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USB Migration Support for Windows 7 Upgrade Scenarios

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Overview This paper provides information about the support for migrating certain USB registry values when systems are upgraded from Windows Vista to Windows 7 or from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2008 R2. It provides guidelines for OEMs to validate that their customers experience smooth upgrades by identifying the registry values that are preserved during an upgrade scenario.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	WORD
Date Published	June 2009
Format	White Papers
Topics	Upgrades and Migration, Windows 7

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