Errata

Windows 98 Annoyances

Errata for Windows 98 Annoyances

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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 119

Inserted footnote after "don't do this" in item #3 that reads:

In some cases, installation programs write to the WIndows
temporary directory, reboot the system, and then access
the .tmp file. In such cases, this customization will cause
the installation program to fail, usually in subtle ways.
To prevent this, you should remember to comment out the DEL
command in Autoexec.bat before installing any new software.
To "comment out" the DEL command, use a text editor to insert
a Rem statement in front of it.

The following figures have been updated:
3-2
5-1
5-2
6-3
7-1
7-11
7-13
AppB-1

For updated figures, return to the main errata page and check the
figure links.

 Anonymous    Nov 01, 1998
Printed
Page 136
The box contains a warning, so this was changed to a turkey icon instead

of an owl icon.

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 1999
Printed
Page 159
In the first paragraph, lines 6-7, the sentence "You can launch it from

the Start Menu by selecting..." was deleted.

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 1999
Printed
Page 172

The first paragraph line 2 used to read:

"and is located in your Windows folder"

It now reads:

"and is usually located in your Windows folder"

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 1999
Printed
Page 177
In the section "Special Considerations", 1st b.l. item, line 4, "Turn on

the Show all files option" was changed to "Choose the Show all
files option."

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 1999
Printed
Page 181

The 4th n.l. item, line 3, used to read:

"Turn on the Show all files option"

It now reads:

"Choose the Show all files option"

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 1999
Printed
Page 273
There are five comments in Example 6-1 and one in Example 6-2. The last

three in Example 6-1 occupy two lines, and the remainder occupy one.
They have been italicized.

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 1999
Printed
Page 373

The last line used to read:

"using the Window"

It now reads:

"using the Windows"

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 1999
Printed
Page 400
In the "Run a shortcut" section, the two code fragments in the section

begin "start..." The "S" of "start" was capitalized.

 Anonymous    Apr 01, 1999