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Originally Posted by Lagopus
I know I'm replying to an old request here, but someone might still be interested ...
Since MobiHandler already seems to handle azw3 files, you can get support for them by telling Windows to associate them with MobiHandler.
Note 1: I have not verified that all azw3 files are similar enough to .azw so MobiHandler can handle them. I have tested the procedure below and it worked with the .azw3 files I had, but there's a possibility that other .azw3 files have content that causes MobiHandler to crash.
Note 2: Registry editing is the kind of thing Microsoft tells regular computer users not to do. Be careful. The procedure below should be harmless, but if you "accidentally" hit the delete key at the wrong place you may ruin your Windows installation.
With that covered, here's what you do:
1) Start RegEdit. It's hidden somewhere in the menus - the easiest way on XP is to go Start -> Run -> "Regedit". Or type Regedit if you have Windows 7.
2) Locate the key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw
Now there's (at least) three options, depending on what kindle-associated software you have on your computer from before:
a) The azw key has no subkeys. It has one value, with the name "(standard)" and the data "Amazon.Kindle.content". There is no key named HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.azw3
- In that case, create a key named .azw3. Make it identical to the .azw key - i.e. give the standard value the content "Amazon.Kindle.content"
b) There is a key named .azw3 already - but the value named "(standard)" is empty. There's (probably) subkeys to both the .azw and .azw3 keys (named things like "OpenWith" and "ShellEx".
- In that case, do almost like above: Give the standard value on the .azw3 key the same data as the standard value on the .azw key - i.e. "Amazon.Kindle.content". Don't touch the subkeys.
c) There is a key named .azw3 already, and the value named "(standard)" has data.
- In that case, you're on your own. Someone who knows their way around the registry can probably get it to work, but I can't give a simple recipe.
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Many thanks for the guide. I had resorted to renaming azw3 to azw but manual renaming gets old real quick.