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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 "Corrected".

The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.


Color Key: Serious Technical Mistake Minor Technical Mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question



Version Location Description Submitted By 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 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 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 2001
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 2001
Printed Page 87
Added this fifth bulleted item

"Press the Windows-logo key+E."

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

fixed.

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

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

Anonymous  Mar 2001
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 2001


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