Errata
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".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
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 |
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Printed | Page 146 |
Incorrect information regarding "runas" command |
Microsoft Press | Jul 13, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 342 |
Incorrect information regarding Remote Assistance port usage |
Microsoft Press | Jul 13, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 510 |
"hard drive" should be "partition" |
Microsoft Press | Jul 13, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 843 |
Description for Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider incorrect |
Microsoft Press | Jul 13, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 985 |
"select" should be "deselect" |
Microsoft Press | Jul 13, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 1065 |
"11xx" should be "437" |
Microsoft Press | Jul 13, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 33 |
NTFS is not required On page 33, the second sentence in the last paragraph on the page contains an incorrect statement regarding partition formatting. Change: "In addition, the drive on which Windows is currently installed must be formatted as NTFS and not FAT32." To: "The drive on which Windows is currently installed can be FAT, FAT32 or NTFS. However it is recommended that you convert any FAT or FAT32 drive to NTFS." |
Microsoft Press | May 06, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 331 |
Incorrect information regarding Remote Desktop Connection On page 331, the last bullet point in the Remote Assistance vs. Remote Desktop Connection box is incorrect. Change: "Remote Assistance connections can be established over the internet, even when each computer is behind a different router that uses NAT. With Remote Desktop Connection, the target computer must be on the same network (including a virtual private network, or VPN) and it cannot be behind a NAT router." To: "Remote Assistance connections can be easily established over the internet, even when each computer is behind a different router that uses NAT. With Remote Desktop Connection, you can establish a connection over the internet and behind a NAT router, however it requires advanced configuration of the NAT router." |
Microsoft Press | May 06, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 472 |
"NAT" should be "DHCP" On page 472, the second sentence up from the bottom of the paragraph under "Install a router or residential gateway" contains incorrect information about IP address assignment. Change: "This class of hardware typically uses network address translation (NAT) to assign private IP addresses to computers on your network." To: "This class of hardware typically uses Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) to assign private IP addresses to computers on your network." |
Microsoft Press | May 06, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 826 |
Incorrect information regarding services in Recovery Console On page 826, the last sentence of the second paragraph contains incorrect information regarding commands that are available in Recovery Console. Change: "Among other things, you can copy, delete, rename, move, and type document files; partition and format hard disks (using Diskpart); run diagnostic utilities; and start and stop services (with Net Start and Net Stop)." To: "Among other things, you can copy, delete, rename, move, and type document files; partition and format hard disks (using Diskpart); run diagnostic utilities; and list services available on the computer (with Listsvc)." |
Microsoft Press | May 06, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 941 |
"Fixmbr" should be "Bootrec.exe /FixMbr" On page 941, the second sentence in the "Action required column" is partially incorrect. Change: "If no virus is found, boot from the Windows Vista distribution media and use the Windows Recovery Environment’s Fixmbr command to fix the Master Boot Record." To: "If no virus is found, boot from the Windows Vista distribution media and use the Windows Recovery Environment’s Bootrec.exe /FixMbr command to fix the Master Boot Record." |
Microsoft Press | May 06, 2010 | |
Printed | Page 1009 |
Incorrect information regarding Security Log auditing On page 1009, the first sentence of the last paragraph contains incorrect information regarding Security log events. Change: "No events are written to the Security log until you enable auditing, which you do via Local Security Settings." To: "By default, a limited number of events are written to the Security log. You can change which events are written to the Security log via Local Security Settings." |
Microsoft Press | May 06, 2010 |