Netware -> Active Dir migration

[anticore]

Hi all,
I am trying to remove the 4.83 client to revert back to NT client as we are moving to Active Directory. However, the problem is that after installing 4.83 initially with Remote Managment the client removal fails. On restart, the machine BSODs and restarts itself. On start in Safe Mode the 4.83 client can be reinstalled and everything back to normal, but we are unable to remove it cleanly and get back to the NT client.

Just wondering if anyone else had this problem whilst trying to migrate from Novell to AD...

Regards,,,

 

[SteveWallace]

Ya that's a bad one with not a lot of documentation. I shouldn't tell you this since you are moving away from NetWare and all but it's not hard to fix. Start the machine and go into command prompt mode, or boot froma disk and go the command prompt. Once there find NWGINA.dll in the WinNT dir. Rename it to .old or something like that. Find MSGINA.DLL and copy it to NWGINA.DLL. Reboot the machine. Now once you are in you will see several remaining NetWare components. Reload the client without the manager and then uninstall it. Everything should be good now.

 

[tlcscousin]

The following link has a link for the Novell client uninstaller.It also includes instructions for removing the client in W2K and XP. For W9X there is a downloadable client uninstaller about half way down the page.

http://www.lehigh.edu/~inwrd/deinstall/deinstall-pc.html

 

[anticore]

futuretech:::>
Thanxs for the reply, however, I have tried that link's suggested method and the problem still rears its head!! I think I have exhausted all methods of attempting to uninstall it from the network connection properties
Steve:::>
Thanx for the suggestion, i'll give that one a go when I can