Errata

Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual

Errata for Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual

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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".

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Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update

Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Printed
Page v-x
table of contents

[Due to a printing error, some of the page numbering and formatting in the table of contents didn't
look right in the first printing. It's been corrected.]

(36) 2nd paragraph;
"(see Figure 2-9, bottom)"
should read:
"(see Figure 1-9, bottom)"

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 2005
Printed
Page 28
first paragraph

"(see Figure 2-6)" should be "(see Figure 1-6)"

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 34
the Tip section

"on page 67." should be "on page 63."

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 36
Figure 1-10, last line of description

"...described on page 644."
should read:
"described on page 662."

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 2005
Printed
Page 46
Note

"and page 50 for more" -> "and page 47 for more"

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 83
3rd paragraph, last word

"...using this ethod."
should read:
"...using this method."

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 2005
Printed
Page 636
Last word of 1st sentence of last paragraph

The last word/abbreviation in the sentence should be NTFS but there is only a blank
space, and the period of that sentence has been placed by itself at the beginning of
the following line.

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 668
second to last bullet point

"Change it to, for example, 50000 (five seconds)"
Should read:
"Change it to, for example, 5000 (five seconds)"

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 2005