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Windows XP Hacks

Errata for Windows XP Hacks

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Printed
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Mike Ulman
Secretary, Alaskan Malamute Assistance League

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 02
paragraph 3

In the first paragraph of text of 'Editing Files',
"Windows XP Home Edition and Windows ME"

NOW READS:
"Windows XP Home Edition and Windows 2000 Professional".

 Anonymous    Aug 01, 2004
Printed
Page 7
Figure 1-2

Figure 1-2 in Windows XP Hacks shows an Arctic forest scene with what
are described as huskies by the author. I'm very sure that the canids
shown are wolves, not dogs of any kind.

Anonymous   
Printed
Page 9
boot.ini file example in middle of the page, the second OS boot line

NOW READS:
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)WINDOWS="Sponge Bob Startup Screen"
/fastdetect /kernel=ntosspongebob.exe

 Anonymous    Aug 01, 2004
Printed
Page 10
Hack #3

BootVis is no longer available from Microsoft's site.
Note: Microsoft has inexplicably taken bootvis.exe off its site, and it's
unclear whether it will ever post it again. However, old software never dies
--- on the Internet it lives on --- and so you can download it from
http://www.apcslonline.com/NOTESRING/HomeNR7.nsf/0/992a118207ef9705c1256ca60
0472394/$FILE/BootVis.exe or from http://home.no.net/frydland/downloads.htm.
If for some reason it's not available on those sites, do a Google search
using the search terms "download bootvis.exe" and you'll find other places
from where you can download it.

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 57
1st full paragraph, before first line

Insert text:
This hack, for editing folders in the open dialog box, using HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionPoliciescomdlg32,
only works in Windows XP Home Edition.

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 91
1st paragraph, 3rd bullet

"EFS can't compress files in ..."

NOW READS:
"EFS can't encrypt files in ...".

 Anonymous    Aug 01, 2004
Printed
Page 141
Last paragraph

The URL for the Anonymizer.com web service NOW READS:
"http://www.anonymizer.com/privacytest/"

 Anonymous    Aug 01, 2004
Printed
Page 144
Under "Change the Directory and Do a Redirect"

the phrase "residential gateways: optimizing" has been removed from the beginning of the sentence.

 Anonymous    Oct 01, 2003
Printed
Page 161
hack #44 "Tweak DNS settings for faster internet Access",

it is stated that:
"You'll find an existing HOSTS file in C:System32DriversEtcHOSTS"
it should be
"You'll find an existing HOSTS file in C:WINDOWSSystem32DriversEtcHOSTS"

 Anonymous   
Printed
Page 294
- The comma at the end of the first paragraph HAS BEEN CHANGED to a period.

Anonymous    Oct 01, 2003
Printed
Page 331
table 11-1, subcatagory "Limit"

The phrase "(see article 4.9 "Optimize Your Swap File Size")" HAS BEEN DELETED.

 Anonymous    Aug 01, 2004
Printed
Page 382
2nd column

Most Frequently Used Programs List
banning probrams from, 38

NOW READS:
Most Frequently Used Programs List
banning programs from, 38

 Anonymous    Aug 01, 2004