Fictionwise Microsoft Reader problems?

ardeegee · 12-22-2009, 01:16 PM

I jumped in on the latest Fictionwise sale and bought some books in Microsoft Reader format. I installed Microsoft Reader for Windows, activated it, and attempted to download the .lit files through IE as is necessary. Something with the .lit extension downloads, but it is only a 168 byte file containing the text:

<H2>Download Server Error </H2>
<HR>
<P> An invalid action request was posted to the Download Server. TransactionID: n/a, Error code: (hr=0x80048311) - (hr=0x80048311)

(error code might not be the same with each file, but that's one representative.)

Any ideas?

ardeegee · 12-22-2009, 01:40 PM

Okay, I just stumbled on to a way to get the download to work-- when the IE download manager pops up, hitting the "cancel" button will-- instead of canceling the download, actually download the file correctly while choosing to download will get the error. Odd.

12-22-2009, 01:16 PM	#1
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Fictionwise Microsoft Reader problems? I jumped in on the latest Fictionwise sale and bought some books in Microsoft Reader format. I installed Microsoft Reader for Windows, activated it, and attempted to download the .lit files through IE as is necessary. Something with the .lit extension downloads, but it is only a 168 byte file containing the text: <H2>Download Server Error </H2> <HR> <P> An invalid action request was posted to the Download Server. TransactionID: n/a, Error code: (hr=0x80048311) - (hr=0x80048311) (error code might not be the same with each file, but that's one representative.) Any ideas?

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12-22-2009, 01:40 PM	#2
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	Okay, I just stumbled on to a way to get the download to work-- when the IE download manager pops up, hitting the "cancel" button will-- instead of canceling the download, actually download the file correctly while choosing to download will get the error. Odd.

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