Re: Need Help, rebuilding Workstation, want to preserve user settings. SBS 2003

For Windows XP, use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard if you're
migrating to a new Windows XP machine. If you're migrating to a Windows 7
machine, use Windows Easy Transfer.

Whichever you use, run it on the old machine before you shut down the old
computer. Then after you've created the new computer, join it to the domain
(with connectcomputer) and then re-run FSMT or WET to restore the settings.

--
Charlie.
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"Roveer" <> wrote in message
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> My boss's workstation has been giving problems for over a year. I'm
> going to rebuild his windows XP and upgrade to a SSD drive. We store
> very little on the workstation, I have redirected user home directory
> and user profile to the server.
>
> What do I need to do when putting a fresh XP workstation back on the
> network so that I can preserve as many of the user settings as
> possible? do I need to do the "connectcomputer" url thing again?
> It's always been a little mysterious to me. I did it in the beginning
> and haven't changed a thing since.
>
> Need a little guidance on this one.
>
> Roveer