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Originally Posted by cozworth
I have a PRS505 and have a few books that were purchased in Adobe DE format (yes they have DRM). I am using a 64 bit version of Vista.
Digital Editions is not asking me to authorized my reader. So, I cannot transfer my books.
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Yes, the Sony drivers for DE are 32-bit only. (doh!) No idea when Sony will release 64-bit drivers (if ever).
My only luck was that I had an XP (32-bit) machine that I could install DE/Sony Drivers and authorize with. My 64-bit machine is authorized with DE also, so it might (really big if, haven't tried it!) be possible now to copy the files from my 64-bit machine to the reader's SD cards, but I don't know if that will really work. Until I get gutsy, I'll just use XP.
Creating a 32-bit VM should be pretty easy - either get Microsoft Virtual PC or VMWare (both free) and install Windows in there (assuming you have XP or a 32-bit edition). With luck you'll be able to patch the USB ports on your computer to the VM so that it can recognize the Reader.
Alternatively (but not a long-term solution), you can download "trial" VMs straight from Microsoft (used for testing websites in new browsers). These are time-bombed, though, and won't last forever (like 30 or 60 days, I think).
It's really annoying there's no default support for x64. Just getting Sony's eBookstore to work right was a pain in the rear. Which is sad, because x64 Vista really feels like a totally different OS from x32 Vista (which I couldn't stand...!). I know it shouldn't make /that/ much of a difference, but it feels like it to me.
Hope that helps - if you need the links to the trial VMs, let me know - I'll be happy to send them to you :-)
~Kerri