Multiple "Kindle for PC" accounts. Why?

[bhartman36]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

As things currently stand, only the earliest beta-version(s) of K4PC will work with Wine. Even if you get one of the newer versions to actually open and function, incompatibilities with the CryptUnprotectData dll's and the Volume Serial generation used by Wine will not allow the proper parsing of the kindle.info file. You may be able to copy true windows dll's and configure Wine to use them. But I've been down that road one, by one, by one measly dll at a time with no luck.

I'm not 100% sure of this, but I think the version I was finally able to download and use was K4PC 1.01. The maddening thing to me is, I can't see a dime's worth of difference between the versions.

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

It's a shame really. The Kindle itself runs on Linux, yet Amazon won't release a version of K4* that's compatible with Linux. Every other device and piece of hardware out there, but.... gah! I'm rambling.

It's astonishing to me. Well, okay, it's not that astonishing, but it's still annoying. TiVo does the same thing. The damn box is Linux, but they won't release a TiVo Desktop for Linux. At least with the TiVo, though, there are open source alternatives. I assume the reason there aren't alternatives for K4PC is because of the file format and DRM issues (although TiVo recordings are also DRM'd...).

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by screwballl

Every time the "Kindle for PC" program starts up, the first thing it does is connect to the Amazon website to sync with the archived items. I watch my firewall logs which show its connection every time the program starts up.

Yes, you are correct, but since you have your version of K4PC registered and working, try this: unplug/disable your internet connection and fire up K4PC. When it doesn't prompt you to re-register, you'll know why connectivity doesn't appear to be the OP's problem.

[screwballl]

Mine just says "no internet connection".
I close the program, reconnect LAN, open K4PC and it goes right back to syncing.

Never asked me for login or re-register or anything like that.

[Harveytex]

Well, thanks for all the suggestions. It is being run on a stand alone PC running XP and has only one user, me. I have disabled ZoneAlarm to no avail. I have removed K4PC from the PC and reinstalled a new D/L of it and still no luck. I have just installed it on my laptop to see if it would work there; it does not, same problem. I called Amazon Kindle Support and the tech kept me on the line for a while as he did some checking with others and claims that no one can give him a clue as to why this is so. He sent the problem up to a higher level and said he would call me back next week after he got a responce. We shall see!

[daffy4u]

It's happening on *2* different computers now? This is stumping me (which is not that difficult ).

[DiapDealer]

Originally Posted by daffy4u

It's happening on *2* different computers now? This is stumping me (which is not that difficult ).

It must be related to his Amazon account if it's happening on multiple computers. That's my best guess. I had some weird issues with my own account a while ago that had CS scratching their heads for a bit. I apparently had a "ghost" twin account that I or they couldn't explain. They reset my password and all was well.

Make sure you report back and let us know the solution when they find one.

[Harveytex]

Here's a new twist on the problem. I have four computers available so I tried it on the other untried machines. It worked on both but still doesn't work on the two previous tried. So I attempted to find the difference between the working and nonworking. When the "Check for Problems" option on the "Help" menu is selected the two computers that work show no problems. However the two that don't work show a problem with the "Secure Storage" item. The only "Help" available that I can find pertains to the problem occurring on a Mac. Anyone know what this error means on a PC and how to fix it?

[robins777]

I use the Kindle app. on 1 PC and 2 laptops, an Archos 5 android device, plus of course the Kindle itself and have no problems with any of them. The 2 laptops and the Archos 5 are used with the wireless turned off most of the time to save battery life and have never asked to connect to the internet when using the Kindle program.

[DiapDealer]

When the "Check for Problems" option on the "Help" menu is selected the two computers that work show no problems. However the two that don't work show a problem with the "Secure Storage" item.

You don't happen to have solid-state drives in the two computers it won't work on, do you? Or are you trying to install it anywhere other than the c: drive?

[Harveytex]

No, all machines are conventional PC's with standard HD's. The program is installed on Drive C: But thanks for the input.

[sichroteph]

I have exactly the same problem one year later. (version 1.8.1)
Did you find a solution since that time ?

I tried :
- Deleting the appdata/local/amazon folder
- Uninstalling all "kindle" keys in regedit
- Downloading and installing a fresh Kindle app file

Each time I have the same problem, when I restart the app I can't read the books I paid for.
I have to reenter my credentials, and on the amazon side it adds me "a Registered Kindle Reading App" for each time I enter them.

Finally all is Ok when I check problem into the app, very smart checks indeed...

[Blossom]

Originally Posted by sichroteph

I have exactly the same problem one year later. (version 1.8.1)
Did you find a solution since that time ?

I tried :
- Deleting the appdata/local/amazon folder
- Uninstalling all "kindle" keys in regedit
- Downloading and installing a fresh Kindle app file

Each time I have the same problem, when I restart the app I can't read the books I paid for.
I have to reenter my credentials, and on the amazon side it adds me "a Registered Kindle Reading App" for each time I enter them.

Finally all is Ok when I check problem into the app, very smart checks indeed...

I had a similar problem for me it turn out to be a cleaner program I was using. It was deleting something needed. I switched to a different cleaner and haven't had a problem since.

The program was ATF-Cleaner that was causing it for me.

[DustyDisks]

Originally Posted by Blossom

I had a similar problem for me it turn out to be a cleaner program I was using. It was deleting something needed. I switched to a different cleaner and haven't had a problem since.

The program was ATF-Cleaner that was causing it for me.

A bit off topic, but, watch out that if you use cleaner programs, they can mess up your ability to restore and or any recovery backups you may have on your computer. It is no fun when you have computer problems, and try and do a restore or recovery backup and have the system not see any restore points/backups or just as bad. Run a restore backup/restore and have the program fail, saying there is a missing file. That missing file was probably deleted by the cleaning program. This has happened to me more times than I care to count.

Just a caution!