Thread: Troubleshooting kindle 2 and windows 7 problem
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Old 03-16-2010, 11:54 AM   #9
TallMomof2
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I was having problems getting my Win 7 64 bit PC to recognize my K2 and I googled around and found this solution:

1. Restart your PC
2. Restart your Kindle 2
3. Turn your Kindle OFF (by holding the slider button to the right until the screen blanks).
4. Connect your powered off Kindle 2 to your Win 7 64 bit PC

My K2 was detected and I was able to see the folder structure and best of all, I was able to use the K2 with Calibre.

When I did this the only odd behavior was that when I went to eject my powered down K2 it would eject and then be immediately detected again. At that point I manually removed it.

Now I can completely detect my Kindle 2, before it would show up as a device but I couldn't see the folders and files on the K2. Windows Explorer would churn until I closed the window. Now everything seems to be working except when I eject the K2 it doesn't really eject.

Maybe another PC reboot will fix that.
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