Fuck Novell.

[Killer360]

Novell ZENworks sucks. My school got a new novell system this year and it screwed up everything. I can't run Firefox anymore!!  :'(

[Blaze]

Hehe, I've been getting passed that system for years.  Do you have the My Applications window?

[Killer360]

???

[c0Ld]

Be cool like me and bring a LiveCD (or, rather, a bootable USB drive) to school.

[while1]

Portable Firefox.

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

Stick it on your USB drive.  Never used this Novell ZENworks, so don't know if they allow you to access a USB thumbdrive.

[Killer360]

Portable Firefox.

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

Stick it on your USB drive.  Never used this Novell ZENworks, so don't know if they allow you to access a USB thumbdrive.

I bring a USB drive to school. No applications work because ZENworks disables them. It sucks. :(

[Sidoh]

That's really stupid.  How do you transport files to and from school?

[Blaze]

Portable Firefox.

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

Stick it on your USB drive.  Never used this Novell ZENworks, so don't know if they allow you to access a USB thumbdrive.

I bring a USB drive to school. No applications work because ZENworks disables them. It sucks. :(

You just have to close the ZEN process, which is really easy.

[Killer360]

Portable Firefox.

http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable

Stick it on your USB drive.  Never used this Novell ZENworks, so don't know if they allow you to access a USB thumbdrive.

I bring a USB drive to school. No applications work because ZENworks disables them. It sucks. :(

You just have to close the ZEN process, which is really easy.

My guess is that it won't let me. Plus you need Novell to log into the school network. Is there anyway to force kill it? Maybe I'll try that.

[Blaze]

Well, here's my little guide to killing NALDASK.EXE really easily using safe programs!
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Step 1: 

Do you have the following application?

http://maide.ca/private/novell/MyApps.JPG

If not, the following might not work!  Feel free to try anyway.

Step 2:

We need to kill a process called Naldask, it's the one which scans for foriegn processes and kills them.  You'd probably think that all you'd need to do is open the Task Manager (Ctrl+Alt+Del default), but if you try that, you'll get the following:

http://maide.ca/private/novell/OhNoes.JPG

So, instead, you'll want to do this:

http://maide.ca/private/novell/HowToKill1.JPG

Open a new MS Word document.  Type anything, but do not save.

Step 3:

Note:  Read all of the following before you attempt this step.

Next you'll want to open the Start Menu, Click Log Off then Click Log Off on the next dialog

http://maide.ca/private/novell/HowToKill2.JPG

MS Word should then ask you if you'd like to save.  Instead of clicking Yes or No, click Cancel.  It will abandon the log off.

http://maide.ca/private/novell/HowToKill3.JPG

But, the My Applications Window should be gone, and along with it NALDASK.  Yay.

http://maide.ca/private/novell/HowToKill4.JPG

Step 4:

Enjoy your applications!

Note:  Do not do anything that will get you introuble.  If you do, you're probably stupid.

http://maide.ca/private/novell/HowToKill5.JPG

[Chavo]

I use that trick (or something similar) every time I accidentally hit the power button on one of my computers :P

[c0Ld]

I still like my method the most! Just install damn small linux to a USB drive and boot from it. My school used Novell, but I was able to connect to their network in DSL with DHCP anyway and didn't have to fight with the software.

[Killer360]

Thanks Blaze! It works great. :)

[Blaze]

Thanks Blaze! It works great. :)

Glad to know it works elsewhere.  :)

[Sidoh]

I still like my method the most! Just install damn small linux to a USB drive and boot from it. My school used Novell, but I was able to connect to their network in DSL with DHCP anyway and didn't have to fight with the software.

Lots of older computers don't boot to USB drives.  Plus, sometimes those sorts of things are disabled in the BIOS, which are presumably password protected.  I know it's easy to get around that by moving a jumper, but having a computer partially disassembled probably looks a little bit suspicious. :P