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CD-ROM: Incorrect Information On Pages 16 And 17 Of LabAnswers.Doc
The two tables on pages 16 and 17 of "LabAnswers.doc", located on
the Instructor CD under the \Instructor Lab Guide folder, contain incorrect
information.
Change:
"The IT Department group has all
permissions but Full Control on the folder"
"The Manufacturing Department
group has all permissions but Full Control on the folder."
"The Research
Department group has all permissions but Full Control on the folder."
"The
Sales Department group has all permissions but Full Control on the
file."
To:
"The IT Department group has Full Control on the
folder"
"The Manufacturing Department group has Full Control on the
folder."
"The Research Department group has Full Control on the
folder."
"The Sales Department group has Full Control on the file."
CD-ROM: Non-Working SetWallpaper.vbs Setup Program
On the Instructor CD, the SetWallpaper.vbs file does not run
correctly. The corrected versions of the affected files are now available for
download. ALSADwal.exe contains SetWallpaper.vbs and Startup.lnk. Please
replace the SetWallpaper.vbs and Startup.lnk files in C:\Setup with the
downloaded files.
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft
Download Center:
For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
CD-ROM: Non-functioning Showenv.msi File
The Showenv.msi file located on the Instructor CD under the
\Instructor Lab Guide\SETUP\MSIPackage folder does not function. This file is
needed for Lab 12, Exercise 3 in the Lab Manual. The corrected file is
available in the self-extracting executable file
Showenv.exe.
The
following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center:
For
additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most
current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file
was posted. The file is stored on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized
changes to the file.
eBook: Incorrent URL's In About This Book Section
There are invalid links on the Getting Started page of the About This Book section of the eBook.
Change:
"http://www.microsoft.com/CTEC/default.htm"
To:
"http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/ctec/default.asp"
Change:
"http://www.microsoft.com/mcp/mktg/bus_bene.htm"
To:
"http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/start/enterprise.asp"
Change:
"http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/whql/default.mspx"
To:
"http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/hwtest/default.mspx"
Lab Manual, Page 44: Incomplete Step
On page 44 of the Lab Manual, in step 6,
Change:
"Create a new user object for each user in the table."
To:
"Create a new user object for each user in the table and make them members of
the Print Operators group."
Page xxii: Incorrect URL
On page xxii, the first bullet in the Reference Materials section
has an inactive URL.
Change:
"http://www.microsoft.com/windows/server/"
To:
"http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/default.mspx"
Page xxxi: Incorrect Hardware Requirements Information
The minimum processor and memory requirements for Windows 2000
Server is a Pentium 133 MHz processor and 128 MB of memory.
On page
xxxi, under Hardware Requirements, change:
"32-bit 166 MHz Pentium
processor
64 MB memory for networking with one to five client
computers;
128 MB minimum is recommended for most network
environments"
To:
"133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU
128 MB memory minimum"
Page xxxii: Incorrect Information About CD Included With The Book
On page xxxii, under the Software Requirements section, it
states:
"The copy of the Windows 2000 Server 120-Day Evaluation
CD-ROM that is included in the back of this book is required to complete the
procedures in this course."
This is incorrect. The Windows 2000
Server 120-Day Evaluation CD-ROM is not included with this book.
Page 12: Incorrect Illustration In Figure 1.3
On page 12, in Figure 1.3, the illustration incorrectly shows
that the "Environment subsystems" encompasses "Win32 subsystem", "OS/2
subsystem", and "Integral subsystem".
There is a curved line drawn
between the "Win32 subsystem" oval and the "Integral subsystem" oval with a
label above it that reads "Environmental subsystems". That curved line should
be between the "POSIX subsystem" oval and the "OS/2 subsystem" oval to indicate
that POSIX, Win32, and OS/2 are all environmental subsystems. The label
"Integral subsystems", which is under the "POSIX subsystem" oval, should be
placed at the right side of the diagram near the "Integral subsystem"
oval.
Page 16: Incorrect Information About Alpha-Based System Support
On page 16, under the "Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)" section,
the last sentence incorrectly indicates that Alpha-based systems are supported
in Windows 2000. However, Alpha-based systems are not supported in Windows 2000
final release version.
Change:
"This layer allows Windows 2000
to run on both Intel-based and Alpha-based systems without having to maintain
two separate versions of Windows 2000 Executive."
To:
"This
layer was originally designed to allow Windows 2000 to run on both Intel-based
and Alpha-based systems without having to maintain two separate versions of
Windows 2000 Executive. However, Alpha-based systems are not supported in
Windows 2000 final release version."
Page 45: Correction To Logon Without Global Catalog
Server
On page 45, in the Important paragraph,
Change:
"If a user is a member of the Domain Admins group, he or she is able to
log on to the network even when the global catalog is not available."
To:
"If the domain controller cannot contact a Global Catalog
server, the user is not be able to log on. An exception is made only for the
administrator account in the domain. This account is allowed to log on even
without a Global Catalog, so that in an emergency situation a Global Catalog
can be configured."
Page 58: "Files" Should Be "Folders"
In the table on page 58, change:
"To These
Files"
To:
"To These Folders"
Pages 93 And 95: Incorrect IP Address In Figures 4.3 And 4.4
On pages 93 and 95, in Figures 4.3 and 4.4, the IP addresses
listed in the Public Internet portion of the figures are incorrect. 192.168.x.x
is a reserved address range for private networks.
Change the IP
address from:
"192.168.x.x"
To:
"192.169.x.x"
Page 102: Incorrect Reference To Windows 2000 Workstation
On page 102, in the last paragraph,
Change:
"Windows 2000 workstation"
To:
"Windows 2000 Professional"
Page 106: Incorrect Program For Changing Domain Mode
On page 106, under "To change the domain mode to native mode",
step 1 incorrectly lists Active Directory Users And Computers as the program
for changing the domain mode.
