Mastering the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit

Best practices

A summary from TechNet (available at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825108.aspx ) and experiences from the field are outlined as follows:

• Install applications before running the LoadState tool: This helps ensure that migrated settings are preserved. For Microsoft Office, this is required for migration to work correctly.
• Do not use MigUser.xml and MigDocs.xml together: If you use both .xml files, some migrated files may be duplicated if conflicting instructions are given about target locations. You can use the /genmigxml command-line option to determine which files will be included in your migration, and to determine if any modifications are necessary.
• Use MigDocs.xml for a better migration experience: If your dataset ...