Uninstalling the Novell Client

(Last modified: 09Oct2002)

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Novell Client 3.3 for Windows 95/98

Novell Clients for Windows NT/2000

Novell Client for Windows XP

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To completely uninstall the Novell Client for windows 95/98 follow these steps:

1. Run UNC32.EXE from the Start/Run menu of the Windows95/98 workstation. This file can be found in the ADMIN folder located in the same folder where the client was installed.
This file can also be downloaded from Support.Novell.com/filefinder

2. Delete the C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32 directory.
3. Reboot the workstation with no client.

To uninstall the Novell Clients for Windows NT/2000

1. Windows NT 4.0: From the Control Panel open the Network applet, go to the Services tab, highlight the "Novell Client for Windows NT" and press the "Remove" button. The Novell Client for NT/2000 and dependant Windows network services will be removed.

Windows 2000: From the Control Panel open the "Network and Dial-Up Connections" applet. Highlight any "Local Area Connection" or "Dial-Up Connection" entry where the Novell Client for NT/2000 is being used, and use File | Properties to bring up the properties dialog for that connection. Highlight the "Novell Client for Windows 2000" entry in the connection properties and then press the "Uninstall" button. Windows will confirm that you want to remove the Novell Client for NT/2000 from all connections and not just the current connection. Confirm "Yes" to this prompt and the Novell Client for NT/2000 and dependant Windows network services will be removed.
2. Reboot the workstation with no client

To uninstall the Novell Client for Windows XP

1. Right click on My Network Places, choose properties, right click Local Area Connections or Dial up Networking, choose properties highlight the Novell Client for Windows and then click on the "Uninstall" button. Windows will confirm that you want to remove the Novell Client for NT/2000 from all connections and not just the current connection. Confirm "Yes" to this prompt and the Novell Client for NT/2000 and dependant Windows network services will be removed.
2. Reboot the workstation with no client

Troubleshooting failed uninstall:

1. If the C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32 was deleted, in order to uninstall the client clean, reinstall the client, then uninstall as listed above. All clients can be downloaded from Download Website

2. Try step one first, then: If, due to problems or corruption, the client can not be successfully removed from the Network control panel, use REGEDIT to manually remove/change the following registry keys and values.

    Remove three keys:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Novell
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NetWareWorkstation
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\NetWare Print Services

    Change the GinaDLL value:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon
    Under this key exists a string value named "GinaDLL".
    Edit this entry from "NWGINA.DLL" to "MSGINA.DLL".

Prior to rebooting, verify that MSGINA.DLL exists in the Windows SYSTEM32 directory and reflects the appropriate date/version for the installed Windows service pack. Copy MSGINA.DLL from the appropriate service pack if necessary.

Restart the workstation. Note that the above steps only disable the core client functionality (unlike removal from the Network control panel applet where dependant services are also removed).

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Document Title:	Uninstalling the Novell Client
Document ID:	10067580
Solution ID:	NOVL69048
Creation Date:	16Jan2002
Modified Date:	09Oct2002
Novell Product Class:	NetWare

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