List of Documentation Errors in Windows 98 Resource Kit

ID: Q188307

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SUMMARY

This article lists known documentation errors in the Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit and the Microsoft Windows 98 Resource Kit Book Online located in the Tools\Reskit\Help folder on the Windows 98 CD-ROM.

The following known documentation errors are described in this article:


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Page 53: To Perform a New Installation from the Windows 98 Compact Disc

Book Online: To Perform a New Installation from the Windows 98 Compact Disc

Step 1 reads:
Insert a Windows 98 Startup Disk in the CD-ROM drive.

Step 1 should read:
Insert a Windows 98 Startup disk in the floppy disk drive.

Page 194: Table 5.7: Msdos.sys Entries

Book Online: Table 5.7: Msdos.sys Entries

Includes a number of typographical errors, such as misplaced commas, and word repetition (for example, "Windows 98Windows 98").

Page 204: Windows 98 Setup with Other Operating Systems

Book Online: Windows 98 Setup with Other Operating Systems

The first sentence of the second paragraph reads:
Microsoft Windows 98 dual-boot is supported with Windows NT, Windows 95 and MS-DOS 5.x.

This should read:
Microsoft Windows 98 dual-boot is supported with Windows NT, Windows 3.1x, and MS-DOS 5.x or later. For more information, see Chapter 2, "Deciding Whether to Dual Boot Windows 98."

Page 210: To Set Up Dual-Boot Capabilities...

Book Online: To Set Up Dual-Boot Capabilities...

Step 4 reads:
Mark the .dos files in the root directory of the boot drive with the hidden, system, and read-only attributes (attrib -r -s -h *.dos).

Step 4 should read:
Mark the .dos files in the root directory of the boot drive with the hidden, system, and read-only attributes (attrib +r +s +h *.dos).
Page 375: To Install System Policy Editor

Book Online: To Install System Policy Editor

The installation path for System Policy Editor is incorrect. The correct path is:
Drive:\Tools\Reskit\NetAdmin\Poledit
Page 400: Cluster Sizes of FAT16 and FAT32

Book Online: Cluster Sizes of FAT16 and FAT32

The last entry in the FAT32 column of Table 10.1, "FAT16 and FAT32 Comparison," reads:
FAT32 cluster sizes are 4 KB (drives less than 800 MB).

This should read:
4 KB clusters can be used on drives less than or equal to 8 gigabytes (GB).
Page 425: Provides incorrect instructions for disabling the screen saver during defrag. The correct instructions are provided in the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Q229057 Correct Instructions for Disabling Screen Saver During Defrag.exe

Page 562: Installing Microsoft WebTV for Windows 98

Book Online: Installing Microsoft WebTV for Windows 98

The first procedure heading reads:
To install PrintServer Software for Windows 98

This should read:
To install Microsoft WebTV for Windows 98

Page 626: Technical Notes on TCP/IP

Book Online: Technical Notes on TCP/IP

Windows 98 supports selective acknowledgements as documented by Request for Comment (RFC) 2018. The registry key for the SackOpts string value reads:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP\Parameters

This should read:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VxD\MSTCP

Page 716: Supporting Pass-Through Security for Peer Resource Sharing

Book Online: Supporting Pass-Through Security for Peer Resource Sharing

This section reads:
If computers running Windows 98 will be providing File and Printer Sharing Services for NetWare networks, then the NetWare server providing access validation can be configured with a special WINDOWS_PASSTHRU account. This Special account is used to support pass-through validation for user level security. It is not necessary for users who already have an account on that server.

This statement is incorrect. A WINDOWS_PASSTHRU account is not needed as long as the person logging on to the server has an account.

Page 834: Using File and Printer Sharing for NetWare Netowrks

Book Online: Using File and Printer Sharing for NetWare Networks

This section reads:
For Pass-through validation when user-level security is enabled, there must be a Windows_Passthru account (with no password) on the NetWare server that is used as the security provider.

This statement is incorrect. A WINDOWS_PASSTHRU account is not needed as long as the person logging on to the server has an account.

Page 1023: Unimodem V

Book Online: Unimodem V

The second bulleted item should read "Spartacom modem pooling," not "Sparacom modem pooling."

Page 1278: More Information about Version Conflict Manager

Book Online: More Information about Version Conflict Manager

The fourth bulleted item reads:
When VCM restores an older file...

This should read:
When VCM restores a newer file...

Page 1437: Overview of the Windows 98 Registry

Book Online: Overview of the Windows 98 Registry

The first sentence in the first paragraph reads:
To properly manage resources, such as Internet requests (IRQs)...

This sentence should read:
To properly manage resources, such as interrupt requests (IRQs)...

Page 1528: The Ebd.cab File

Book Online: The Ebd.cab File

Uninstal.exe should not be listed. This file is not in the Ebd.cab file. Depending on your computer's configuration, the Uninstal.exe file may be located in the Windows\Command folder.

Page 1529: Contents of the Windows 98 Startup Disk

Book Online: Contents of the Windows 98 Startup Disk

The table contains some errors. The correct entries are: 

   File             Function
   --------------------------------------------
   Aspi2dos.sys     Adaptec SCSI adapter driver
   Aspi4dos.sys     Adaptec SCSI adapter driver
   Aspi8dos.sys     Adaptec SCSI adapter driver
   Aspi8u2dos.sys   Adaptec SCSI adapter driver

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Keywords          : kbdocerr win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 10, 1999