Novell Netware nuisances

[Guest]

I just had my company install their network setup on my Windows XP Home laptop so I could work from home. They took over my PC! And it's our family PC. First there's a screen that pops up that says the PC is proprietary and not to be used by unauthorized personnel. The comes the Novell logon screen, no more Windows XP logon screen for each family member. We’re forced to deal with Novell, which by the way kills fast user switching (our favorite XP feature). Anyway, is there a way to keep Novell and tell it to wait till a person logs on before they decide to use it? Must we have the Novell screen when we boot? If not, how do I change it? Heck, it’s our PC, not theirs, but the schmuck who installed everything did it as though it was a company PC. We want our PC back! But I also want ot work from home from time to time.

Oh, anybody know how I can disable the initial screen warning? Thanks!

 

[Lance]

I can get you part way there, but it requires messing with the registry.
If this is all over your head, better talk to the IT guy at work.

Start the Registry editor and find HKLM\Software\Novell\Login. Add a
DWORD value "Default WS Only" (without quotes). Set its value to 1.

What this does is bypass the Novell login process and just logs the user
into XP. For me, this avoids a very very long login process (even over
broadband!) when I'm at home. Later, if you want to start up Novell
client, you must start it manually.

Instructions from the Novell knowledgebase are here:
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10058942.htm

This is the way I like it. I know of this knowledgebase article that
says it removes the Novell login altogether, but I've never tried it:
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10054281.htm

I don't know what your company did to add the proprietary notice prior
to login. Perhaps they used Local Security Policy (Start/Run then type
in secpol.msc. Go to Local Policies\Security Options.) Check
"Interactive logon: Message text for users attempting to log on" and
"Interactive logon: Message title for users attempting to log on". If
there's something there, delete it.

Lance
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Bibbit thought carefully and wrote on 7/20/2004 7:12 PM:

 

[Guest]

Thanks! I'm a programmer, not a network guy, so the registry is no big deal. I'll try this later today.

___Bibbit

 

[Lance]

I'm neither. My company makes me use Novell, I don't like it so I've
learned to pound it into submission.

Lance
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Bibbit said the following on 7/21/2004 3:56 AM: