I spend a lot time working with mandatory profiles and RES Workspace Manager, especially when using Citrix XenApp or Remote Desktop Services. One of the key elements to creating a slick mandatory profile is to ensure the Active Setup keys are added to the mandatory profile or you will forever see the annoying “Personaliz(s)ing Settings” message. We have covered how to do this in a previous post here by using our great free tool the Virtual Engine Profile Update Utility (PuU).
While you can merge these Active Setup Keys to stop the message box appearing; this isn’t actually where the story ends. Behind some Active Setup Components there is a command line (Stubpath) that needs to run once per user i.e. for new users logging on for the first time (for a great explanation of Active Setup, check out Helge Klein’s write up here). The drawback of just merging these keys will be that the command line (Stubpath) will not run for any user. This could have undesirable results as mentioned in the RES Blog post here and Andrew Morgan’s Blog post here.
So the purpose of this blog is really for informational purposes above anything else and to detail the most common Active Setup components containing Stubpaths, by OS. Should you need this information, it’s here for reference. For example, if you disable the ActiveSetup option within RES Workspace Manager or merge the ActiveSetup keys using the Profile Update Utility (PuU), you may have to reinstate a particular action if it causes issues (like Andy’s issue). The command line (Stubpath) is highlighted in yellow and can be used to remedy the situation if necessary:
UPDATE : Windows 8 Consumer Preview (Subject to Change) – Yes ActiveSetup is still here!
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Themes Setup
%SystemRoot%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s /n /i:/UserInstall %SystemRoot%\system32\themeui.dll
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Microsoft Windows (MailNews)
"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe" OCInstallUserConfigOE
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
%SystemRoot%\system32\unregmp2.exe /FirstLogon
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Windows Desktop Update
regsvr32.exe /s /n /i:U %SystemRoot%\System32\shell32.dll
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Web Platform Customizations
C:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe -BaseSettings
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DOTNETFRAMEWORKS
C:\Windows\System32\Rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\mscories.dll,Install
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
%SystemRoot%\system32\unregmp2.exe /ShowWMP
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Internet Explorer
C:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe -UserIconConfig
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Browser Customizations
"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\iedkcs32.dll",BrandIEActiveSetup SIGNUP
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IE History
C:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe -UpgradeOldHistoryEntries
Windows XP
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Themes Setup
%SystemRoot%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s /n /i:/UserInstall %SystemRoot%\system32\themeui.dll
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NetMeeting 3.01
rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\WINDOWS\INF\msnetmtg.inf,NetMtg.Install.PerUser.NT
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Windows Messenger 4.7
rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\WINDOWS\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.QuietInstall.PerUser
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
rundll32.exe advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection C:\WINDOWS\INF\wmp11.inf,PerUserStub
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Address Book 6
"%ProgramFiles%\Outlook Express\setup50.exe" /APP:WAB /CALLER:WINNT /user /install
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Windows Desktop Update
regsvr32.exe /s /n /i:U shell32.dll
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Internet Explorer
C:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe -BaseSettings
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DOTNETFRAMEWORKS
C:\Windows\system32\Rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\mscories.dll,Install
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Internet Explorer Version Update
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ieudinit.exe
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
C:\WINDOWS\inf\unregmp2.exe /ShowWMP
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Internet Explorer
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ie4uinit.exe -UserIconConfig
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Browser Customizations
"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\iedkcs32.dll",BrandIEActiveSetup SIGNUP
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Browser Customizations
RunDLL32 IEDKCS32.DLL,BrandIE4 SIGNUP
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Outlook Express
%systemroot%\system32\shmgrate.exe OCInstallUserConfigOE
Windows 7 32bit
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Themes Setup
%SystemRoot%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s /n /i:/UserInstall %SystemRoot%\system32\themeui.dll
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Microsoft Windows (MailNews)
"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe" OCInstallUserConfigOE
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
%SystemRoot%\system32\unregmp2.exe /FirstLogon /Shortcuts /RegBrowsers /ResetMUI
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Windows Desktop Update
regsvr32.exe /s /n /i:U shell32.dll
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Web Platform Customizations
C:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe -BaseSettings
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DOTNETFRAMEWORKS
C:\Windows\system32\Rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\mscories.dll,Install
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
%SystemRoot%\system32\unregmp2.exe /ShowWMP
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Internet Explorer
C:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe -UserIconConfig
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Browser Customizations
"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\iedkcs32.dll",BrandIEActiveSetup SIGNUP
Windows 2008 R2 SP1 with Desktop Experience Installed
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Themes Setup
%SystemRoot%\system32\regsvr32.exe /s /n /i:/UserInstall %SystemRoot%\system32\themeui.dll
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Microsoft Windows (MailNews)
"%ProgramFiles%\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe" OCInstallUserConfigOE
"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe" OCInstallUserConfigOE
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
%SystemRoot%\system32\unregmp2.exe /FirstLogon /Shortcuts /RegBrowsers /ResetMUI
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Windows Desktop Update
regsvr32.exe /s /n /i:U shell32.dll
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Web Platform Customizations
C:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe -BaseSettings
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ie4uinit.exe -BaseSettings
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DOTNETFRAMEWORKS
C:\Windows\system32\Rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\mscories.dll,Install
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Rundll32.exe C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscories.dll,Install
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Applying Enhanced Security Configuration (Admin)
"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\iesetup.dll",IEHardenAdmin
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\iesetup.dll",IEHardenAdmin
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Applying Enhanced Security Configuration (User)
"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\iesetup.dll",IEHardenUser
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\iesetup.dll",IEHardenUser
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
%SystemRoot%\system32\unregmp2.exe /ShowWMP
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Internet Explorer
C:\Windows\System32\ie4uinit.exe -UserIconConfig
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\ie4uinit.exe -UserIconConfig
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Browser Customizations
"C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\System32\iedkcs32.dll",BrandIEActiveSetup SIGNUP
"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe" "C:\Windows\SysWOW64\iedkcs32.dll",BrandIEActiveSetup SIGNUP
Should anyone wish to expand on what each Active Setup Component does please feel free to leave a comment I’ll update the blog accordingly; some are more obvious than others 
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Enjoy
Nathan