Tip for moving user accounts from one machine to other in the same AD domain:
1. Connect old machine's drive to a new one, then boot from whatever Linux USB zip disquette.
2. Mount both old and new drives with ntfs-3g -o streams_interface=xattr
3. cd /mnt/old/Users && tar --xattrs -cpf - Username1 Username2 | tar --xattrs -C /mnt/new/Users -xvpf -
4. Wait until it's over then reboot into whatever WinPE USB zip disquette.
5. Copy the users' registy hives in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList from old drive and insert them into new drive's installation.
6. Reboot and try logging in.
This should persist everything including desktop icon order, Outlook signups, etc. Saves some call time with users that just couldn't adjust to fresh environment. Some folder permissions might not persist so other users on the same machine could snoop in each other's profiles but that isn't much of a concern here.
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2025-08-20 12:19:05 UTC
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2025-08-20 12:19:05 UTCEvent JSON
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