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1.2.1 Novell Client for Windows XP/2003 Features Not Included in the Novell Client for Windows Vista

The following Novell Client for Windows XP/2003 features are not included in the Novell Client for Windows Vista :

* Compatibility with any version of Windows other than Vista.
The Novell Client 4.91 for Windows continues to support Windows XP and 2003.
* Compatibility to NetWare 5.0 and all prior versions.
* Novell Graphical Login at Windows boot.
There is no direct concept of this in Windows Vista, because the Graphical Identification and Authentication (GINA) credential input extension model was replaced by the credential provider model. For more information, see Create Custom Login Experiences With Credential Providers For Windows Vista and Section 3.0, Authenticating to a Novell Network.
* Queue-based or NDPS® printing support.
Printing support is provided by iPrint
* 16-bit applications and libraries.
* Compatibility Mode Driver (CMD).
* NetWare IP (NWIP).
* IPX/SPX™ protocols and API libraries.
* Catalog Services version of contextless login.
* NetIdentity Client.
* Bindery-mode authentication.
* UNC path handling (NWFilter).

For Novell Client 4.91 for Windows XP/2003 users, there are noticeable differences between how the Novell Client 4.x SRVLOC SLP User Agent (UA) operates and how the OpenSLP LIBSLP UA operates. This section describe some of the significant known differences between the two SLP User Agents.