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eschwartz · 04-19-2015, 05:07 PM

Tablets like the Kindle fire do not show up as USB external storage, the way e-ink ereaders do. They use the Media Transfer Protocol, which is not available for Windows XP.

According to that, your Kindle Fire should never have worked with your netbook, although the Sony would work.

Your options are:

Buy a new computer, with a modern operating system.
Install a modern operating system on your current computer. This means linux, since Windows 7 likely won't run. I suggest Linux Mint.
Give up, and only use your Kindle Fire with the calibre Content Server.

04-19-2015, 05:07 PM	#4
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	Tablets like the Kindle fire do not show up as USB external storage, the way e-ink ereaders do. They use the Media Transfer Protocol, which is not available for Windows XP. According to that, your Kindle Fire should never have worked with your netbook, although the Sony would work. Your options are: Buy a new computer, with a modern operating system. Install a modern operating system on your current computer. This means linux, since Windows 7 likely won't run. I suggest Linux Mint. Give up, and only use your Kindle Fire with the calibre Content Server. Last edited by eschwartz; 04-19-2015 at 08:22 PM.