Novell Shareware

When run as part of the login script it bypasses the 'You have not logged on at this workstation before'... message in Win95, deletes existing profiles held in c:\windows\profiles and creates a local profile for the user logging in.

Peter Spiby has created a program that can help you prevent registry errors, and clear out profile clutter from hard drives that are used by lots of different people.SetForce is copyrighted (c) 1999 by Peter Spiby and cannot be redistributed without the prior written consent of Peter Spiby.

SetForce gets round that Windows 95 annoyance of always asking new users to a workstation whether or not they wish to save their settings locally. It also removes the unnecessary clutter of profiles stored locally on a workstation. It is intended to be run as part of a login script and has been tested using NetWare 4.11.

When run it deletes the contents of:
c:\Windows\Profiles
and then creates a new profile in this directory based on the user name given on the command line. With NetWare this can be supplied within the login script as %LOGIN_NAME.

Windows 95 then updates this profile with the settings held in the user's home area.

Tip: If you set the user's rights to their user.dat file and 'Start Menu' folder as Read and File Scan, you can effectively lock their settings permanently. This can be done as part of the User Template setup script within NetWare.

Disclaimer :

The software is provided "as is" with no warranty, either express or implied. The author accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage caused by the use, or misuse, of this software.

Installation Instructions (NetWare) :

1. UnZIP SetForce.zip to a common directory to which all potential users have at least Read and File Scan rights (e.g. SYS:\PUBLIC).
2. Add the following line to the relevant login script(s):
   #f:\setforce %LOGIN_NAME
   where 'f:\' is the common directory.

The next time the user logs in they should see a window displaying profile deletion progress.

Platform of SetForce :

If you encounter any problems running this software, e-mail at ps.staff@ssctc.org.uk.

How to get a copy of SetForce :

If anybody is interested in this (and from trying to find a solution on the web) just e-mail at ps.staff@ssctc.org.uk.

Download Location : Download SetForce

Home Page : http://www.novell.com/