Recently, we have began to notice that when replacing a users computer, and applying the USMT Load, the user is unable to open *.url files or run "start iexplore.exe www.example.com". They just get error message "This file does not have a program associated with it".
So I compared the following registry keys on the old computer a new one: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\http\shell\open
And I can see that the USMT has removed or overwritten the proper values on the new system. See picture.
After examining the LoadState.log file, I can see that the step "Processing APPLY for migration unit: <System>\Network and Internet\Internet Options\Microsoft-Windows-ieframe (CCSIAgent)" is processing the missing registry entries:
2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing State Microsoft-Windows-IE-InternetExplorer[@version="11.2.9600.18376" and @arch="amd64" and @culture="neutral" and @context="allUsers"]/settings 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Activity: 'MIGACTIVITY_MIGUNIT_APPLY' 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Argument 1: Settings|http://www.microsoft.com/migration/1.0/migxmlext/cmi/Microsoft-Windows-ieframe/Microsoft-Windows-ieframe/settings||11.2.9600.18376|neutral|amd64 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Argument 2: EXECUTION_APPLY 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Info [0x080000] Processing APPLY for migration unit: <System>\Network and Internet\Internet Options\Microsoft-Windows-ieframe (CCSIAgent) 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP [] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP [AppUserModelID] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP [EditFlags] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP [FriendlyTypeName] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP [Source Filter] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP [URL Protocol] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP [WebNavigableCLSID] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\DefaultIcon 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\DefaultIcon [] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.3gp] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.ASF] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.m2ts] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.mka] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.mks] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.mkv] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.mov] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.mp4] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.oga] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.ogg] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.ogm] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.ogv] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.ts] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.webm] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.WM] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.WMA] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\Extensions [.WMV] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open [CommandId] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open [DontReturnProcessHandle] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\command 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\command [] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\command [DelegateExecute] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec [] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec\application 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec\application [] 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec\topic 2016-07-21 09:43:56, Status [0x000000] Processing Registry HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\HTTP\shell\open\ddeexec\topic []
So I'm wondering if anybody else has ran into this problem? Is there a way to stop the IE settings from being migrated?
Thanks in advance!