MS Reader Hell

Moonraker · 04-08-2007, 11:36 AM

I have over 70 MS Reader books.

Some days it will let me read them, some days it won't.

On the days it won't let me read them it tells me:

"The digital software that protects this ebook has been updated. You must re-activate in order to open this title."

I then go through a never ending cycle of trying to re-activate the damn thing.

Until today --

I discovered that when my external USB drive is switched on I cannot access my Lit books. When it is switched off I can!

But it will not let me activate with the External USB drive switched on.

It's a b***** pain in the neck!

Leaping Gnome · 04-08-2007, 03:38 PM

Weird. Is your thumb drive running any file software, etc...? I know mine has a launcher and backup application that runs whenever I plug it in, maybe there is a conflict.

Moonraker · 04-08-2007, 05:32 PM

It's not a thumb drive.

It's an 80GB external USB hard drive.

I only use it to store my own personal data. There are no software applications on it.

Azayzel · 04-08-2007, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonraker

It's not a thumb drive.

It's an 80GB external USB hard drive.

I only use it to store my own personal data. There are no software applications on it.

Hope it's not a Western Digital 80GB HDD, that's the one that I had fail on me a while back. Hope you're doing backups. Weird problems, course you can always use the right tools and remove the DRM so you don't have to worry about "updates."

UncleDuke · 04-09-2007, 04:06 PM

maybe firewire might work better.. they say those are hardware direct.

JSWolf · 04-22-2007, 12:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Moonraker

I have over 70 MS Reader books.

Some days it will let me read them, some days it won't.

On the days it won't let me read them it tells me:

"The digital software that protects this ebook has been updated. You must re-activate in order to open this title."

I then go through a never ending cycle of trying to re-activate the damn thing.

Until today --

I discovered that when my external USB drive is switched on I cannot access my Lit books. When it is switched off I can!

But it will not let me activate with the External USB drive switched on.

It's a b***** pain in the neck!

If you download ConvertLIT 1.8, you can use it to remove the DRM of all your LIT files and thus, you won't have an issue when you have your USB drive plugged in.

04-08-2007, 11:36 AM	#1
Moonraker Addict Posts: 314 Karma: 1002965 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Device: ILiad. Gen 3, PocketBook 360, Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Oasis 2	MS Reader Hell I have over 70 MS Reader books. Some days it will let me read them, some days it won't. On the days it won't let me read them it tells me: "The digital software that protects this ebook has been updated. You must re-activate in order to open this title." I then go through a never ending cycle of trying to re-activate the damn thing. Until today -- I discovered that when my external USB drive is switched on I cannot access my Lit books. When it is switched off I can! But it will not let me activate with the External USB drive switched on. It's a b***** pain in the neck!

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04-08-2007, 03:38 PM	#2
Leaping Gnome Evangelist Posts: 490 Karma: 1641 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Louisville Device: Sony Reader PRS-500	Weird. Is your thumb drive running any file software, etc...? I know mine has a launcher and backup application that runs whenever I plug it in, maybe there is a conflict.

04-08-2007, 05:32 PM	#3
Moonraker Addict Posts: 314 Karma: 1002965 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK Device: ILiad. Gen 3, PocketBook 360, Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Oasis 2	It's not a thumb drive. It's an 80GB external USB hard drive. I only use it to store my own personal data. There are no software applications on it.

04-09-2007, 04:06 PM	#5
UncleDuke books & doughnuts Posts: 882 Karma: 37857 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: usa Device: sony reader, kindle2	maybe firewire might work better.. they say those are hardware direct.