Change:
"1. Click Start, point to
Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users
And Computers."
To:
"1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to
Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Domains And Trusts."
Page 119: "Operations Master" Should Be "Standby Operations Master"
On page 119, under "Relative ID Master Failure"
Change:
"If the relative identifier master will be unavailable for an
unacceptable length of time, you can seize role to the operations
master."
To:
"If the relative identifier master will be
unavailable for an unacceptable length of time, you can seize role to the
standby operations master."
Page 135: Forward Should Be Reverse
On page 135, under "Zone File",
Change:
"For the
standard primary forward lookup zone type"
To:
"For the standard
primary reverse lookup zone type"
Page 144: IFXR Should Be IXFR
On page 144, in the third line,
Change:
"IFXR
allows..."
To:
"IXFR allows..."
Page 168: Incorrect Screenshot
On page 168, Figure 6.6, change the four options in the
figure
From:
"None - Once per Hour - Twice per Hour - Four Times
per Hour"
To:
"Replication Not Available - Replication
Available"
Page 185: Incorrect Information About Password Length
On page 185, in the fourth bulleted item, the password length is
incorrect.
Change:
"Passwords can be up to 14 characters; a
minimum length of eight characters is recommended."
To:
"Passwords can be up to 127 characters; a minimum length of eight characters is
recommended."
Page 193: Incorrect Information About Option Overriding In Table 7.8
On page 193, in Table 7.8, the description for "Password Never
Expires" is incorrect.
Change the last sentence from:
"The User
Must Change Password At Next Logon option overrides the Password Never Expires
option"
To:
"The Password Never Expires option overrides the
User Must Change Password At Next Logon option"
Page 244: Incorrect Information About Changing Universal Group Scope
On page 244, please remove the Note section under "Changing the
Group Scope to Universal":
"Note Windows 2000 does not allow changing
the scope of a universal group because usage and membership rules for other
groups are more restrictive."
Pages 251 & 252: Correction To Table 8.7's Heading
On pages 251 and 252, change:
"Table 8.7 Commonly Used
Built-In Domain Local Global Group"
To:
"Table 8.7 Commonly Used
Built-In Domain Local Group"
Page 252: Local User Manager Should Be Local Users And Groups
On page 252, in the last sentence of the first paragraph under
"Built-In Local Groups"
Change:
"...in the Local User Manager
snap-in."
To:
"...in the Local Users and Groups snap-in."
Page 252: Incorrect Reference To Windows 2000 Workstation
On page 252, in Table 8.8 there are two references to "Windows
2000 Workstation". They should read "Windows 2000 Professional".
Page 256: Incorrect Group Scope For Enterprise Admins
On page 256, at the top of the page, "Enterprise Admins" is
listed under the column "Predefined Global Group". This is incorrect.
"Enterprise Admins" is a predefined Universal Group.
Page 367: Missing Machine Parameter
On page 367, in step 1, the "netdom move" syntax sample is
missing the "machine" parameter, which specifies the workstation or member
server to be moved.
Change:
Open a command prompt and type
netdom move /D:domain [/OU:ou_path] [/Ud:User /Pd:{Password|*}]
[/Uo:User /Po:{Password|*}][/Reboot:[time_in_seconds]]
To:
Open a command prompt and type
netdom move machine
/D:domain [/OU:ou_path] [/Ud:User /Pd:{Password|*}] [/Uo:User
/Po:{Password|*}][/Reboot:[time_in_seconds]]Page 368: Incorrect Netdom Domain Switch
The first bullet on page 368 lists the domain switch
incorrectly.
Change:
"/domain"
To:
"/D:domain"
Page 382: Inaccurate Information About Domain Restore
On page 382, in the last paragraph, change:
"To
authoritatively restore Active Directory data, you must run the NTDSUTIL
utility after you have performed a nonauthoritative restore of the System State
data but before restarting the server."
To:
"To
authoritatively restore Active Directory data, you must run the NTDSUTIL
utility after you have performed a nonauthoritative restore of the System State
data but before restarting the domain controller in normal mode."
Page 417: Incorrect Information About GPO Processing Priority
On page 417, in the last sentence of the page,
Change:
"Windows 2000 processes GPOs from the top of the list to the
bottom of the list."
To:
"Windows 2000 processes GPOs from the
bottom of the list to the top of the list."
Page 434: Error In Information About Publishing Applications
On page 434, in the second sentence, in the first paragraph
change the word "published" to "assigned" as follows.
Change:
"An application can be published to both computers and users."
To:
"An application can be assigned to both computers and users."
Pages 470, 471 and 504: Incorrect Statement About Policy Refresh Interval
On pages 470, 471 and 504, in the last bulleted items,
Change:
"By default, policy propagation occurs every eight
hours"
To:
"By default, policy propagation occurs every 90
minutes for Windows 2000-based computers, every 5 minutes for the domain
controller."
Pages 571 and 586: Incorrect Statement About Policy Refresh Interval
On pages 571 and 586, in the NOTE, third bullet,
change:
"By default, policy propagation occurs every eight
hours"
To:
"By default, policy propagation occurs every 90
minutes for Windows 2000-based computers, every 5 minutes for the domain
controller."
Page 600: Typo For IXFR
On page 600, in question 5, line 1 in the answer contains a
typo.
Change:
"An IFXR query allows..."
To:
"An
IXFR query allows..."
Page 631: Error In Information About Publishing Applications
On Page 631, for Question 6, in the first paragraph of the
answer, the word "published" needs to be changed to "assigned" as follows.
Change:
"An application can be published to both computers and
users."
To:
"An application can be assigned to both computers
and users."
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may already contain most or all of the above
corrections.