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Both the machines are windows 7. Old is W7pro, new is W7Enterprise. I created the image from my old machine to a usb hdd. In my new computer I want to transfer them.

Both the machines are connected to the domain, and I logged in using my credentials. That's the only credential I can log on to.

But I keep getting this error

Windows easy transfer can't log on to your domain account

It is lying. I'm connected to the domain, even my Microsoft Communicator is working fine on the new computer, I can access all the machines on the network, but I just can't do the easy transfer, how lame.

I tried network transfer also, didn't work. So I created the image in an external hard drive.

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Please edit your question for clarity: What is the exact error, verbatim? What is your network type/config? Are both machines on the same subnet? Have you tried Easy Transfer by connecting the two machines directly? Why did you make an image? – goblinbox Feb 10 at 19:41
Both were connected to the same domain but still I opted for image because over the network it was taking too long. And I answered my own question below. The mistake I made was I should have picked only my profile but instead I picked all the 3 preselected profiles, my profile, administrator and the iis app pool. I guess the iis app pool might have been okay but the administrator profile was the one causing the issue. It's all good now – gangt Mar 22 at 16:18
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Are you sure, you are connected with domain? For domain based authentication to work, you need to setup a centralized server as Domain Controller. Plus, for Windows Easy Transfer to work with it, your mapped user directory needs to virtually live in entire Domain which - I guess - you don't want to do.
Windows Easy Transfer is generally designed to work with peer-to-peer connections. It works with domain, but it needs complex configurations from domain controller side. So, clear Domain settings from network & try again if transfer involves only two computers.

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It works now.

  1. Created mig file from old computer on a usb hdd. It included my user profile, iis app pool and administrator profile.
  2. On the new computer, opened windows easy transfer, selected usb hdd
  3. Uncheck IIS app pool and Administrator profile and hit transfer.

Everything worked fine.

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