WINDOW VISTA

Hardware requirements for Windows Vista may change before its

official release. The present requirements can provide a

guideline, and are as follows:

* A computer with one gigahertz or higher processor clock speed

recommended; 300 MHz minimum required (single or dual processor

system); Intel Pentium/Celeron family, or AMD K6/Athlon/Duron

family, or compatible processor recommended
* 512 megabytes (MB)or 1 gigabyte(GB) of RAM or higher

recommended
* 5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space
* A video adapter capable of supporting the Windows Server® 2008

Display Driver Model (LDDM) drivers used in Windows Vista
* A DVD drive

Overview of Scenarios

These scenarios cover the steps required to install Windows Vista

as either an upgrade to an existing operating system, or on a new

computer to which you will transfer settings and files. The steps

are very similar for the Windows Vista setup in both scenarios;

the scenarios differ in the state of the computer at the

beginning of the procedures, and the transfer of data after the

Windows Vista installation.
Upgrading to Windows Vista
Avoiding Software Conflicts

This section addresses a temporary issue that may be present when

you upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista.

If you are upgrading a computer running Windows XP and Windows

AntiSpyware Beta 1, you may see software conflicts with Windows

Defender when you upgrade to Windows Vista. To avoid this,

uninstall Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1 before starting the upgrade

process described in this section.
Steps for Upgrading to Windows Vista

Step 1: Assess Hardware Requirements

Step 2: Backup Important Data

Step 3: Upgrade to Windows Vista
Step 1: Assess Hardware Requirements

Hardware requirements for Windows Vista may change before its

official release. The present requirements can provide a

guideline, and are as follows:

* A computer with a modern CPU, as detailed in the Windows Vista

Capable PC Hardware Guidelines

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=54987)
* 512 megabytes (MB) of RAM or higher recommended
* 5–10 gigabytes of available hard disk space (exact amount

depends upon several factors, including features installed and

virtual memory settings selected)
* A DirectX 9–class graphics adapter that supports WDDM and Pixel

Shader 2.0, capable of supporting the Windows Display Driver

Model (WDDM) drivers used in Windows Vista
* A DVD drive

Step 2: Backup Important Data

You should back up files, or save them to a safe location, before

upgrading to Windows Vista. While this step is optional, it is

important to have a current backup of important data before

making significant changes to the computer to prevent data loss.

To save your important data to a safe location, your options will

depend on the original operating system and the backup options

available to you. The following list provides a few suggestions:

* Windows Backup, or other backup software
* Copy the important data to a network folder
* Burn the data to a CD or DVD
* Backup to an external hard disk

Step 3: Upgrade to Windows Vista

The procedure for upgrading to Windows Vista assumes that you are

already running a previous version of Windows on your computer.

Upgrades are supported for the following versions of Windows:

* Windows XP SP 2
* Windows Vista

Upgrade to Windows Vista

1.

Start Windows Vista Setup by inserting the DVD while running

Windows, and click Install Now. If the autorun program does not

open the Install Windows screen, browse to the root folder of the

DVD and double click setup.exe.
2.

Click Next to begin the Setup process.
3.

Click Go online to get the latest updates (recommended) to

retrieve any important updates for Windows Vista. This step is

optional. If you choose not to check for updates during Setup,

click Do not get the latest updates.
4.

In Product key, type your product ID exactly as it appears on

your DVD case. Click Next to proceed.
5.

Read and accept the License Terms. Click I accept the License

Terms (required to use Windows), and then click Next. If you

click I decline (cancel installation) Windows Vista Setup will

exit.
6.

Click Upgrade (recommended) to perform an upgrade to your

existing installation of Windows.
7.

Windows Vista Setup will proceed without further interaction.
noteNote
To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the

Administrators group on the local computer, or you must have been

delegated the appropriate authority. If the computer is joined to

a domain, members of the Domain Admins group might be able to

perform this procedure. As a security best practice, consider

using Run as to perform this procedure.

