# XP Home, Novell Netware: Getting rid of Windows Login. Also Ghosting. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 23, 2002, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-home-novell-netware-getting-rid-of-windows-login-also-ghosting/105210 "2002-04-23T20:49:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-home-novell-netware-getting-rid-of-windows-login-also-ghosting/105210/1 "2002-04-23T20:49:43Z")
I work part time at a high school. We just got 15 laptops with Windows XP Home Edition. They will reside in a mobile cart. The cart is equipped with a wireless access point, hub, and printer. The wireless transmitter is plugged into the wall jack of wichever room the cart happens to be in, so the students can use the internet, and save their work on a Netware 3.2 server. Here is the problem. Many different people will be using these computers. Many of them will be using thier own Netware login. XP seems to want there to be a seperate XP account for each Netware account. We basically want to kill the XP login. We want all the users to have the exact same settings and everything no matter what netware account they log in with. After you log in to netware, the windows login comes up. On the windows login box, there is a check box that will change the Windows password to the netware password for that user. This will lock out whoever uses the computer next. We want it to go away. Is this possible? We would also like to be able to Ghost these mofos to save time. Will The newest version of ghost clone XP machines? Will it screw up if all the machines have the same activation code crap? Is there a way to install all the desired software in a pre-activated state, the clone, then activate? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-home-novell-netware-getting-rid-of-windows-login-also-ghosting/105210/2 "2002-04-23T21:09:31Z")
Here’s some things to try. I don’t know anything about netware but these XP tweaks might help: Remove login password > **[Microsoft Windows Tweaks, Tips and How-To Articles](https://tweaks.com/)** > > Learn how to customize the interface, improve performance and enhance security of Microsoft Windows with hundres of tips, tweaks and free utilities. Get rid of welcome screen with autologon > **[Microsoft Windows Tweaks, Tips and How-To Articles](https://tweaks.com/)** > > Learn how to customize the interface, improve performance and enhance security of Microsoft Windows with hundres of tips, tweaks and free utilities. Also, with your default account logged in, go to Control Panel - Display - Screen Saver and un-check “Show welcom screen on resume” (or something similar - i don’t have it handy) ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xp-home-novell-netware-getting-rid-of-windows-login-also-ghosting/105210/3 "2002-04-23T21:47:14Z")
Thanks. That second link looks like it might help.