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Changing Novell client to Microsoft

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by thin white duke

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We have recently changed over our network from a Novell platform to Windows 2000 server. Consequently we changed the client on the workstations from Novell to Microsoft. However afterwards the workstations ran extremely slow. By reformating the harddrive and then installing the Microsoft client the workstations performed at an acceptable level. Is there a more time effective solution to our problem?

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by timwalsh

Just shooting in the dark here based on the info you provided. Is it safe to assume that you removed the Netware client (and the IPX/SPX protocol) and installed TCP/IP at the time you installed the Client for Microsoft Networks? Also when you say "ran extremely slow", are you talking log-ons, all network access, or all operations in general?

by shanghai sam

Obviously i removed the Netware client and IPX/SPX at the time that TCP/IP installed and the microsoft client.
Operations in general are rather slow.

by computerquest

Two things I can think of are:
1. You can try using regedit and removing all instances of Novell. The problem is that the clients are trying to find the old server.

2.You may try deleting everything from the network neighborhood, reboot and reinstall the nic and all protocalls.

As stated earlier the clients are trying to find the old server. By removing and instance of the server from the client(Especlially PRINTERS) the pc will stop searching for the old server and conect to the new server.

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