Migrating to Windows Vista

To migrate to Windows Vista from a previous version of Windows,

you should have a computer running a supported version of Windows

that contains applications, settings, and data to be moved to a

new computer running Windows Vista. The migration tools in

Windows Vista provide three options for migrating your settings

and files:

* Network connection
* Removable media (such as a USB flash drive or external hard

disk)
* CD or DVD

In addition to a choice of transfer method, you have a choice of

migration tools. Windows Easy Transfer, included in Windows

Vista, can be used to migrate settings and files for all of the

users on a single computer to a new computer. If you want to

migrate files and settings for a number of users on multiple

computers, use the User State Migration Tool (USMT).
Steps for Migrating to Windows Vista

Step 1: Migrate User Settings Using the User State Migration Tool

Step 2: Migrate User Settings Using Windows Easy Transfer
Step 1: Migrate User Settings Using the User State Migration Tool

You can use Microsoft Windows User State Migration Tool (USMT)

3.0 to migrate user accounts during large deployments of

Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. USMT

captures user accounts including desktop, and application

settings, as well as a user's files, and then migrates them to a

new Windows installation. Using USMT can help you improve and

simplify your migration process. You can use USMT for both

side-by-side (where you are copying the data from the old

computer to a new computer) and wipe-and-load (where you are

saving the data and then formatting the computer's hard disk and

performing a clean install) migrations. If you are only upgrading

your operating system, USMT is not needed.

USMT is intended for administrators who are performing automated

deployments. If you are migrating the user states of only a few

computers, you can use Windows Easy Transfer. For more

information about USMT, see "Step-by-Step Guide to Migrating

Files and Settings" on the Microsoft Web site

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=37680).

USMT allows you to do the following:

* Configure USMT for your unique situation, using the migration

rule (.xml) files to control exactly which user accounts, files

and settings are migrated and how they are migrated.
* Automate your migration using the two USMT command-line tools,

which control collecting and restoring the user files and

settings.

USMT is described in full detail in "Getting Started with User

State Migration Tool" on the Microsoft Web site

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=56578).
Step 2: Migrate User Settings Using Windows Easy Transfer

You can use Windows Easy Transfer to move user accounts, files

and folders, program settings, Internet settings and favorites,

and e-mail settings from an existing Windows computer to a new

computer running Windows Vista.

Step 1: Preparing for the Transfer

Step 2: Capturing Files and Settings from the Existing Computer
Step 1: Preparing for the Transfer

Windows Easy Transfer in Windows Vista supports the following

operating systems:

* Windows 2000 SP 4
* Windows XP SP 2
* Windows Vista

Preparing Windows Easy Transfer

1.

Open Windows Easy Transfer on your Windows Vista computer: click

Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, click System Tools,

and then click Windows Easy Transfer. Click Next to proceed.
2.

If you have any programs open, you will be prompted to close

them. You can opt to save your work in each program, and then

close them individually, or you can click Close All in Windows

Easy Transfer to close all running programs at once. Click Next.
3.

Click Start new to begin the process of preparing Windows Easy

Transfer to gather information from existing computers.
4.

Click This is my new computer.
5.

Select the destination for Windows Easy Transfer files. You have

the option of creating the wizard files on CD or DVD, removable

media, or a network drive. To use removable media or CD/DVD, you

must have a drive in your computer that supports writing data to

the appropriate media. Click Network drive.
noteNote
Both computers must support the transfer method you choose. For

example, if you write the data to CD or DVD, the destination

computer must also have a CD or DVD drive. If you choose to

transfer the data across the network, both computers must be

connected on the same network.
6.

Type a path and folder name in which you will store the Windows

Easy Transfer files. The default value is C:\migwiz. Click Next.

Step 2: Transferring files and settings

Perform this step on the existing computer from which you are

migrating user settings and files. Once the files and settings

have been collected from your old computer and saved, you will

move to the new computer to complete the wizard.
Transfer files and setting using a network

1.

Start Windows Easy Transfer on the computer from which you wish

to migrate settings and files by browsing to the removable media

or network drive containing the wizard files, and then double

clicking migwiz.exe.
2.

If you have any programs open, you will be prompted to close

them. You can opt to save your work in each program, and then

close them individually, or you can click Close All in Windows

Easy Transfer to close all running programs at once. Click Next.
3.

Determine the transfer method to use. Click Through a network.
noteNote
Both computers must support the transfer method you choose. For

example, both computers must be connected to the same network.
4.

Click Connect directly via network to begin the transfer.

Alternately, click Save to network location if you want to store

the files and settings in a file to be loaded later. If you

choose to store the data in a network location, you will be

prompted to provide the path.
5.

Click Everything - all user accounts, files, and program settings

(recommended) to transfer all files and settings. You can also

choose to determine exactly which files should be migrated by

clicking either Only my user account, files, and program

settings, or Custom.
6.

Review the list of files and settings to be transferred, and then

click Start to begin the transfer. Click Customize if you want to

add or remove files or settings.

