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Novell Client for Windows Vista 1.0 Update 4

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patches this patch supersedes

FileProductStatusPatch
Novell Client for Windows Vista 1.0 Update 3.zipNovell Client for Windows VistaObsoleteNovell Client for Windows Vista 1.0 Update 3

patches that supersede this patch

This patch is not superseded by any other patches.

patch attributes

Architecture: x86, x86-64, ia64
Security patch: No
Priority: Optional
Distribution Type: Field Test File

document

Revision: 5
Document ID: 5008543
Creation Date: 2008-02-21 14:01:09
Modified Date: 2008-03-20 12:18:26

technical support

This Field Test File is supported by Novell Technical Services.

abstract

This is a patch file for the Novell Client 1.0 for Windows Vista. It includes fixes for problems found after the Novell Client 1.0 for Windows Vista was released.

details

System Requirements:
This patch is designed to update the Novell Client 1.0 for Windows Vista. It is appropriate for both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.

Installation:
Execute "Novell Client for Windows Vista 1.0 Update 4.exe," then click on the "Setup" button. It will detect the platform, and install the appropriate files. Finally, click on the "Restart Now" button to complete the process. Before restarting, save any open files and close all programs.

Technical Support Information:
This patch fixes the following issues seen with the Novell Client 1.0 for Windows Vista:

New Fixes:
1. Cached domain logon not possible once Update 3 is applied. (Bug 348399)
2. Login to eDirectory tree with all-numeric name fails. (Bug 295478 )

Previous Fixes:
1. Turn off Forgotten Password option when NMAS is disabled. (Bug 289424)
2. Add feature to have a default Windows username and password. (Bug 290725)
3. Blank passwords are not attempted from login profile to windows credential provider. (Bug 291914)
4. Lock / unlock workstation asks for wrong authentication. (Bug 292147)
5. Cannot change password via CTRL + ALT + DEL after RDN login. (Bug 293684)
6. Create definitive NCCredProvider behavior when NCCredProvider wasn't used for login. (Bug 294059)
7. Windows tab of login dialog doesn't account for change in computer name. (Bug 295155)
8. LDAP Contextless Login still attempts lookup when full DN entered in Username field. (Bug 296755)
9. Enable password field in profile not honored by Credential Provider. (Bug 297888)
10. Blue screen when opening a file on a mapped drive through application. (Bug 307543)
11. No login tiles appear after installing Novell Client for Vista 1.0. (Bug 308396)
12. Login error when member of domain and "change password at next login" selected. (Bug 309649)
13. Advanced Login options are not recognized by the Credential Provider. (Bug 337656)
14. Problems logging in with alias user containing dots in the alias username. (Bug 345295)
15. File read for successfully locked file byte range fails with lock error. On Novell Client for Windows Vista 1.0, after successfully opening a file for reading and successfully locking a byte range of the file, attempting to read from the locked range results in ERROR_LOCK_VIOLATION. (Bug 327586)
16. System crash when opening a file on a mapped drive through application. (Bug 307543)
17. Drive information is not updated when a user maps to a volume and disconnects and later tries to map to a different volume with the same drive letter. (Bug 300971)
18. System crash when opening large files. (Bug 310453, 335347)
19. Vista calls for an \IPC$ share AFTER the Novell Client resolves NCP shares. (Bug 310657)

Files included in this release:
\
2008-02-07 11:18 1535 Install.inf
2007-11-14 15:58 26384 InstallUpdates.exe
\amd64
2007-12-06 09:59 247568 lgnwnt32.dll
2007-11-14 16:00 34320 nccache.sys
2008-02-11 10:01 225552 NCCredProvider.dll
2007-11-14 15:59 94224 ncfsd.sys
2007-11-15 14:01 58896 ncioctl.sys
2007-11-14 15:59 74768 nciom.sys
2007-12-04 11:27 614672 ncloginui.dll
2007-11-14 15:59 81424 ncpfsp.sys
2007-11-14 15:59 77840 ncp.sys
2008-02-01 17:15 24592 nsns.sys
2007-11-14 16:00 54288 xtxplat.sys
\i386
2007-12-06 09:59 189712 lgnwnt32.dll
2007-11-14 16:00 26640 nccache.sys
2008-02-11 10:01 193808 NCCredProvider.dll
2007-11-14 16:00 80400 ncfsd.sys
2007-11-15 14:01 41488 ncioctl.sys
2007-11-14 16:00 60432 nciom.sys
2007-12-04 11:34 492816 ncloginui.dll
2007-11-14 16:00 62992 ncpfsp.sys
63504 2007-11-14 16:00 ncp.sys
21008 2008-02-01 17:15 nsns.sys
41488 2007-11-14 16:00 xtxplat.sys

file contents

Files IncludedSizeDate
Novell Client for Windows Vista 1.0 Update 4.exe1.2 MB (1303920)2008-02-11 10:18:18
readme_5008543.htmlN/A2008-03-20 12:18:27

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