Netware Client for Windows XP

Lots of ideas, and some questions

You can change the client order so the Windows login comes first.  I don't remember exactly how, because that was never an intended consequence in the networks I managed.  You can search the knowledgebase at support.novell.com for details of how.

I'm not fond of attempting to attach an XP home or a WinME to an enterprise network.  They're made for home use only, on purpose, by Microsoft.  There are things you'll want to do that just won't work and you'll bang your head against the wall trying to figure out why.

What VPN are you using to access your network?  Which one will determine a lot of other stuff.

The easiest way to access files remotely on a NetWare server is to set up iFolder.  Using iFolder, you don't need a client; it's completely a web interface - all you need is to have the iFolder server accessible through HTTP, whether it be through a VPN or direct from the WEB.  Of course, you have to be running a supported version of NetWare to use that...

You also could set up the FTP server on NetWare, which also doesn't need a special client.

There are two registry keys that must be changed to use the Microsoft GINA (initial login dialog when you press Ctr-Alt-Del) and prevent the Novell Client from calling LOGINW32.EXE before the desktop is built. If you only change the GinaDLL registry value, then you will first see the Microsoft GUI Login followed by the Novell GUI Login (all before the user reaches the desktop).

In addition to preventing the Novell GUI Login, there is a BMP Splash Screen that displays the following text:

"Novell
NetWare Client
for Windows NT
and Windows 2000

Copyright 1991-1999 Novell, Ince. All rights reserved"


The following registry keys must be changed to have the following values to prevent the Novell GUI Login from displaying during bootup:

key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

value:
[string] GinaDLL = "MSGINA.DLL"

    The default set for this value during the Novell Client installation is "NWGINA.DLL".

key:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Novell\Network Provider\Initial Login

value:
[string] Login When NWGina Not Loaded = "no"

    This default for this for this value during the Novell Client installation is "yes"..

The CLIEN4.BMP file used for the Novell Splash Screen is embedded in the NOVNPNT.DLL and cannot be removed safely from this file. However, the Novell Client Splash Screen can be disabled by creating the following registry value:

key:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetWareWorkstation\Parameters

value:
[dword] NoLogoDisplay = 1

    This value does not normally exist. It does not really matter what this value is set to, the Client code only checks for the EXISTENCE of this value. If it does exist (no matter what the value is), it will NOT display the Splash Screen bitmap. If it does not exist it WILL display the Splash Screen bitmap.

Disclaimer: THIS CONFIGURATION IS NOT SUPPORTED BY NOVELL. It is only provided as a possible workaround.

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