|  07-03-2010, 09:34 AM | #811 | 
| Junior Member  Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: none | 
			
			Everyone so kindly helped Sydney's Mom with step by step simple instructions.  I've been trying to follow them but get bogged down.  Has anyone compiled these tips into a simple list of instructions (similar to "go to start, chose run, type....") for newbies to follow?  I so want to do this that I've already bought a epub book.  I have Windows XP so no Vista problems on this computer. Help?
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|  07-04-2010, 05:27 PM | #812 | 
| Reader            Posts: 520 Karma: 24612 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Utrecht, NL Device: Kobo Aura 2, iPhone, iPad | 
			
			First you have to install Python and Pycrypto. See http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2010...-and-pycrypto/ how to do that. Then you have to hunt for the scripts. The moderators don't allow us to give links to these on this forum. Therefore you have to find them yourself. Googling for ainept epub pdf may help. Then download these scripts and make sure you save them under the proper name. They should end in .pyw, and if your computer stubbornly appends .txt to that name be sure to change the name until the extension is .pyw (make sure that Explorer doesn't hide the .txt). If that is correct the icon for the files should be yellow/blue snake-like. Double click on ineptkey.pyw and if all is correct it should tell you that it got your key. After that, come back here. | 
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|  07-06-2010, 11:26 PM | #813 | 
| Member  Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS600SC | 
			
			Ugh, frustrated. I've done this decryption in the past and had great success. All with books legally purchased, the same as I am trying right now. I'm on a Mac, 10.6.4, and when I run the inept epub script I'm getting "Error: File name in directory "OEBPS/robe_9781101188." I'm trolling through the thread now to see if others have encountered it, but thought I'd ask too. Thank you. | 
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|  07-06-2010, 11:34 PM | #814 | 
| Member  Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Sony PRS600SC | 
			
			Never mind. I had to do the Mac zip/unzip mentioned on a prior page. Thank you all for your great input into this forum.
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|  07-09-2010, 05:25 PM | #815 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 1,755 Karma: 4382688 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere on earth Device: Onyx Boox Tab X C | |
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|  07-10-2010, 03:33 AM | #816 | 
| High Priestess            Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus | |
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|  07-24-2010, 11:46 AM | #817 | 
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				Help for hopeless
			 
			
			I have read through all 55 pages of this thread and can't find any mention of the fault I'm getting - everything goes as described and reports that the book has been decrypted - but the output type is just file instead of epub decrypted. I am running Windows 7 ADE 7.2 - authorised and working Python 2.6.5 Crypto 2.0.1 Ineptepub.pyw Obviously missing something but what? I followed the instructions from this site [no direct links allowed - Moderator] Hope someone can help. Cheers Last edited by Dr. Drib; 07-24-2010 at 07:21 PM. | 
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|  07-24-2010, 04:07 PM | #818 | 
| Sigil Developer            Posts: 9,070 Karma: 6361556 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many | 
			
			Those particular instructions are for decrypting all books in a specific directory using a specific automated script.  Not on a book by book basis. I would simply grab the latest scripts (google IHeartCabbages and inept) and run them. The first will generate your key and the second will ask you for that key file, the file you want to work on, and a name for the converted file. | 
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|  07-24-2010, 11:43 PM | #819 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 1,755 Karma: 4382688 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere on earth Device: Onyx Boox Tab X C | 
			
			The scripts with an 'a' on the left (aineptpdf, aineptepub) are the automated versions. For a single file you should use the non automated version.
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|  07-25-2010, 11:04 AM | #820 | 
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			Kevin - thanks for the quick reply - I downloaded ineptepub as you suggested but it was the same version v 5.2 that I was using, I didn't download ineptkey as this had already retrieved the adeptkey.der.  Is the key different for different applications? Cheers PeteS | 
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|  07-25-2010, 11:11 AM | #821 | 
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			Joblack, Thanks for the useful tip but I am not using the ones with 'a' on the left and using the ineptkey and ineptepub versions. Any other suggestions I could check would be welcome. When I call up the properties of the finished document - under the heading "Type of file" it just says file ? | 
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|  07-25-2010, 12:15 PM | #822 | 
| Sigil Developer            Posts: 9,070 Karma: 6361556 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: many | 
			
			Hi, But the instructions you quoted are only for the a* versions. For normal scripts, you need to actually select the file to convert (not a directory) and you must provide a name for the output. I would make sure the output name includes the .epub extension to be safe. Have you tried renaming the file you get to have a .epub extension? Are you properly selecting the file to use for input and properly selecting a output file name? | 
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|  07-25-2010, 01:26 PM | #823 | 
| Enthusiast       Posts: 31 Karma: 540 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: PRS-300 | 
			
			Kevin, Thanks - you cracked it !! I was correctly selecting the file to convert but on the output I was just putting a name with no extension - adding the .epub extension solved the problem. I don't remember seeing that mentioned before but I must admit when trying something new like this I tend to rush ahead. As a former Service Engineer I was always telling new recruits - if all else fails RTFM (read the frigging manual). Much karma Thanks again PeteS | 
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|  07-26-2010, 07:27 AM | #824 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 1,115 Karma: 2718 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Device: iPad | 
			
			I posted a quick how to on stripping ADE DRM on another forum. I did not post it here on MR because I think it is against their forum policy....  http://www.ipadforums.net/ibooks/564...vs-ibooks.html - Read post number 6 As I state in the guide, please DO NOT PM me with questions. The guide is complete, just do the due diligence...... | 
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|  07-28-2010, 06:32 PM | #825 | 
| Junior Member  Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Pennsylvania Device: jetBook lite | 
			
			I need help also. I am running Windows XP, ADE 7.2 (authorized), Python 2.7, Crypto 2.0.1, ineptpdf8.4.22pyw, and ineptkeyv43.pyw. When I decrypt the file I can open it with anything that opens pdfs on my computer. When I try to open it on my JBL it freezes the whole thing and I have to reset it. The pdf is huge - over 12MB. Could that have something to do with it?
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