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Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual

Errata for Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual

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Version Location Description Submitted by Date submitted
Printed Page 8
5th paragraph

It tells you to be able to only use the keyboard full-time go to page 255. No help on page 255.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 102
1st paragraph

Incorrect statement. I do a backup (Acer system) to a protected part of
drive "D". I cannot see that file listed. The only way I can be sure the
backup is there is to "explore" drive D and add all the bytes being used
in each file displayed. I find about 5GB not listed. This is the same amount
that the backup file is supposed to be.

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 260
"POWER USER'S CLINIC" box, first sentence

(Chapter 17)
should read:
(Chapter 16)

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 321
last paragraph

"On a computer with Service Pack 2 installed, far more of
these ports are left open and exposed to the Internet than before."
should read:
"On a computer with Service Pack 2 installed, far fewer..."

 Anonymous   
Printed Page 598
DVDS - backing up onto 474

The index refers to page 474 for backing up to DVD, but DVDs are not covered
on that page (or any other page?)
...and that's exactly what I would like to know how to do.

 Anonymous