Novell® Application LauncherTM and Application Explorer (Application Launcher/Explorer) run on users' workstations to deliver the applications you've configured in NDS®.
Both Application Launcher and Application Explorer are 32-bit applications that support Windows* 95, Windows 98, Windows NT*, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. When a user starts Application Launcher/Explorer, Application Launcher/Explorer reads NDS to provide access to the applications the user has been given rights to.
NOTE: If the user is not connected to NDS, Application Launcher/Explorer reads the user's local cache to see what applications the user has access to while disconnected from NDS.
Although Application Launcher and Application Explorer perform the same basic functions and both run on Windows 95/98 and Windows NT/2000/XP/XP, Application Launcher is designed to enable greater administrative control of the user's desktop and Application Explorer is designed to enhance and extend the desktop. As administrator, you determine whether users run Application Launcher or Application Explorer. The following sections provide information to help you understand Application Launcher/Explorer.