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Old 10-26-2020, 11:08 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Jacques Q. View Post
Thanks a lot indeed for this. I did download that file but unfortunately I don't know how to "make it work". Should I run it before opening Kindle for PC 1.29? Does it work with Windows or just Linux?
A step-by-step explanation on how to achieve the expected result would be really great. Else I'll have to stick with 1.24 for now, hoping that it doesn't go the way 1.17 did recently (that is, if you recreate it after getting rid of the bloody "forced" 1.29 update, there is apparently no way it will still recognize your Amazon account/password any more.
Sorry if I sound a bit dumb, but I am not one of the technically gifted...
It doesn't run under Linux. It is not a Linux shell script, it is a Windows batch file. When you run it, it should remove the registry entry where K4PC stores whether or not to download KFX, start Kindle for PC (assuming it is in the default location), waits until K4PC creates that registry entry and replaces it with one that says your computer does not support KFX. So download KFX_begone3.zip, extract the kindle.cmd file and double click on it to start K4PC. You will see a screen scrolling up with ERROR: the system was unable to find specified registry key or value every second or so. After K4PC gets started, you'll see a line reading "The operation completed successfully" and then "Press any key to continue". Hitting any key does nothing but close the command windows. At that point K4PC (tested up to version 1.30) is ready to use without downloading KFX format files.

Please note that you should set a different device as the default on Amazon's Manage your devices and content. Otherwise, in the time between K4PC coming up and the registry value being changed, there is a chance that a book will be downloaded in KFX format. This will require you to right click/download each book.

As for re-installing 1.17? I've done that several times. De-register K4PC, uninstall it, install 1.17 and re-register. As far too many people have noticed, even if you remove the checkmark from automatically install updates, Amazon in their "divine" wisdom can and will decide to force an update.
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