|  03-22-2013, 11:16 AM | #16 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 1,933 Karma: 5477576 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPhone, Kobo LC | 
			
			Thanks.  You beat me to it.  I was just coming over to post about the update.  LOL Carol | 
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|  03-23-2013, 09:42 PM | #17 | 
| Indie Advocate            Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle | 
			
			Apprentice Alf remains my closest friend in the digital book landscape.   I guess there's also Amazon, Calibre and MobileRead, but you know what I mean. | 
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|  03-23-2013, 09:42 PM | #18 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 2,286 Karma: 7409537 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Circling Earth @ Mach .83 Device: Elipsa 2E, Sage, Libra Colour, Libra 2, Clara 2E, Oasis3, Voyage | 
			
			Something strange is happening.  When attempting to download the ".zip" file it downloads as an .exe file, not a .zip file and -- I will not download an .exe file.  The other link (via his Google Drive) is unavailable to due too many downloads.  Is anyone else experiencing this?
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|  03-23-2013, 10:08 PM | #19 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW | 
			
			Did you make sure to un-chech "use our downloader"?
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|  03-23-2013, 11:24 PM | #20 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 2,899 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S | 
			
			Thanks!!
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|  03-24-2013, 12:20 AM | #21 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 2,286 Karma: 7409537 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Circling Earth @ Mach .83 Device: Elipsa 2E, Sage, Libra Colour, Libra 2, Clara 2E, Oasis3, Voyage | |
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|  03-24-2013, 08:43 AM | #22 | 
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|  03-24-2013, 01:00 PM | #23 | 
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|  03-24-2013, 04:43 PM | #24 | 
| Opinionated       Posts: 32 Karma: 542 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woodstock,GA Device: Pixel 7,Kindle Oasis,Fire 8 | 
				
				Stupid question
			 
			
			Do I need to delete the older plug ins ?   TIA! and thanks for keeping us up to date on Apprentice Alf! | 
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|  03-24-2013, 05:05 PM | #25 | 
| Zealot            Posts: 101 Karma: 6968070 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Intransit Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo BW | 
			
			The readme file inside the plugin folder says you should remove the older separate plugins after you install the new one.
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|  03-24-2013, 05:22 PM | #26 | 
| The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠            Posts: 74,432 Karma: 318076944 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis | 
			
			Please remember that detailed help with DRM removal tools is not permitted at MobileRead.
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|  03-24-2013, 05:48 PM | #27 | 
| Wizard            Posts: 3,168 Karma: 37800000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, UK Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G, Kindle Fire 2, NOOK ST, Kindle HDX, Fire 7" | 
			
			"I will not download an .exe file" Safer not to of course but a self loader is just a wrapper round a zip file and most unzip utilities can unzip it direct with no need to execute it. | 
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|  03-24-2013, 06:31 PM | #28 | |
| Opinionated       Posts: 32 Karma: 542 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Woodstock,GA Device: Pixel 7,Kindle Oasis,Fire 8 | Quote: 
 Sorry ! I know better,really   | |
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|  03-24-2013, 06:41 PM | #29 | 
| Connoisseur  Posts: 59 Karma: 98 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sedona, AZ Device: Sony T1, Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD, Samsung Note 3 | 
				
				The exe in question is NOT a wrapper
			 
			
			In this case the exe is not a wrapper around a zip file.  It is malware of some type - i.e., something completely unrelated to the file you want to download but which is pushed onto unsuspecting users.  Best avoided.
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|  03-24-2013, 08:00 PM | #30 | 
| Compulsive Gadget Geek            Posts: 407 Karma: 4219324 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Central Virginia Device: One of each, and two in some cases | 
			
			Yeah, I wasn't paying attention and got a Genieo infestation from the first download link. The Google Drive link was the stuff I actually wanted. Last edited by NNolan; 03-24-2013 at 08:20 PM. | 
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