USMT 4.0 and SCCM Working together Start to Finish Guide

USMT 4.0 and SCCM

1. Install the WAIK – or just the USMT on your Central Site Server (not Distribution Server)

2. Create a USMT package – pointing source files to C:\Program Files\Windows AIK\Tools\USMT ( if this is indeed where you installed the WAIK) - no program is needed

3. Distribute that package to all required Distribution Servers

4. Add the State migration Point role to your distribution Servers – and a folder will be created on the destination you specify, I have called the Folder UserStateMigrationData.

5. Make sure you share that folder on the Distribution Point and give Domain Users write access.

6. The Network Access acoount specified on your Central Site will need to have separate Full access rights to the share/folder.


Creating a task Sequence with USMT

1. Create a new task Sequence and select Install an existing Image package ( Wizard Driven)

2. Name your Task Sequence and select a Boot Image

3. Specify your Image package – for Win7 do NOT enter a Product key as this will be handled through the Authentication Services already in place on my network – enter a local admin password if required.

4. Configure your desired network Settings

5. Choose your standard Configuration manager Client Install and specify any installation Properties if you need to. In my case I have disabled changing of cache and site option and specified which Server locator point the client should have.

6. Select the State migration package Created earlier.

7. Please do not install any windows updates during the Task Sequence or any OSD process as this is not necessary and will only delay the OSD process. Once the Computer has been setup and the SCCM client installed , relevant updates will be using the SCCM client as a vehicle.

8. Click Next and you can choose to install any additional Software during the Task sequence - very useful if your Image is out of date and you do not want to create a new one from scratch. Or if you need to apply a Service pack e.g. Office 2007 SP2.

9. After going through the Summary screen and the Progress screen you will be presented with the Completion Screen

10. Currently there is a issue with KB974571 on all Windows XP/7 Clients when using USMT. This KB974571 will have to be uninstalled before this Task Sequence can run. A hot fix has been released by Microsoft for this issue – however it simply did not work for my environment. Read Hotfix

11. You can do that manual before running the Task sequence or create a package that can then be added into the task sequence to run first before continuing with backup up user settings.

12. Open your Task sequence and select Add – general – Run Command line

13. Specify your Task with the following details
Name: Uninstall KB974571
Command Line: %windir%\$NtUninstallKB974571$\spuninst\spuninst.exe /quiet /norestart
Package; Select your KB Uninstall package

14. A reboot is required but has to be initiated by the Task sequence and not by the Uninstall of the KB, so that is why a Restart command has to be the next step in the Task sequence. Simply go to Add – General – Restart Computer and select to boot into Current installed Operating System.

15. Advertise the Task sequence to a Collection that consists of Computers that need Imaging and it should capture users settings - save them on the Distribution point for that Boundary - applies the image – applies Network Settings – installs added Software – and restores user settings.