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".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
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Date submitted |
Date corrected |
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Page 14
2nd paragraph under "Browse folders" |
The beginning of the second sentence of this paragraph should read "For example, if
you've opted to Open each folder in the same window"
Page 16
Second paragraph - change "Explorere.exe" to "Explorer.exe."
Page 38
The filename in step 3, "filename.ext," should appear italicized (replaceable style).
Page 46
Figure 2-5: "fincances" should read "finances"
Page 54
Second-to-last paragraph - change "titlbar" to "titlebar"
Page 61
Second paragraph - change "Mantenance" to "Maintenance"
Page 64
Last paragraph - change "Figure 2-8 shows" to "Figures 2-8 and 2-10 show"
Page 69
Third paragraph - change "there's on a single" to "there's a single"
Page 140
The caption under Figure 4-12 mentions the "default View option."
This text should read, "default Preview option."
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Page 174
Second Paragraph title |
The section is titled "Clean our your Temp folder"
It should be "Clean out your Temp folder."
Page 185
The last sentence of the NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate section should read:
You can stop Windows from updating the "last accessed" date for folders every
time they're opened by changing this value to 1 (the default is zero), which
should improve drive performance. This setting has no effect on files.
Page 192
The LargeSystemCache listvariable should be in constant-width font.
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Page 174
Second Paragraph title |
The section was titled "Clean our your Temp folder"
NOW READS: "Clean out your Temp folder."
Page 185
The last sentence of the NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate section NOW READS:
You can stop Windows from updating the "last accessed" date for folders every
time they're opened by changing this value to 1 (the default is zero), which
should improve drive performance. This setting has no effect on files.
Page 192
The LargeSystemCache listvariable IS NOW in constant-width font.
Page 201
Fifth line of the "A Word About Native Resolution" sidebar - there was an errant comma.
The text NOW READS, "to display other, lower resolutions, either"
Page 242Second paragraph -
"responded"
NOW READS:
"respond."
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Anonymous |
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Nov 01, 2003 |
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Page 201
end of 1st sentence |
"...tend to be more reliable, and certainy consume less desk space."
should read:
"...tend to be more reliable, and certainly consume less desk space."
Page 201
Fifth line of the "A Word About Native Resolution" sidebar - there's an errant
comma here. The text should read, "to display other, lower resolutions, either"
Page 242
Second paragraph - change "responded" to "respond."
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Page 265
Para 2 of "Video Cards (Display Adapters)" section |
Minor typo at start of third sentence:
"CoFigure 6-1mmon chipset"
should be:
"Common chipset"
Page 277
The last sentence (only) of the second paragraph under "Keyboards" (which refers
Appendix B) should read as follows:
This can be done by setting the appropriate option in your BIOS (see Appendix B),
but you may also have to set the InitialKeyboardIndicators Registry value, found
in HKEY_CURRENT_USERControl PanelKeyboard, to 0 for off or 2 for on.
Page 282
First paragraph - change "306GB" to "30GB"
Page 284
Last paragraph - "euphamism" should read "euphemism"
Page 356
Local Users and Groups (lusrmgr.msc) only works in Windows XP Pro.
Page 375
Add the following to Step 3 under "Hide the last-typed username:"
If the value exists, it may be a DWORD value. Either value type is supported here.
Page 397
The RunProgram subroutine (the last four lines in Example 9-1) is wrong. It should
read the same as the RunProgram subroutine on the top of page 400.
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Page 265
Para 2 of "Video Cards (Display Adapters)" section |
"CoFigure 6-1mmon chipset"
NOW READS:
"Common chipset"
Page 282 First paragraph -
"306GB"
NOW READS:
"30GB"
Page 284 Last paragraph - "euphamism"
NOW READS:
"euphemism"
Page 375
The following HAS BEEN ADDED to Step 3 under "Hide the last-typed username:"
If the value exists, it may be a DWORD value. Either value type is supported here.
Page 397 The RunProgram subroutine (the last four lines in Example 9-1)
NOW READS:
Sub RunProgram(Filename, Wait)
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
RetVal = WshShell.Run (Filename, Wait)
End Sub
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Anonymous |
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Nov 01, 2003 |
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Page 414
last line of both the 4 line scripts on that page |
The last line of those scripts have </body> instead of <body>
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Page 462
line 24 |
"and you need to the dual boot capability"
should be
"and you need to add the dual boot capability"
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Page 466
Second paragraph - |
"you won't be able to access your from from"
Should be:
"you won't be able to access your hard disk from"
Page 467
In the first paragraph in the "Activating Windows XP" section, the word "wasn't"
should be "weren't."
Index
There are a few errant entries in the index that will be removed in the next printing.
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Page 466
Second paragraph - |
"you won't be able to access your from from"
NOW READS:
"you won't be able to access your hard disk from"
Page 467
In the first paragraph in the "Activating Windows XP" section, the word "wasn't"
NOW READS "weren't."
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Nov 01, 2003 |