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From: allan grossman [mvp] (allan_grossman_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/11/04


Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 11:43:13 -0800

Hi, George -

I *think* if the username and password on the local
machine are the same as the Netware account you're set.
I haven't done this with Windows XP - it's worth a try,
though.

Hope this helps -

>-----Original Message-----
>I have a computer with Windows XP connected to a Novell
>Netware network. This computer is at a central location
>and more than one user accesses the network from it. Is
>there a way to login into the Novell client and not have
>the workstation prompt for a local name and password?
For
>example, when anyone that is set up on the network logs
in
>on a computer with Windows 98 they get in, have the same
>desktop and icons if I want. With the XP machine if a
>users that doesn't have an account set up on the
computer
>itself does that, after the Novell logon clears you get
>prompted with the workstation logon. Is there a way to
>prevent that from appearing so anyone can use the pc?
>Thanks.
>.
>



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