ALS Microsoft Windows XP Professional Comments and Corrections (314049)

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Page 3: Incomplete Step

On page 3, change:
"2. Click Start, right-click My computer and select the files and folders you want to write to the CD."

To:
"Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Explore and select the files and folders you want to write to the CD."

Page 4: Missing Step Under Compressed Folder

On page 4, under "Compressed Folder", add a step between steps 1 and 2, so the process reads:

"1. Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Explore

2. Select a local drive letter, such as C:

3. On the File menu, click New, and then click Compressed Folder."

Page 8: Incorrect Steps For Accessing Instant Messaging

On page 8,

Change:
"1. Click Start, point to all programs, and then click Internet Explorer.
2. Click Online Buddies, and double-click the contact name for the person you want to talk to."

To:
"1. Click Start, point to all programs, and then click Windows Messenger.
2. Double-click the contact name for the person you want to talk to that shows up under online."

Page 9: Incomplete Step

On page 9, in step 2,

Change:
"2. Point to Accessories, point to Communication, and then click Remote Desktop Connection..."

To:
"2. Point to Accessories, point to Communication, and then click Remote Desktop Connection, and then click Options..."

Page 16: Remove "Device Driver Referral Site" Section

On page 16, please remove the entire "Device Driver Referral Site" section, as it does not apply to Windows XP Final Release.

Page 67: "prepareinstall" Should Be "duprepare"

On page 67, under "/dushare: pathname", change:
"When run from your installation share and used with /prepareinstall, it prepares the updated files for use in network-based client installations. When used without /prepareinstall..."

To:
"When run from your installation share and used with /duprepare, it prepares the updated files for use in network-based client installations. When used without /duprepare..."

Page 68: "UDF File" Should Be "UDB File"

On page 68, in the last paragraph of Table 2.4, all references to "UDF file" should be changed to "UDB file".

Change:
"/udf:id[,udb_file]

Indicates an identifier (id) that Setup uses to specify how a UDF modifies an answer file. The UDF file overrides values in the answer file, and the identifier determines which values in the UDF file are used. For example, /udf:RAS_user, OUR_COMPANY.UDF overrides settings that are specified for the RAS_user identifier in the OUR_COMPANY.UDF file. If you do not specify a UDF file, Setup prompts you to insert a disk that contains the $UNIQUE$.UDF file."

To:
"/udf:id[,udb_file]

Indicates an identifier (id) that Setup uses to specify how a UDB modifies an answer file. The UDB file overrides values in the answer file, and the identifier determines which values in the UDB file are used. For example, /udf:RAS_user, OUR_COMPANY.UDB overrides settings that are specified for the RAS_user identifier in the OUR_COMPANY.UDB file. If you do not specify a UDB file, Setup prompts you to insert a disk that contains the $UNIQUE$.UDB file."

Page 90: Incorrect Reference To Table 3.1

The last bulleted item under "Password Requirements" on page 90 incorrectly refers to Table 3.1:

"(See Table 3.1 for a list of characters that are not valid.)"

Table 3.1 lists the invalid nonalphanumeric characters for the user account name, not that for the password.

Pages 120 & 121: "group-name" Should Be "user-name"

On page 120, in the first paragraph, and on page 121, in the "Tip" paragraph, change:
"the Member Of tab in the group-name Properties dialog box"

To:
"the Member Of tab in the user-name Properties dialog box"

Page 124: Correction To Table 3.6

On page 124, in Table 3.6, in the Description field for Authenticated Users, remove:

"Use the Authenticated Users group instead of the Everyone group to prevent anonymous access to a resource."

Page 139: Incorrect Figure

On page 139, the caption for Figure 4.5 is "Specifying an alternate TCP/IP configuration", however, the actual figure is about memory swapping.

Please follow the steps on page 140 to view the actual image of the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)Properties" dialog box.

Page 142: Correction To Telnet In Table 4.7

On page 142, in Table 4.7, in the Description field for Telnet,

Change:
"Windows 2000 Server ships with the ability to serve as a Telnet client"

To:
"Windows 2000 Server ships with a Telnet client as well as a Telnet Server (host)"

Pages 146 & 153: Network Tools Should Be Network Tasks

On pages 146 and 153, change:
"4. Under Network Tools, click..."

To:
"4. Under Network Tasks, click..."

Page 149: Correction To The First Paragraph

On page 149, in the first paragraph, remove:

"If the DHCP Service cannot be disabled, simply disconnect your network adapter cable."

