Errata

Windows 2000 Pro: The Missing Manual

Errata for Windows 2000 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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Version Location Description Submitted By Date submitted Date corrected
Printed
Page Back Cover
The last paragraph used to read:

"...including Windows 2000 Administrator's Companion..."

It now reads:

"...including Windows 2000 Server Administrator's Companion..."

Anonymous    Mar 01, 2001
Printed
Page ix-x

The last paragraph used to read:

"David Pogue (editor, indexer) is the creator of the Missing Manual
series."

It now reads:

"David Pogue (editor, indexer), creator of the Missing Manual series,
is the personal-technology columnist for the New York Times."

Anonymous    Mar 01, 2001
Printed
Page 17

The last paragraph in the FAQ box used to read:

"Open the Display icon, click the Settings tab..."

It now reads:

"Open the Display icon, click the Effects tab..."

Anonymous    Mar 01, 2001
Printed
Page 82
4th paragraph

"...Internet to happen to be." Should be "...Internet they happen to be."

Anonymous    Jan 30, 2015
Printed
Page 86

The last sentence used to read:

"...Microsoft provides four ways to open it:"

It now reads:

"...Microsoft provides at least five ways to open it:"

Anonymous    Mar 01, 2001
Printed
Page 87
Added this fifth bulleted item

"Press the Windows-logo key+E."

Anonymous    Mar 01, 2001
Printed
Page 121
The Moire patterns in the scroll bar in the illustration have been

fixed.

Anonymous    Mar 01, 2001
Printed
Page 123
The Moire patterns in the scroll bar in the illustration have been fixed.

Anonymous    Mar 01, 2001
Printed
Page 146

The first paragraph used to read:

"The shortcut menu's Active Desktop submenu offers several useful
commands, including Show Web Content (the on/off switch for putting a
Web page on your desktop) and Show Desktop Icons (which hides or shows
your desktop icons).

It now reads:

"The shortcut menu's Active Desktop submenu offers several useful
commands, including Show Web Content (the on/off switch for putting a
Web page on your desktop); Show Desktop Icons (which hides or shows
your desktop icons); and Lock Desktop Items (prevents your Active
Desktop windows from moving or changing shape)."

Anonymous    Mar 01, 2001
Printed
Page 173
The Moire patterns in the scroll bar in the illustration have been fixed.

Anonymous    Mar 01, 2001
Printed
Page 200
GEM IN THE ROUGH

The screen shot is wrong. It is not appropriate to the text. It's the same shot as was used on the previous page (where it is appro
priate).

Anonymous   
Printed
Page 301
Figure 13-9 showed the wrong dialog box. It has been replaced with

the correct ones--on the left, a shortcut menu where "Set as Default
Printer" is being selected; on the right, the Printer Properties dialog
box.

Anonymous    Mar 01, 2001