Transfer files and settings using removable media

1.

Start Windows Easy Transfer on the computer from which you wish

to migrate settings and files by browsing to the removable media

or network drive containing the wizard files, and then double

clicking migwiz.exe.
2.

If you have any programs open, you will be prompted to close

them. You can opt to save your work in each program, and then

close them individually, or you can click Close All in Windows

Easy Transfer to close all running programs at once. Click Next.
3.

Determine the transfer method to use. Click On a CD or other

removable media, such as a flash drive.
noteNote
Both computers must support the transfer method you choose. For

example, both computers must support the same type of removable

media.
4.

Click To a network drive to save the files to either a network

folder or a folder on a removable drive.
5.

In Where do you want to save your files, type the path to a

folder on the removable drive, and then click Next.
6.

Click Everything - all user accounts, files, and program settings

(recommended) to transfer all files and settings. You can also

choose to determine exactly which files should be migrated by

clicking either Only my user account, files, and program

settings, or Custom.
7.

Review the list of files and settings to be transferred, and then

click Start to begin the transfer. Click Customize if you want to

add or remove files or settings.
8.

Click Close once Windows Easy Transfer has completed moving

files.
9.

Move the removable media to the new computer and launch Windows

Easy Transfer. Click Next.
10.

Click Continue a transfer in progress.
11.

In Where did you copy your files, click Removable media. If

Removable Media is unavailable, click Network Drive. Click Next.
12.

In Locate your saved files, type the path to your saved files or

click Browse. Click Next once you have located the files.
13.

Choose user names on your new computer that match the names on

the old computer. You may have to create new accounts in this

step. Type in a user name to create an account on the local

computer. Type in a user name in the format domain\user to create

a profile for a domain user.
14.

In Choose the drives for files on your new computer, select the

destination drive for each source drive location. For example,

for files that came from the D: drive on your old computer, you

must determine which drive they should be moved to on the new

computer.
15.

Review the list of files and settings to be transferred, and then

click Start to begin the transfer. Click Customize if you want to

add or remove files or settings.
16.

Click Close once Windows Easy Transfer has completed moving

files.

Transfer files and settings using a writable CD or DVD

1.

Start Windows Easy Transfer on the computer from which you wish

to migrate settings and files by browsing to the removable media

or network drive containing the wizard files, and then double

clicking migwiz.exe.
2.

If you have any programs open, you will be prompted to close

them. You can opt to save your work in each program, and then

close them individually, or you can click Close All in Windows

Easy Transfer to close all running programs at once. Click Next.
3.

Determine the transfer method to use. Click Burn a CD or DVD.
noteNote
Both computers must support the transfer method you choose. For

example, both computers must have a working CD or DVD drive.
4.

In Choose your media, type the path to the writeable CD or DVD

media. Click Next.
5.

Click Everything - all user accounts, files, and program settings

(recommended) to transfer all files and settings. You can also

choose to determine exactly which files should be migrated by

clicking either Only my user account, files, and program

settings, or Custom.
6.

Review the list of files and settings to be transferred, and then

click Start to begin the transfer. Click Customize if you want to

add or remove files or settings. If there is not enough free

space on the writeable media, Windows Easy Transfer will tell you

how many blank discs will be required.
7.

Click Next once the CD or DVD burn process has completed.
8.

Click Close once Windows Easy Transfer has completed moving

files.
9.

Move the CD or DVD media to the new computer and launch Windows

Easy Transfer. Click Next.
10.

Click Continue a transfer in progress.
11.

In Where did you copy your files, click Read CD or DVD.
12.

In Choose your media, select the drive letter for your CD or DVD

drive where the disc is located. Click Next once you have located

the files.
13.

Choose user names on your new computer that match the names on

the old computer. You may have to create new accounts in this

step. Type in a user name to create an account on the local

computer. Type in a user name in the format domain\user to create

a profile for a domain user.
14.

In Choose the drives for files on your new computer, select the

destination drive for each source drive location. For example,

for files that came from the D: drive on your old computer, you

must determine which drive they should be moved to on the new

computer.
15.

Review the list of files and settings to be transferred, and then

click Start to begin the transfer. Click Customize if you want to

add or remove files or settings.
16.

Click Close once Windows Easy Transfer has completed moving

files.

Additional Resources

For more information about automating your deployment (including

best practices, migration sample scripts, and information about

application compatibility, imaging, and remote deployments) see

"Desktop Deployment" on the Microsoft Web site

(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=56488).
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