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Originally Posted by DNSB
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),
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Ah ! There was the rub ! I had put K4PC in a place of its own with various versions of Calibre and other e-book-related software, not let it auto-install in the location it would have chosen. So I'll start anew, but this time let it choose its location.
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Originally Posted by DNSB
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.
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I'll try to do just that quietly and step by step as soon as I have a KFX file to download (which doesn't happen every day).
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Originally Posted by DNSB
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.
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I'm not sure what this means. In my "Manage your devices" on Amazon, the default is one of my Kindles, not K4PC. Should I leave it like that, as I think I should if I understand properly, or list K4PC, or an other now unused Kindle device as default?
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Originally Posted by DNSB
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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Yes, I used to do it too every time bl**dy Amazon forced an update on me, and it suited my needs just fine. But the last time(s) I did, my account/password combination was not recognised no matter what I did (even if I changed my password inbetween), so there I am having to use versions above 1.17 (which I could very easily do without) and trying to learn how to use the add-on you have been so very kind to introduce and explain to me.
Thanks a lot again indeed.