k for pc 1.17 keeps deregistering

stumped · 12-30-2022, 02:29 AM

i have this installed thus plus I did various " read only" or dummy file folder tweaks to block auto updates

so I can use it OK, but when I return to it after a couple of days I get a " accept Kindle terms of use y/n "window, and after Yes to that I find it has unregistered.

so do I have to accept that inconvenience or am I missing some tweak

i also noticed that buying any book or sample from pc web site and selecting send to K for PC will trigger a forced update attempt, so I have stopped doing that. I select send to cloud reader, and then separately manually launch K for PC

it is a manageable situation but annoying

PS do I have to stay at 1.17 for de drm or will a later version like 1.24 be better and less likely to deregister or update itself.

i only use it occasionally, i'd like to not have to repair it every time

John F · 12-30-2022, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stumped

i have this installed thus plus I did various " read only" or dummy file folder tweaks to block auto updates

so I can use it OK, but when I return to it after a couple of days I get a " accept Kindle terms of use y/n "window, and after Yes to that I find it has unregistered.

...

I'm using 1.17.1 and mine doesn't do that. It does ask me every time if I want to update, and I pick "Skip this version". I'm not sure, but I think all I did was create a file called "updates" in the Kindle directory and made it read only.

Good luck.

Edit: And I pick "Deliver to your Kindle Library".

Martinoptic · 12-30-2022, 07:07 AM

I suggest reading this link
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=283371
At the bottom of post 1 is a .bat file which should help tame k4pc. Good luck.

stumped · 12-30-2022, 07:49 AM

i think i must have made " read only" the folder/file where the registration status is saved... that would explain what's happening

stumped · 12-31-2022, 04:23 AM

yes, i had set the entire " ...app data/local/amazon/kindle" folder to "read only", once k for pc v1.17 had installed.

stumped · 01-06-2023, 10:37 AM

solved

after more testing and checking last modified dates...
the registration data seems to be written to a file called "storage" in the kindle folder.
I had made that "read only", so it only stayed registered until the app was closed
now, with only the "updates" folder set to read only - it seems to stay registered.

[but that's less useful that it was, given that newly published books now require a later K for PC version anyway- well documented in other threads]

12-30-2022, 02:29 AM	#1
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	k for pc 1.17 keeps deregistering i have this installed thus plus I did various " read only" or dummy file folder tweaks to block auto updates so I can use it OK, but when I return to it after a couple of days I get a " accept Kindle terms of use y/n "window, and after Yes to that I find it has unregistered. so do I have to accept that inconvenience or am I missing some tweak i also noticed that buying any book or sample from pc web site and selecting send to K for PC will trigger a forced update attempt, so I have stopped doing that. I select send to cloud reader, and then separately manually launch K for PC it is a manageable situation but annoying PS do I have to stay at 1.17 for de drm or will a later version like 1.24 be better and less likely to deregister or update itself. i only use it occasionally, i'd like to not have to repair it every time

01-06-2023, 10:37 AM	#6
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	solved after more testing and checking last modified dates... the registration data seems to be written to a file called "storage" in the kindle folder. I had made that "read only", so it only stayed registered until the app was closed now, with only the "updates" folder set to read only - it seems to stay registered. [but that's less useful that it was, given that newly published books now require a later K for PC version anyway- well documented in other threads] Last edited by stumped; 01-06-2023 at 10:40 AM.

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12-30-2022, 07:07 AM	#3
Martinoptic Bibliophist Posts: 7,003 Karma: 7173892 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: England Device: none	I suggest reading this link https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=283371 At the bottom of post 1 is a .bat file which should help tame k4pc. Good luck.

12-30-2022, 07:49 AM	#4
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	i think i must have made " read only" the folder/file where the registration status is saved... that would explain what's happening

12-31-2022, 04:23 AM	#5
stumped Wizard Posts: 3,305 Karma: 10259306 Join Date: May 2016 Device: kobo forma, Kobo Libra, Huawei media Tab, fire HD10, PW3 HDX8.9,	yes, i had set the entire " ...app data/local/amazon/kindle" folder to "read only", once k for pc v1.17 had installed.

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