How to migrate roaming user profiles data from a previous operating system to Windows 7? Question: How to migrate roaming user profiles data from Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 (Version 1) to Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 (Version 2)? Answer: To migrate roaming profiles data to Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, you can use one of the following support methods: Method 1: Use the User State Migration Tool 4.0 to migrate profile data to the new format. (For Windows 7 Only) For more information about User State Migration Tool 4.0, please refer to the following link: User State Migration Tool 4.0 User's Guide Method 2: Use the Folder Redirection feature to share data between Version 1 and Version 2 user profiles. For more information, refer to the KB article: Support guidelines for migrating roaming user profiles data to Windows Vista or to Windows Server 2008 References: For more information about Version 2 user profiles and about the difference between Version 1 and Version 2 user profiles, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Managing Roaming User Data Deployment Guide