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TallMomof2 · 12-11-2007, 11:09 AM

I've already posted at the MobiPocket forums and contacted Amazon support but I'll post here, too.

Up until yesterday my Kindle was recognized by the MobiPocket Desktop Reader. That allowed me to easily download non-DRMed .PRC books and newsfeeds. I installed 6.1 and everything worked fine. Yesterday I went to download newsfeeds and my Kindle was not recognized. MobiPocket sees it as 2 USB drives, one for the main memory and one for the SD card. That's okay but when downloading files MobiPocket puts them in an "ebooks" folder which the Kindle does not recognize. I can then copy the files over to the "documents" folder but it's an extra step.

What I've done is:

1. Deleted the Kindle as a device and then tried to get MobiPocket to recognize it. Doesn't work, MobiPocket still only sees the Kindle as a collection of USB drives.
2. Uninstalled and reinstalled Desktop 6.1. Doesn't work, the Kindle is still a USB drive.

Maybe it's something Windows XP changed or did Amazon make a firmware change?

Thanks for any information and suggestions.

12-11-2007, 11:09 AM	#1
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	MobiPocket 6.1 not recognizing Kindle I've already posted at the MobiPocket forums and contacted Amazon support but I'll post here, too. Up until yesterday my Kindle was recognized by the MobiPocket Desktop Reader. That allowed me to easily download non-DRMed .PRC books and newsfeeds. I installed 6.1 and everything worked fine. Yesterday I went to download newsfeeds and my Kindle was not recognized. MobiPocket sees it as 2 USB drives, one for the main memory and one for the SD card. That's okay but when downloading files MobiPocket puts them in an "ebooks" folder which the Kindle does not recognize. I can then copy the files over to the "documents" folder but it's an extra step. What I've done is: 1. Deleted the Kindle as a device and then tried to get MobiPocket to recognize it. Doesn't work, MobiPocket still only sees the Kindle as a collection of USB drives. 2. Uninstalled and reinstalled Desktop 6.1. Doesn't work, the Kindle is still a USB drive. Maybe it's something Windows XP changed or did Amazon make a firmware change? Thanks for any information and suggestions.