It's a bit of an old one this one, but I recently came across a computer that when removed from the domain began popping up a box at logon asking which server I wanted to connect to. On further investigation this was due to Novell client services being installed. After a quick Google on the issue a simple solution was found:
Go into the properties of your network card and select the 'Client for Netware' service. Click on the remove button and let the computer restart. When Windows starts again you'll have the normal Windows login options and no extra messages.
In the event that the Client for Netware doesn't appear in the list of services I found an alternative approach on a techspot.com forum; Click Start, Run and type services.msc into the run box. In the services list locate the Netware Client Service and double click on it. Stop it and disable it. Reboot your PC and then the Client for Netware service should appear in your network cards' properties box.
As far as I know Novell Netware isn't used much anymore. It may still have specific uses for in-house software but it's useful to know about these things in case you ever happen upon a computer that has at one point in time used it.
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