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USMT - Only Docs and Settings - 5/28/2008 10:45:31 AM   
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Hi

Apparenlty MigUser.XML instructs Scanstate to search the entire computer for files with common extensions,
I don't want this to happen but I cannot see immediately what line in the XML is doing this.

I only want to backup\retore Docs & Settings (User Profiles). Anyone a hint?

Thanks!Nico


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RE: USMT - Only Docs and Settings - 5/28/2008 11:11:43 AM  1 votes
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Although you'll need to test it to be certain, I think that you need to either comment-out or remove items from the following section:

quote:


<include>
                 <objectSet>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.qdf]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.qsd]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.qel]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.qph]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.doc*]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.dot*]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.rtf]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.mcw]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.wps]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.scd]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.wri]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.wpd]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.xl*]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.csv]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.iqy]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.dqy]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.oqy]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.rqy]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.wk*]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.wq1]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.slk]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.dif]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.ppt*]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.pps*]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.pot*]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.sh3]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.ch3]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.pre]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.ppa]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.txt]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.pst]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.one*]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.vl*]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.vsd]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.mpp]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.or6]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.accdb]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.mdb]", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("* [*.pub]", "Fixed")</script>
                 </objectSet>
             </include> 


Or you can add folders to exclude from searching in this section:

quote:


<exclude>
                 <objectSet>
                     <pattern type="File">%PROFILESFOLDER%\* </pattern>
                     <pattern type="File">%CSIDL_WINDOWS%\* </pattern>
                     <pattern type="File">%CSIDL_PROGRAM_FILES%\* </pattern>
                     <!--We are trying to remove system files from other windows installation on the same machine-->
                     <!--This is the best guess we can come up with, in case of these folder name localized, we might not be
                      to do whatever we have intended here-->
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Program Files\* ", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Winnt\* ", "Fixed")</script>
                     <script>MigXmlHelper.GenerateDrivePatterns ("\Windows\* ", "Fixed")</script>
                 </objectSet>
             </exclude> 


And make sure that you backup the originial XML file prior to making any changes!

< Message edited by mserafine -- 5/28/2008 11:14:02 AM >


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RE: USMT - Only Docs and Settings - 5/28/2008 11:25:27 AM   
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Hi Mark

Thanks for your reply.


I'll have a look at it. Excluding folders will not meet my requirements as unfortunately my current customer his users
are local admin so they can create personal folders where ever they want.

This kind of folders I gather with robcopy, but for the profile (SID) I prefer USMT



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RE: USMT - Only Docs and Settings - 5/29/2008 7:20:46 AM   
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Antother question regarding USMT...

Example:

Windows 2000 box with the user profiles redirected to the E-drive, I use the refresh scenario of MDT to upgrade
the machine to Windows XP. So C-drive gets wipped and the E-drive stays untouched.

The problem :

After the upgrade, log on with user, an new profile "UserID.Domain" gets created because of SID issue.
So no icons on destop, my documents empty,...

USMT:

To solve the problem with SID's I use USMT. After the upgrade, log on with user and all desktop icons
and so on are restored successfully. But a closer look into "My Documents and Settings" shows me that again
a new profile is created UserID.000.

So as from User point of view my problem is solved but from my point of view I want to get rid off the double profile
as USMT also restored all data into the original profile. (disk space)

Anyone an idea how I can avoid this situation?

Thanks Nico




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RE: USMT - Only Docs and Settings - 6/17/2008 9:59:48 AM   
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Nobody working with Docs & Settings redirected to another partition??

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