How to Completely Uninstall Novell

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How to Completely Uninstall Novell

When removing the Novell client 32 from a Windows 95/98 workstation, the following steps are required. These steps are technical in nature and should be performed by a trained and qualified IT professional.

Run Novell's Client32 uninstall utility, UNC32.EXE. This file should be located in the Admin sub-directory. If the Client32 files were installed from Novell's Client CD, then the Admin sub-directory should be located on the CD at \PRODUCTS\WIN95\IBM_EN\ADMIN.
Remove Novell Registry entries.
Even though Client32 has been removed using Novell's uninstall utility, there are still a few registry entries and files that exist. These can cause problems if not removed.
- Go to the Registry (Start>Run: type in REGEDIT.EXE.)
  - Delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Novell key (the entire Novell key).
  - Delete the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Network\Novell key (the entire Novell key).
  - Delete the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NetWare (the entire NetWare key).
- Go to Start>Programs>Windows Explorer.
  - Delete the C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32 directory (the entire Novell directory).

Note: Netware Administration Utility NWADMN32, the latest network administration utility, will not run under the Microsoft Client For NetWare. However, Netadmin will. The files that are necessary to run netadmin.exe are:

Netadmin.exe (place in the \public directory)
Netadmin.msg (place in the \public\nls\english directory on the server)
Netadmin.hep (place in the \public\nls\english directory on the server)
If the graphical administration utility is desired or required, we recommend keeping one PC on the network running Novell Client32. Please note: this PC should NEVER be used to access or print anything from First Resort Software.