Taking a snapshot of 2000 user settings pre-XP (printers, Outlook assorted etc)

[Guest andymarbles]

Hi all,

 

Migrating from 2000 to XP (finally)

 

Does anyone know of a nice little script/utility that can take a

snapshot of things like printer connections, default signature

location (maybe even copy it to a pre-specified network folder with

username or pc name variable to create the folder or file), pst files

(copy too) and other useful stuff?

 

Many thanks!

 

Andy

[Guest DL]

Re: Taking a snapshot of 2000 user settings pre-XP (printers, Outlook assorted etc)

 

Surely your data is backed up anyway?

 

Its not unknown for the OL profile to become corrupt during this upgrade.

 

"andymarbles" <andymarbles@googlemail.com> wrote in message

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> Hi all,

>

> Migrating from 2000 to XP (finally)

>

> Does anyone know of a nice little script/utility that can take a

> snapshot of things like printer connections, default signature

> location (maybe even copy it to a pre-specified network folder with

> username or pc name variable to create the folder or file), pst files

> (copy too) and other useful stuff?

>

> Many thanks!

>

> Andy

>

[Guest andymarbles]

Re: Taking a snapshot of 2000 user settings pre-XP (printers, Outlook assorted etc)

 

On Jul 30, 9:46 pm, "DL" <address@invalid> wrote:

> Surely your data is backed up anyway?

>

> Its not unknown for the OL profile to become corrupt during this upgrade.

>

 

They aren't roaming profiles for some reason, I haven't been at the co

long and the local profiles are messy and massive, but is this data

stored as part of the profile in a form which will be imported by XP

when the user logs on? Things like sigs and which PST files

connected, wih printers in the registry etc. If so, can I just take

out the useful bits and leave the junk behind?

 

The process for upgrade is to deliver a newly built PC, not upgrade

the OS.

[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: Taking a snapshot of 2000 user settings pre-XP (printers, Outlook assorted etc)

 

andymarbles wrote:

> Migrating from 2000 to XP (finally)

>

> Does anyone know of a nice little script/utility that can take a

> snapshot of things like printer connections, default signature

> location (maybe even copy it to a pre-specified network folder with

> username or pc name variable to create the folder or file), pst

> files (copy too) and other useful stuff?

 

Files and Settings Transfer Wizard and/or the User State Migration

Utility...

 

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[Guest - Bobb -]

Re: Taking a snapshot of 2000 user settings pre-XP (printers, Outlook assorted etc)

 

 

"andymarbles" <andymarbles@googlemail.com> wrote in message

news:1185826150.029115.223990@b79g2000hse.googlegroups.com...

> Hi all,

>

> Migrating from 2000 to XP (finally)

>

> Does anyone know of a nice little script/utility that can take a

> snapshot of things like printer connections, default signature

> location (maybe even copy it to a pre-specified network folder with

> username or pc name variable to create the folder or file), pst files

> (copy too) and other useful stuff?

>

> Many thanks!

>

> Andy

>

 

For one user ?

Or a company IT dept migration ?

[Guest andymarbles]

Re: Taking a snapshot of 2000 user settings pre-XP (printers, Outlook assorted etc)

 

On 31 Jul, 02:57, "- Bobb -" <b...@noemail.123> wrote:

> "andymarbles" <andymarb...@googlemail.com> wrote in message

>

>

> For one user ?

> Or a company IT dept migration ?

 

A number of people.

[Guest - Bobb -]

Re: Taking a snapshot of 2000 user settings pre-XP (printers, Outlook assorted etc)

 

 

"andymarbles" <andymarbles@googlemail.com> wrote in message

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> On 31 Jul, 02:57, "- Bobb -" <b...@noemail.123> wrote:

>> "andymarbles" <andymarb...@googlemail.com> wrote in message

>>

>>

>> For one user ?

>> Or a company IT dept migration ?

>

> A number of people.

>

 

Years ago I had a program that I used - I'm trying to find it ( forget the

name)

Basically it was xcopy/s *.doc, *.xls,*.pst .... from 'local drive' to

'network folder' keeping foldernames. I sent to sales reps (laptops) and

would have each user run prior to dropping off pc for migration. Then

with new laptop - move them all back ( MOVE.bat - that was it !!)

 

I'll reply when I find it.

 

Bobb

[Guest - Bobb -]

Re: Taking a snapshot of 2000 user settings pre-XP (printers, Outlook assorted etc)

 

 

"- Bobb -" <bobb@noemail.123> wrote in message

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>

> "andymarbles" <andymarbles@googlemail.com> wrote in message

> news:1185869667.657409.237330@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

>> On 31 Jul, 02:57, "- Bobb -" <b...@noemail.123> wrote:

>>> "andymarbles" <andymarb...@googlemail.com> wrote in message

>>>

>>>

>>> For one user ?

>>> Or a company IT dept migration ?

>>

>> A number of people.

>>

>

> Years ago I had a program that I used - I'm trying to find it ( forget

> the name)

> Basically it was xcopy/s *.doc, *.xls,*.pst .... from 'local drive' to

> 'network folder' keeping foldernames. I sent to sales reps (laptops)

> and would have each user run prior to dropping off pc for migration.

> Then with new laptop - move them all back ( MOVE.bat - that was it !!)

>

> I'll reply when I find it.

>

> Bobb

 

I've searched my PC's /floppies/CD's and can't find it. It's probably on

an old hard drive around here somewhere. It's not that tough to write the

program - just a lot of typing. 2 bat files - one to MIGRATE data from old

PC to network folder and the other to MOVE data from network folder to new

PC.

I only cared about user's local documents/files and sent a generic email

in advance telling them to call us if they had Palm Pilot , etc that

required additional time.

 

Then for THEM to make a folder on their network drive and to call it

MIGRATE. To then copy any non- MS Office documents that they wanted to

keep ( maybe jpg's) into it.( During lunch perhaps) No room on my network

for MP3's - any music will be deleted - " to back it up to home pc

/whatever but we cannot make room on network drives for music." ( Tell

them no space makes it simpler than - "we don't have the time to copy

Mary's 4500 mp3s" )

 

I would copy all of their MS OFFICE documents / address books/ outlook

files etc. into that folder. And then to new PC. ........

If pc's are networked, make a bat file to

1. map a drive/folder call it maybe "networkdriveletter:/username/migrate"

2. Migrate.bat = xcopy/s *.ext, next.ext, next.extension ... of files

you/they want to move from laptop into there.

 

3. Same thing for MOVE.bat.

All the new pc's have same image ?? and could run program from CD.

You'll know path for My Documents, Outlook folder etc. Tweak move to the

path.

4. If I had time I would also copy user's data structure, so they could

open the MIGRATE and see the same foldername as it used to be. They could

drag back to original location. If you're busy, then everything goes into

MIGRATE and they can put it wherever they want on new PC.

 

For stuff other than DATA , a search on google for " pc transfer data"

will get you 67,300,000 hits - here's just one way of them for migrating

settings also:

 

http://www.pcanswers.co.uk/tutorials/default.asp?siteid=8&sectiontypeid=7&subsectionid=779&pagetypeid=4&articleid=38232&page=1