Using Application Launcher as the Windows Shell

You can use Application Launcher in place of Windows Explorer (the default Windows shell) to further restrict user access to applications on Windows 95/98 or Windows NT/2000/XP/XP workstations.


Setting Up Application Launcher as the Shell on Windows 95/98

  1. Copy the following files to the locations specified.

    File Copy From Copy To

    NALWIN32.EXE

    Z:\PUBLIC

    C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32

    NALRES32.DLL

    Z:\PUBLIC\NLS\ENGLISH

    C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\NLS\ENGLISH

    NALBMP32.DLL

    Z:\PUBLIC\NLS\ENGLISH

    C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\NLS\ENGLISH

    NALEXP32.HLP

    Z:\PUBLIC\NLS\ENGLISH

    C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\NLS\ENGLISH

    NALEXP32.CNT

    Z:\PUBLIC\NLS\ENGLISH

    C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\NLS\ENGLISH

    NWAPP32.DLL

    Z:\PUBLIC

    C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32

  2. Open the workstation's SYSTEM.INI file (typically, C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM.INI) with a text editor.

  3. Replace the SHELL=EXPLORER.EXE line with the following line:

    SHELL=C:\NOVELL\CLIENT32\NALWIN32.EXE

  4. Save and close the SYSTEM.INI file.

  5. Restart Windows.


Setting Up Application Launcher as the Shell on Windows NT/2000/XP/XP

  1. Copy the following files to the locations specified.

    File Copy From Copy To

    NALWIN32.EXE

    Z:\PUBLIC

    C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32

    NALRES32.DLL

    Z:\PUBLIC\NLS\ENGLISH

    C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\NLS\ENGLISH

    NALBMP32.DLL

    Z:\PUBLIC\NLS\ENGLISH

    C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\NLS\ENGLISH

    NALEXP32.HLP

    Z:\PUBLIC\NLS\ENGLISH

    C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\NLS\ENGLISH

    NALEXP32.CNT

    Z:\PUBLIC\NLS\ENGLISH

    C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\NLS\ENGLISH

    NWAPP32.DLL

    Z:\PUBLIC

    C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32

  2. Run REGEDIT.EXE and locate the following setting:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon

  3. Modify the SHELL value as follows:

    SHELL=C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\NALWIN32.EXE

  4. Close REGEDIT.EXE.

  5. Restart Windows.