Page 155: Correction To Network Number Detection

On page 155, in the third paragraph from the bottom,

Change:
"Although Windows XP Professional automatically detects a network number during NWLink installation by default,"

To:
"Although Windows XP Professional automatically detects a network number,"

Page 167: Corrections To Uninstalling NWLink Steps

On page 167, under Exercise 4,

Change:
"4. Click OK.

5. In the Network Connections windows, double-click Local Are Connection, and then click Properties.

Notice that NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol is no longer listed as an installed protocol.

6. Click Cancel.

7. Close the Network Connections window."

To:
"4. In the Local Network dialog box, click No.

Notice that NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol is no longer listed as an installed protocol.

5. Click Close, and then click Yes"

Page 174: Incorrect Term For ASCII

On page 174, in the fifth bulleted item,

Change:
"American Standard Code for Information Exchange (ASCII)"

To:
"American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII)"

Page 205: Correction To Management Snap-In Name

On page 205, in the last paragraph,

Change:
"Sites and Servers Management snap-in"

To:
"Active Directory Sites and Services management snap-in"

Page 238: IIS Required On The Print Server For Internet Printing

On page 238, in the Note paragraph, change:
"For Internet printing, you must have Internet Information Services (IIS) installed."

To:
"For Internet printing, you must have Internet Information Services (IIS) installed on the print server."

Page 238: Correction To Find Printers

On page 238, in the last heading and paragraph,

Change:
"Using the Search Assistant

In the Search Assistant, the Find Printers feature allows you to search for printers in Active Directory when you are logged on to a Windows 2000 domain. To activate the Search Assistant, click Start and then click Search."

To:
"Using Find Printers

In the Add Printer Wizard, the Find Printers feature allows you to search for printers in Active Directory when you are logged on to a Windows 2000 domain."

Pages 250, 251, 262, And 279: Print Device Should Be Printer

On page 250, in the last row of Table 6.6, on page 251, in the last row of Table 6.6, on page 262, in the second bulleted paragraph, and on page 279, in the first paragraph under "Examine the Problem", change all references of "print device" and "print devices" to "printer" and "printers".

Page 307: Correction To "Moving Within a Single Volume"

On page 307, please remove the second bulleted item:

"You become the creator and owner."

Pages 307, 308, And 326: Windows 2000 Should Be Windows XP Professional

On page 307, in the first paragraph, on page 308, in the Note paragraph, and on page 326, in the third bulleted paragraph,

Change:
"Windows 2000"

To:
"Windows XP Professional"

Page 326: Incorrect Group

On page 326, in the third bulleted paragraph,

Change:
"Administrators and Server Operators groups"

To:
"Domain Admins group"

Page 352: Recycle Bin Should Be Internet Explorer

On page 352, in the first paragraph,

Change:
"The Desktop Items dialog box allows you to choose to include or exclude an icon for My Document, My Computer, My Network Places, and the Recycle Bin on your Desktop"

To:
"The Desktop Items dialog box allows you to choose to include or exclude an icon for My Document, My Computer, My Network Places, and the Internet Explorer on your Desktop"

Page 475: Correction To Last Cell

On page 475, in the last cell of the "Privilege" column, change:

"Enable Computer And User Accounts To Be Trusted For"

To:

"Enable Computer And User Accounts To Be Trusted For Delegation"

Page 481: Correction To Security Options

On page 481, in the last paragraph,

Change:
"A security option that is important in securing your computer is the Interactive Log:

...

A second option is the Network Logon: Do Not Allow Stored User Names And Passwords To Save Passwords Or Credentials For Domain Authentication option. Enabling this option prevents the storing of user names and credentials."

To:
"A security option that is important in securing your computer is the Interactive Logon:

...

A second option is the Network Access: Do Not Allow Storage Of Credentials or .NET Passports For Network Authentication. Enabling this option prevents the storing of credentials and .NET Passports."

Page 524: Correction To Top Note

On page 524, in the Note paragraph at the top,

Change:
"Note: Compressed files cannot be encrypted, and encrypted files cannot be compressed."

To:
"Note: Files compressed with NTFS compression cannot be encrypted, and encrypted files cannot be compressed with NTFS compression."

Page 524: Invalid Second Note Paragraph

On page 524, the information presented in the second Note paragraph only applies to Windows 2000. Please remove this paragraph.

Page 524: Incorrect Information About Sharing Encrypted Files

On page 524, in the fourth paragraph, remove:

"There is one exception to using an encrypted file just like you would any other: encrypted files can't be shared."

