kindle fire hd

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I personally do have an XP machine, which I use as a network file server (why throw out a perfectly good desktop?), and I can confirm from personal experience that none of my MTP devices are recognised by it. That's with what was probably the last version of "XP Media Center Edition". It's a Dell machine.

Your experience is on par with most of the MTP calibre beta testers.

No reason to throw it out, I suggested upgrading. Come April there will be no more security updates. As long as you are behind a good firewall and the box is for home serving only (no open ports or casual user web surfing) you should be fine with decent Virus / malware protection.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

No reason to throw it out, I suggested upgrading. Come April there will be no more security updates. As long as you are behind a good firewall and the box is for home serving only (no open ports or casual user web surfing) you should be fine with decent Virus / malware protection.

Absolutely. It's behind a firewall, has up-to-date AV software, and is very rarely used interactively; it's just fine the way it is.

So I think we've concluded that it's normal for the OP's Fire not to be detected by Calibre under XP, but it should be detected under Vista, shouldn't it?

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by HarryT

So I think we've concluded that it's normal for the OP's Fire not to be detected by Calibre under XP, but it should be detected under Vista, shouldn't it?

Correct.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I personally do have an XP machine, which I use as a network file server (why throw out a perfectly good desktop?), and I can confirm from personal experience that none of my MTP devices are recognised by it. That's with what was probably the last version of "XP Media Center Edition". It's a Dell machine.

Harry
What do you mean when you say 'recognized'? At the OS level (windows explorer) or are you referring to Calibre.

I think the MTP support comes from Windows Media PLAYER (11?).
(Dell D4600 here and my old Shuttle AMD which won't even run Sigil)
My TAB shows on both (as well as the Sansa Clip in MTP mode, but only on the Dell. Spotty coverage seem the rule )

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by theducks

Harry
What do you mean when you say 'recognized'? At the OS level (windows explorer) or are you referring to Calibre.

I mean that on my XP machine, MTP devices don't appear as drives in Windows Explorer.

[DoctorOhh]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I mean that on my XP machine, MTP devices don't appear as drives in Windows Explorer.

Not to pick nits, but MTP devices don't appear as drives on any version of Windows. They show up as devices that you can navigate their file system, but no drive letter.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

Not to pick nits, but MTP devices don't appear as drives on any version of Windows. They show up as devices that you can navigate their file system, but no drive letter.

"Devices", then, if you prefer . My point is that under my version of XP, they simply don't appear in Windows Explorer at all.

[theducks]

Originally Posted by HarryT

I mean that on my XP machine, MTP devices don't appear as drives in Windows Explorer.

They show up as 'Other' on my systems.
The show as Media Players in the device manager (you might also try a 'Driver update' (right click on the device in the device manager) as device drivers are not usually part of the automatic 'Critical Updates'

[Barbara1955]

Originally Posted by DoctorOhh

First it is chaley not charley.

The directions work with any Windows version, but the user doesn't have access to Windows 7 or 8. He has access to XP and Vista (Wife's laptop). The XP machine failed to show anything, hopefully the Vista machine will give us enough data to help further.

Dont matter ususlly some one comes along and asked with other OS.. I just figure save time IF they read thru the tread. So No Was Not Directed per sa at the OP.

[brian22]

thanks to all who replied after various attempts,i worked a way round it, i dragged a mobi file onto my desktop,plugged kindle fire into my computer,selected my computer opened mobile device to reveal internal storage opened that file to reveal all folders in kindle.opened books file.dragged mobi book onto books folder and that was it on my kindle,it could be found on home page under books or docs.