[scarlettmonty]

Thanks so much for your fantastic, clear instructions for getting around this KFX issue. I successfully followed all your steps, and was able to convert a couple of books to PDF format. However, when I closed and then restarted Kindle for PC later, it had updated itself, just as you said it would:

"The Kindle app can be aggressive about updating itself to the latest version. Even after the option to automatically install updates is deselected the software sometimes will update itself unexpectedly."

So I'm now ready to follow your last instruction:

"One method to block automatic updates under Windows is to locate the "updates" folder within your Kindle for PC installation and replace it with a file of the same name. The attached batch file ("disable k4pc download.bat") will perform that process automatically as long as Kindle for PC has been installed for single user use. After running this file Kindle for PC will still try to download the new update each time it is restarted, but it will be unable to do so."

I've downloaded the .bat file, but before I do anything with it, just want to check what exactly I need to do. After uninstalling the updated version, deregistering, deleting downloaded books, re-installing version 1.17, and deselecting the automatic updates option (again), I looked for and found the "updates" folder, and it has a Kindle for PC installer .exe file in it. Should I delete that .exe file? (I have the 1.17 installer saved in a different location.) And do I delete the updates folder and replace it with the .bat file, or just put the .bat file into the updates folder?

Just want to be sure I get this right, so I don't need to start the whole process again.

Cheers