Does WET support going from a workgroup to a domain? In other words, say you
install Vista Business or Ultimate in workgroup mode, install all your
programs, get your desktop the way you want it, etc. Then you decide to join
it to a domain. Can WET transfer your settings and desktop and things like
that in this situation also? So that you have what you worked hard to get
all set the way you like it and not have to lose it when you join a domain?

You would want to use the User State Migration Tool for that. I believe WET
is designed to work with infrastructure networks.

"crosstixp" <crosstixp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:81FF2BED-77B9-4DCF-BFDA-F0B00F485D71@microsoft.com...
> Does WET support going from a workgroup to a domain? In other words, say
> you
> install Vista Business or Ultimate in workgroup mode, install all your
> programs, get your desktop the way you want it, etc. Then you decide to
> join
> it to a domain. Can WET transfer your settings and desktop and things
> like
> that in this situation also? So that you have what you worked hard to get
> all set the way you like it and not have to lose it when you join a
> domain?

Is there an updated version of USMT for Vista and is it a part of it? In
otherwords installed as a part of Vista?

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> You would want to use the User State Migration Tool for that. I believe WET
> is designed to work with infrastructure networks.
>
> "crosstixp" <crosstixp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:81FF2BED-77B9-4DCF-BFDA-F0B00F485D71@microsoft.com...
> > Does WET support going from a workgroup to a domain? In other words, say
> > you
> > install Vista Business or Ultimate in workgroup mode, install all your
> > programs, get your desktop the way you want it, etc. Then you decide to
> > join
> > it to a domain. Can WET transfer your settings and desktop and things
> > like
> > that in this situation also? So that you have what you worked hard to get
> > all set the way you like it and not have to lose it when you join a
> > domain?
>

Check TechNet. USMT is discussed as part of Vista deployment methods and
tools. It is related to desktop deployment. Searches on microsoft.com will
turn up lots of hits.

"crosstixp" <crosstixp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:38E9990A-A90B-4D28-B28D-724571EEA0E1@microsoft.com...
> Is there an updated version of USMT for Vista and is it a part of it? In
> otherwords installed as a part of Vista?
>
> "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
>
>> You would want to use the User State Migration Tool for that. I believe
>> WET
>> is designed to work with infrastructure networks.
>>
>> "crosstixp" <crosstixp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:81FF2BED-77B9-4DCF-BFDA-F0B00F485D71@microsoft.com...
>> > Does WET support going from a workgroup to a domain? In other words,
>> > say
>> > you
>> > install Vista Business or Ultimate in workgroup mode, install all your
>> > programs, get your desktop the way you want it, etc. Then you decide to
>> > join
>> > it to a domain. Can WET transfer your settings and desktop and things
>> > like
>> > that in this situation also? So that you have what you worked hard to
>> > get
>> > all set the way you like it and not have to lose it when you join a
>> > domain?
>>