How to Uninstall Novell's 32-Bit Network Client (150925)

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To uninstall Novell's 32-bit network client, follow these steps:

1. Remove the client in Network properties. To do so, follow these steps:
   
   
   1. In Control Panel, double-click Network.
   2. Click the Novell 32-bit client, and then click Remove.
   3. Click the Novell 32-bit IPX protocol, and then click Remove.
2. Add the Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks. This step ensures that registry entries created by Novell's installation program are overwritten. After you install the Microsoft client and restart the computer, you can either remove the Microsoft client or leave it installed. To add the Microsoft client, follow these steps:
   
   
   1. In Network properties, click Add.
   2. Click Client, and then click Add.
   3. In the Manufacturers box, click Microsoft. In the Network Clients box, click Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks, and then click OK.
   4. Click OK. When you are prompted to restart the computer, click No.
3. Click the Start button, point to Find, and then click Files or folders. In the Named box, type netdef.inf, and then click Find Now. When the file is found, right-click the file, and then click Rename. Rename the file to Netdef.nw.
4. If Novell's 32-bit client has been installed only once, click the Start, point to Find, and then click Files or folders. In the Named box, type netdef.bnw, and then click Find Now. When the file is found, right-click the file, and then click Rename. Rename the file to Netdef.inf. This restores the original Netdef.inf file. Shut down and restart your computer, and skip the remaining steps in this article. If the 32-bit client has been installed more than once, or if you are not sure, continue with step 5.
5. Extract a new copy of the Netdef.inf file from your original Windows 95 CD-ROM or disks.
   
   To extract the Netdef.inf file from the CD-ROM, type the following command at a command prompt

   extract drive:\win95\precopy2.cab netdef.inf /L c:\windows\inf

   where drive is the drive letter of the CD-ROM drive. To extract the Netdef.inf file from the floppy disk, type the following command

   extract drive:\precopy2.cab netdef.inf /L c:\windows\inf

   where driveis the drive letter of the floppy disk drive. Insert disk 2 in the floppy disk drive before typing this command.
6. Shut down and restart your computer.

For a list of all the files installed with Novell's 32-bit client, please contact Novell.

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Additional Information

Novell's Knowledge Base on the Internet contains an article about uninstalling the Novell 32-bit client. The article indicates that you can use the Novell Unc32.exe tool to uninstall the client and remove all the associated registry keys.

To determine if the Unc32.exe tool is already installed on your computer, follow these steps:

1. Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files or folders.
2. In the Named box, type unc32.exe, and then click C: in the Look in box.
3. Click Find Now.

If the Unc32.exe tool is not installed on your computer, obtain it from Novell Technical Support or download it from Novell's Web site.

For information about how to obtain this file, please contact Novell.