Hi Guys, Why would I get the error unable to read the config file. What would cause this to happen. Info [0x000000] Progress logging enabled. Log file is 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\CCM\Logs\SMSTSLog\scanstateprogress.log'. Info [0x000000] Initializing AppData dir Info [0x000000] Initializing Log dir Info [0x000000] Starting directory creation Info [0x000000] Working Dir:C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\USMT\WorkingDir App Data Dir:\\SCCMServer\SMSPKGE$\CS1003A6\AppDataDir Log Dir: Info [0x000000] MIG_MANIFESTS_DIR is set to '\\SCCMServer\SMSPKGE$\CS1003A6\dlmanifests' Info [0x000000] USMT initialization completed. Info [0x000000] Over writing the store location. Info [0x000000] Deleting directory contents of \\StateMigrationServer\SMPSTORED_0742CEA7$\943F279DD58BB9F7D714CF088FD4B7B87DCA3F23FF0632CADBD0980A8968DB0A\USMT3. Warning [0x000000] Invalid directory location to delete contents. Info [0x000000] Starting directory creation Info [0x000000] The specified EFS option is 'copyraw' Info [0x000000] The CONFIG switch has been specified. Attempting to load configuration file '\\SCCMServer\smspkge$\cs1003a6\general.xml'. Error [0x000000] Unable to check for the existence of the configuration XML file. Error code is 0x525. Error [0x000000] An error has occurred trying to parse the configuration file. USMT error code is 0x23. Error [0x000000] Pre-start tasks failed to complete successfully Error [0x000000] USMT is unable to complete successfully. Error [0x000000] Internal Error: USMT could not read the specified config file. Please make sure that the file exists and that you have read permissions to it. Info [0x000000] Please see the log file for more details. Info [0x000000] USMT error Code (status) = 35 Any ideas SCCM SP2 USMT 3.01 Regards Carlo