Novell posts public beta of Windows XP Netware Clients
Posted by me101 on 09 November 2001 - 15:59 · 5 comments & 370 views
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Novell has posted a Public Beta of its Netware Client for Windows XP !! I have tried it, and so far, it seems to be stable. It can be located at:
http://beta.novell.com/public.jsp
Just enter your name and email, and select the "BETA-Client for Windows XP" from the drop down.
or.... alternatively, direct links are listed below.
Here is a list of what is included and some details on each individual file:
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bgswitch.exe - Background Switcher Powertoy
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This powertoy was included with the last beta version of the Powertoys Set. Whenever a user right clicked his desktop and chose properties he could see a new tab which allowed him to enable a "Desktop Slide Show." This would automatically change the Windows Desktop at an interval specified by the user.
This actual realease was ported by me and may or may not work well on all machines. I hope that you have luck with it. If the setup doesn't do anything for you then please let me know so that I can include some fixes in the next release!
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shplayer.exe - Shell Audio Player
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This powertoy has been thrown around on sites ever since the final came out. I would guess that this is the most controversial powertoy that was removed from the final. However, the version that most people have floating around, "SHPlayerInstall.exe" actually came from the very first beta of the Powertoys Set, and was a lot less reliable than the version included here. The version I include is from the last beta version of the Powertoys Set. It also includes the much desired "Show Volume Button" option.
You access the Shell Audio Player by installing the file, right-clicking on the taskbar, choosing toolbars, and enabling the "Audio Player" bar. Then if you wish you can enable the "Volume" button by simply going to the Options menu and choosing "Show Volume Button."
I also created the install for this one. However, in this case if you have tried the actual install file and Shell Audio Player doesn't load, all you have to do is simply browse to the C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32 directory, find the file "shplayer.inf," right click it and choose install.
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iefind.exe - Internet Explorer Find Bar
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This powertoy adds a toolbar to Internet Explorer that is equivalent to the Edit menu's "Find on this page..." (CTRL-F) option.
Though this powertoy was given a lot of negative responses, I included it just in case there was somebody out there who wanted to get their hands on it. Since this version was only included within the first few beta releases of the Powertoys Set, and it was decided that it would not be included early on, I was able to actually use the setup files supplied by MS for this release.
Simply install the file, go to IE, right click on your toolbars and choose the "Find" toolbar. There it is!