Page 526: Correction To Default Recovery Agent

On page 526, in the Note paragraph,

Remove:
"The default recovery agent is the administrator of the local computer unless the computer is part of a domain."

Page 535: Correction To Filename Description In Table 14.8

On page 535, in Table 14.8, in the Description field for the switch filename,

Change:
"filename Specifies the file or set of files to check for fragmentation. ... This switch is only valid on volumes formatted with FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32 file systems"

To:
"filename Specifies the file or set of files to check. ... This switch is only valid on volumes formatted with FAT and FAT32 file systems"

Page 535: Correction To Path Description In Table 14.8

On page 535, in Table 14.8, in the Description field for the switch path,

Change:
"path ... This switch is only valid on volumes formatted with FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32 file systems."

To:
"path ... This switch is only valid on volumes formatted with FAT and FAT32 file systems."

Page 536: Incorrect Switch In Table 14.8

On page 536, in Table 14.8, change:

"/s Forces the volume to dismount first, if necessary."

To:

"/X Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary. All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid (implies /F)."

Page 539: Correction To Practice Title

On page 539, change:
"Practice: Managing NTFS Compression"

To:
"Practice: Using Disk Defragmenter"

Page 539: More Programs Should Be All Programs

On page 539, in step 2,

Change:
"2. Click Start, and then point to More Programs."

To:
"2. Click Start, and then point to All Programs."

Page 566: Incorrect Heading

On page 566, in the second bulleted item, change:
"Synchronize The Selected Items While My Computer Is Idle."

To:
"Synchronize the following checked items"

Page 570: Correction To Table 15.7

On page 570, in Table 15.7, remove the last row:

"Security --- Change the list of users and groups that have permission to perform the task, or change the permissions for a specific user or group."

Page 579: Kilobytes Should Be Megabytes

On page 579, in Table 15.9, change:
"PF Usage- The amount of virtual memory used (in kilobytes)"

To:
"PF Usage- The amount of virtual memory used (in megabytes)"

Page 597: Incremental Should Be Differential

On page 597, in the second bulleted item,

Change:
"This strategy is the same as the first example that used normal and incremental backups,"

To:
"This strategy is the same as the first example that used normal and differential backups,"

Page 633: Step 11 Should Be Step 10

On page 633, in the bottom two "Note" sections, change:
"...a valid user name and password in Step 11"

To:
"...a valid user name and password in Step 10"

Page 639: Remove Caution Paragraph

On page 639, please remove the Caution paragraph

Page 648: "multi(0)" Above "C:" Should Be "rdisk(0)" In Figure 18.1

On page 648, in Figure 18.1, change the "multi(0)" immediately above "C:" to "rdisk(0)".

Page 661: Subkey Should Be Subtree

Page 661, in the first bullet,

Change:
"This subkey points to..."

To:
"This subtree points to.."

Page 670: Correction To Figure 18.5

On page 670, in Figure 18.5, the two references to "Windows 2000" should be changed to "Windows XP Professional".

Page 673: "cmdcoms" Should Be "cmdcons"

On page 673, in the first paragraph, in line 6, change:

"/cmdcoms"

To:

"/cmdcons"

Page 687: Input Should Be Import

On page 687, in step 13,

Change:
"Click Input..."

To:
"Click Import..."

Page 709: Corrections To Options

On page 709,

Change:
"Settings Only. A cable that connects your computer's serial ports.

Files Only. Both computers must have the same type of drive.

Both Files And Settings. You can save files and settings to any disk drive or folder on your computer. This is the default setting."

To:
"Settings Only.

Files Only.

Both Files And Settings."

Page 718: Administrators Group Should Be Domain Admins Group

On page 718, in the Note paragraph,

Change:
"In a domain environment, members of the Administrators group or ..."

To:
"In a domain environment, members of the Domain Admins group or ..."

Page 738: Correction To Question 4's Answer

On page 738, in the first question 4, change:
"c and d"

To:
"b, c and d"

Page 754: Windows 98 Should Be Windows ME

On page 754, in question 4, change:
"b. Windows 98"

To:
"b. Windows ME"

Page 754: Correction To Answers To Question 3

On page 754, in question 3, change:
"a, b, and d"

To:
"a and d"

Page 774: Correction To Questions 2's Answer For Chapter 10

On page 774, under the Chapter 10 heading, in question 2,

Change:
"a, c, and d"

To:
"a and c"

Page 791: Uncompressed Should Be Compressed

On page 791, in the answer of first question 3, change:
"Uncompressed. When a file is moved to a new..."

To:
"Compressed. When a file is moved to a new..."

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