (in general) and such - sure. (Files and Settings Transfer Wizard
[FAST] or the User state Migration Tool [USMT].)

Applications - although there are third-party applications that will do this
in *some* cases - pretty much - expect to re-install said applications onto
the new computer.

Or you could do something very time consuming and painful. Make an image of
each current Windows 2000 system, apply said image to the new computer
hardware, update the drivers and such to get it to work, upgrade the
computers to Windows XP and update the drivers and such again.

The "Install fresh using the FAST" is probably the least painful method and
you will get rid of things that the users likely never use but would say
they did reguardless.
Click to expand...
 
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