PRS-600 new to this and need help with PRS600

[banjobama]

Regarding ADE, I've only actively used it maybe two times in three months. It does work with the PRS-600. It's like a sort of companion to the Sony library software, for books not sold at the Sony store that have the Adobe DRM. If you buy one of those books, you have to authorize your computer and device with Adobe. Then a link will appear in ADE to download the material you bought. You can also use it to view the ebooks on your computer. It might also have some use for library books but I'm not sure.

If I have something wrong here, someone please correct me.

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Petey

I have installed Adobe Digital Editions since it was mentioned several times...I have not completely read the information, but:
1. Is it used like the sony reader library?

Sort of... but you don't access stores with it. So, if you are buying from the Sony store you are going to need to get the Sony software working.

Originally Posted by Petey

2. Do I have to be able to open the sony library? Since that's a problem I'm having will Adobe solve that problem?

Well, it doesn't need to be open, but it needs to be installed. The question I would ask you is when you have ADE open and plug in your reader does it appear in ADE's devices list?

Originally Posted by Petey

3. Do I need to install the sony software too?

Yes... it have the drives to ADE can talk to the Sony reader.

Originally Posted by Petey

4. Does it work like sony?

Yes and no... see above.

Have you every created an Adobe Id? If not, you might have an issue because the Sony software created an Adobe ID for you. Perhaps it is your Sony username/id... you could try that to "authorize" ADE.

Originally Posted by Petey

5. Too often the "help" for a website (such as Adobe!) is too geek speak for me, can anyone help make this as easy as possible for me?

tech support is hard enough when you can see what the person is doing. But I hope we can help you.

Good luck to you.

BOb

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Petey

Ooops! One more question to go with the previous questions: ADE does work with the PRS600, correct?

Yes... it is supposed to.

BOb

[Petey]

I uninstalled Sony, restarted my computer, and redownloaded. My PRS600 firmware is up to date...the reader library still will not open. It's on the desktop but won't do anything...

[pilotbob]

Originally Posted by Petey

I uninstalled Sony, restarted my computer, and redownloaded. My PRS600 firmware is up to date...the reader library still will not open. It's on the desktop but won't do anything...

Are you opening it while your reader is connected or not connected? Have you tried it both ways?

BOb

[dreams]

I'll add to pilotbob's post.

You have ADE installed and the Sony Reader Library? They both have the exact same log in and password? (They also have to have the computer and Reader authorized to them.)

You said the Reader Library doesn't open now. Have you checked the DEP?

This post has some nice directions on how to turn it off for the XP and let the Library open.

This is from that post....

How to authorize the Reader (eBook) Library software in the Data Prevention Execution feature of the Windows XP operating system.

Solution
1. Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel .
2. In the Control Panel window, under Pick a category , double-click the Performance and Maintenance icon.
3. On the Performance and Maintenance window, click System .
4. In the System Properties window, click the Advanced tab.
5. On the Advanced tab, in the Performance box, click the Settings button.
6. In the Performance Options window, click the Data Execution Prevention tab.
7. On the Data Execution Prevention tab, click the Add... button.

NOTE: If the Add... button is not selectable, Data Execution Prevention is configured for essential Windows programs only and no further changes to Data Execution Prevention are necessary.

8. In the Open window, next to Look in: , click the drop-down arrow and click to select Local Disk (C.
9. In the selection box, click to select the Program Files folder.
10. In the selection box, click to select the Sony folder.
11. In the selection box, click to select the Reader folder.
12. In the selection box, click to select eBook Library and click the Open button.
13. In the Performance Options window, click to the OK button.

[AlwaysCastingOn]

I had this problem this week. I tried every fix I could find, to no avail. So, I was browsing through MobileRead again looking for something else to try, because my hair was getting really thin by this point and in the thread "Sony won't run now" someone mentioned using a free program called Revo Uninstaller. I was skeptical that it would work, cause hey, nothing else seemed to, but it did and I'm running Reader Library again.

If you have tried this program and it didn't work for you, my apologies. If not, then I would recommend it.