Moving XP Workstations to a new Domain

August 28th, 2009Geek 1 Comment

Dear Lazyweb

I have a bunch on XP Workstations, that are in a Domain managed by a Windows 2000 Domain Controller (its actually MS SBS). It’s in a state and I want to build a new server for them

The intention is to build a new Windows 2008 based domain and then re-create all the users (only about 15) and then migrate all the workstations.

Does anyone know of a tool that will allow me to migrate peoples profiles on their workstations to the new domain?

I know changing the workstation is easy enough, but how do I migrate peoples profiles, as that’s where most of the noise will come from I suspect if there are issues.

One Response to “Moving XP Workstations to a new Domain”

  1. the_angry_angel Says:
    August 28th, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    USMT (User State Migration Tool) is the easiest way. It can be scripted, run remotely, or acheived manually. Failing that you could just export the meaningful data, such as desktop contents, favourites, etc. manually and use it as a exercise to ensure that all important data is stored centrally – perfect to educate your users if necessary ;)

    Also, if you’re going down the Windows domain route, and you’re still going to need Exchange, MSSQL or Sharepoint, you might want to look at SBS 2008 again – it does work out significantly cheaper ;)

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