Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date Submitted |
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PDF, ePub, Mobi | Page 18749 these exist all throughout. |
"issimplicity" should be "is simplicity" |
Anonymous | Sep 17, 2019 |
Printed | Page 546 Printing a printer file section |
Reader should be told that the lpt1 port must have a printer mapped to it for the command to work. This is done via the printer's properties followed by the DOS command "net use lpt1:\printer_location /persistent:yes" Then the command "copy filename.prn /b lpt1" may be run. I recommend Bruce Sanderson's Windows Web - printing from DOS |
Anonymous | Dec 06, 2016 |
Printed | Page 54 Text box besides Figure 1-15 |
You can't pin a folder 'above the line' in Start Menu by right-clicking the Start Menu in Explore -- it creates a folder, but in All Programs, which is not really the visibility you are looking for. |
Alan W Dahl | Nov 13, 2009 |
Printed | Page 74 Middle |
No mention is made of the missing Attributes column in Windows Explorer. |
Richard Hantz | Sep 23, 2009 |
Printed | Page 597 Last paragraph |
Windows Vista The Missing Manual, Chapter 20 page 597 in discussing |
Jim McMahon | Jul 29, 2009 |
Printed | Page 29 2nd tip |
Web page www.sysinfo.org/startupinfo.htlm concerning list of startup software and instructions for turning it off in the startup folder does not exist. I tried 07/23/09 |
Anonymous | Jul 24, 2009 |
Printed | Page 113 Last paragraph |
The last paragraph of page 113 states that searching with the explorer search bar in a non-indexed location does not search as you type. Vista does search as you type in one of those locations (I have tested in program files). It does show you a message that it will search slowly, but that is the only difference. |
Anonymous | May 16, 2009 |
Printed | Page 81 Power User's Clinic, last paragraph |
The last paragraph says that "The checkboxes below the calendar offer one-click access to photos taken earlier this week, earlier this year, and before the beginning of this year (a long time ago.)" The picture shows different categories, though: Unspecified, Sometime in the future, Today, and A long time ago. Either the picture or the wording should be modified. |
Anonymous | May 15, 2009 |
Printed | Page 534 Top |
Besides local and network printers, shared printers are often used on home networks. The wizard for network printers will not find a shared printer. |
Anonymous | Mar 21, 2009 |
Printed | Page 49 Tip |
Tip on page 49 refers to tip on page 51; however, the tip is actually located on page 50. |
Anonymous | Aug 06, 2008 |
Printed | Page 31-46 the whole page |
The unnumbered pages between page 30 and 47 are inserted in the book backwards. After reading page 30, you need to skip ahead to the unnumbered page before page 47 and start reading backwards back to page 30. This is in the February 2007 printing. |
Anonymous | Jun 25, 2008 |
Printed | Page 11 2nd paragraph under The Right Mouse Button is King |
...like the one shown at left in Figure I-3. |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 22 Nostalgia Corner |
When customizing desktop icons, you have wording to include "Internet Explorer" |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 23 11th line |
Where is there the reference to Figure 1-2? |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 29 3rd line |
Figure 1-5 doesn't explain hierarchical structure in the All Program menu, but it illustrates |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 39 8 lines from bottom |
If a user is only one and administrator at once, Personal Folder doesn't appear. |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 40 Figure 1-8 |
The bottom of Figure 1-8 may confuse readers, because some commands are effective but |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 42 1st paragraph |
At the top of page 42 it says; |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 46 inside box, Figure 1-11 |
Actually it not an error, rather it's the explanation of how to get the "run" command appearing again in |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 64 1st paragraph |
The text says "As shown in Figure 2-1, the Search pane appears across the top of the window , just below |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 66 Figure 2-5 |
Not errata per se, but noticable misregistration of the pictures in the Figures |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 68 just above THE TASKBAR |
In Windows Vista For Starters, p. 68 refers to a "Cool slo-mo trick" in Appendix B. I could not |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 69 4th paragraph |
'metadata (Greek for "data about data")' |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 98-102 Burning CDs and DVDs from the Desktop-Burning, Step by Step Page 99 on |
My vista must be considerately different from the one used and described.First, autoplay does not appear |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 131 4th paragraph |
To open a property box, the menu command is prepared: Organize->Properties. |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 139 2nd paragraph |
These two panes enable copy and move of folders and files mutually. The expamle explaned is from left pane |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 146 last paragraph |
The keystroke of shortcuts is a fantastic feature, but works well only if they are on the desktop. |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 152 4th paragraph |
`you can the eject the CD` is strange. |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 197 right column of "UP TO SPEED" |
The selected control is "Large icon" checkbox and the default button is "Close". |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 233 Text for Figure 6-19 |
Text suggests that a user turn off Tablet PC Optional components if computer doesn't have a touch screen. |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 236 last sentence of 5th paragraph |
Author referes to free bonus article "Removing Stubborn Programs" in Missing CD for this book. Article |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 242 11th paragraph |
Dragging every point of an appointment sticker can move it. So, Month View enables an appointment to move |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 244 8th paragraph |
Recurrence>Detail has three options. The last one can specify the last day of some event. |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 637-639 1st and more |
The mistake lies here (p 637): "The bad news is that the second drive needs to come before |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 681 top (all versions) |
The Local User Groups, Lusrmgr.msc, plug-ins are not available in the Home Premium version of Vista. |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 707 3rd paragraph |
States to right-click the icon of the network connection. Should be select adapter |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 787 4rth paragraph |
Not all registry files are marked as invisible: ntuser.dat is, not the files in |
Anonymous | |
Printed | Page 788 7th |
The Big Five Hives |
Anonymous |