Mobipocket Creator stoped working

paulpod · 08-17-2011, 05:40 PM

Hi there

I have recently had to wipe and reinstall windows on my PC, and upon reisntalling mobi pocket creator, have found it does not work! I have windows 7 64bit and mobi pocket used to work perfectly before. Now, after i install and open it i get the window in the attatched screen shot, and can do nothing from there.

Any ideas?

Cheers

Paul

crich70 · 08-18-2011, 03:36 AM

Did you re-install from a copy you had burned to a disk or did you re-download a copy of the program? Either way I'd try uninstalling and re-installing a fresh copy as the only thing I can think of off the top of my head is that your present copy of the program either didn't burn right to the disk you had burned it to or it didn't download properly when you redownloaded it.

paulpod · 08-18-2011, 01:43 PM

yeh i tried re-installing and re downloading with no effect.
I also created an admin login which seemed to work in that it opened the program and appeared to allow me to convert pdfs to mobi but in actual fact it came up with errors and only created an ocr, not a mobi

crich70 · 08-20-2011, 09:37 PM

Hmm. When you say you wiped the computer did you do a complete reformat and then reload the OS on your computer or just do a restore? I'm thinking that something may either have become corrupted, didn't install right or you don't have something installed that you did before depending on which you did.

paulpod · 08-22-2011, 03:59 AM

it was a complete re format

DDHarriman · 08-22-2011, 12:48 PM

Hello

When installing and upgrading windows 7 did you install the Internet Explorer 9 upgrade?

Best regards,

Dillinquent · 08-22-2011, 02:27 PM

Well actually it's Mobipocket Creator that is the problem, since Mobipocket got Borged by Amazon the software hasn't been updated, since about 2005 that is.
Creator is heavily dependent on some MS proprietry 'features' in older versions of IE, which even MS no longer support.
The only solution that I have found is to downgrade to IE7 or 8, which I wouldn't reccommend for security reasons.
The only ways I have found to create Kindle content since the demise of creator are Amazon's Kindlegen (a distinctly unfriendly command-line tool. See: - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000234621) or Calibre http://calibre-ebook.com/.
Unfortunately neither option gives anything like the degree of control that Creator used to and neither will accept word .docs as input.
I have found that the best results are obtained by creating an epub and then converting that in Calibre.

mncowboy · 08-25-2011, 07:25 PM

I had the same issues, and changed to using Sigil to create an epub, then Calibre to convert to Mobi. I think this combination actually gives you more control and works better than using Mobipocket Creator.

Dillinquent · 09-19-2011, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mncowboy

I had the same issues, and changed to using Sigil to create an epub

That's what I meant by 'Create an epub'.

comtrjl · 09-19-2011, 03:49 PM

A solution to the strange Creator problem - at least with XP - has been posted on here before; not sure if it helps with Windows 7.
Briefly, back up the registry, or at least the affected keys.
Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet Settings\Zones and delete the parasite zone which appears before zone 0. (Click the plus symbol to the left of the Zones key; the zones appear underneath it, not in the right-hand panel).
bob

08-17-2011, 05:40 PM	#1
paulpod Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: none	Mobipocket Creator stoped working Hi there I have recently had to wipe and reinstall windows on my PC, and upon reisntalling mobi pocket creator, have found it does not work! I have windows 7 64bit and mobi pocket used to work perfectly before. Now, after i install and open it i get the window in the attatched screen shot, and can do nothing from there. Any ideas? Cheers Paul Attached Thumbnails

08-22-2011, 02:27 PM	#7
Dillinquent eBook pro Posts: 71 Karma: 5634 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hertford, UK Device: PC, iPad, Kindle, Kindle Fire, Galaxy Ace	IE9 is the problem... Well actually it's Mobipocket Creator that is the problem, since Mobipocket got Borged by Amazon the software hasn't been updated, since about 2005 that is. Creator is heavily dependent on some MS proprietry 'features' in older versions of IE, which even MS no longer support. The only solution that I have found is to downgrade to IE7 or 8, which I wouldn't reccommend for security reasons. The only ways I have found to create Kindle content since the demise of creator are Amazon's Kindlegen (a distinctly unfriendly command-line tool. See: - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.htm...cId=1000234621) or Calibre http://calibre-ebook.com/. Unfortunately neither option gives anything like the degree of control that Creator used to and neither will accept word .docs as input. I have found that the best results are obtained by creating an epub and then converting that in Calibre.

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08-18-2011, 03:36 AM	#2
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Did you re-install from a copy you had burned to a disk or did you re-download a copy of the program? Either way I'd try uninstalling and re-installing a fresh copy as the only thing I can think of off the top of my head is that your present copy of the program either didn't burn right to the disk you had burned it to or it didn't download properly when you redownloaded it.

08-18-2011, 01:43 PM	#3
paulpod Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: none	yeh i tried re-installing and re downloading with no effect. I also created an admin login which seemed to work in that it opened the program and appeared to allow me to convert pdfs to mobi but in actual fact it came up with errors and only created an ocr, not a mobi

08-20-2011, 09:37 PM	#4
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Hmm. When you say you wiped the computer did you do a complete reformat and then reload the OS on your computer or just do a restore? I'm thinking that something may either have become corrupted, didn't install right or you don't have something installed that you did before depending on which you did.

08-22-2011, 03:59 AM	#5
paulpod Member Posts: 20 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: none	it was a complete re format

08-22-2011, 12:48 PM	#6
DDHarriman Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 4380 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Almada, Portugal Device: Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS 505, Kindle DXG and Samsung Galaxy Note	Hello When installing and upgrading windows 7 did you install the Internet Explorer 9 upgrade? Best regards,

08-25-2011, 07:25 PM	#8
mncowboy Wanderer Posts: 106 Karma: 472218 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle 3, PaperWhite 2	I had the same issues, and changed to using Sigil to create an epub, then Calibre to convert to Mobi. I think this combination actually gives you more control and works better than using Mobipocket Creator.

09-19-2011, 03:49 PM	#10
comtrjl Connoisseur Posts: 75 Karma: 204999 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London	A solution to the strange Creator problem - at least with XP - has been posted on here before; not sure if it helps with Windows 7. Briefly, back up the registry, or at least the affected keys. Go to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Internet Settings\Zones and delete the parasite zone which appears before zone 0. (Click the plus symbol to the left of the Zones key; the zones appear underneath it, not in the right-hand panel). bob

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