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Hey All,
I know you can store files etc on the PocketPC and its storage cards through activesync, but every time you copy from/to it goes through the active sync tranfser window etc. Also, you cant just double click a file on the pocket pc, if you do it just brings up the files properties (you have to copy it locally to open it).
Is there a way to make the pocket pc act like a storage device, such as a usb hard disk or pen drive, where you dont need activesync, you can just double click files to open them etc.
Cheers,
Jez.
yes
but it demand that the pda support usb host
non of the xda series support it
some of the toshiba pda's and the acer pda i just got the other day
support it
there are some CF cards which have usb host options
but it would require the xda to haev the backpack to use CF cards
and not sure if it would be compatible
Jez said:
Is there a way to make the pocket pc act like a storage device, such as a usb hard disk or pen drive
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Hi Jez, unfortunately this is not possible with the standard software.
Usb to disk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413376
In the Schwartz World rom there is,in the usb to pc connections menu, a box to chech that makes you ppc a usb disk!! Only seeing your sd card as the drive. So it can be done but i've been look for the cab no luck. I've asked Vetvito about it. Noreply So i'm still looking.
Anybody Got some info? Pm me if you can Help
You can use nuemassstorage from Freewarepocketpc.net
Raju Jetla
Hi all,
is there a (free) sync tool to use with a diamond connected as hard drive without ActiveSync?
Great would be if the program does a diff/merge on the .txt- or .docx-files etc. and not just decide by changedate.
Armin
Armin_M said:
Hi all,
is there a (free) sync tool to use with a diamond connected as hard drive without ActiveSync?
Great would be if the program does a diff/merge on the .txt- or .docx-files etc. and not just decide by changedate.
Armin
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A good one which i've used for a while, is "Beyond Compare". I'm afraid it's not free, but it can be found elsewhere. Personally I think it's worth the charge, as I use it for all kinds of things. It does date, content, binary, CRC and many other comparison techniques to detect changes in files, and shows yu a side by side vew of a directory tree.
Um, doesn't your diamond ask you if you want to sync or use the internal storage as secondary drive ?
It's ok but you don't have access to the phone's ram or rom.
Armin_M said:
Hi all,
is there a (free) sync tool to use with a diamond connected as hard drive without ActiveSync?
Great would be if the program does a diff/merge on the .txt- or .docx-files etc. and not just decide by changedate.
Armin
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I believe WinMerge does the job
it already does
Try GoodSync
Thanks!
Thanks a lot for the replies.
The tools look promising. I will test them the next days.
@dan168: Are you sure WinMerge has syncing capabilities?
You could use synctoy - its free from microsoft and does folder syncing.
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You could use synctoy - its free from microsoft and does folder syncing.
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Thanks for the hint. In general it seems to be useful. Do you know a way to use it not so much as an application but as a deamon syncing automatically.
As far as I know it relies on a specific Folder - in this case the drive letter. Is there a way to assign a specific letter to the diamond that does not change after reconnecting?
Armin
SyncToy seems to do the work - without merging.
Thanks to spone1 and the tutorial on about.com the diamond now is always drive letter "P:".
For syncing I start a batch file including this:
Code:
"C:\Program Files\SyncToy 2.0\SyncToyCmd" -R
PAUSE
Last thing is, that I have to disconnect the pda manually by clicking the icon in the task bar. Does anyone know a command line command?
That tool should do it, but I rather would use Vista directly.
Armin
1st of all the internal default (if you choose to sync as disk storage), is you will only be able to see and read and write to the main memory and the internal storage is off limits.
the rest of the solution offered are you need some sort of software to sync the folders from PC to Phone (vice versa)
what the thread starter wans (and what i wan also) is to turn this phone into a thumbdrive / portable flashdisk, with out activesync or any software and default as that when i pluck into any PC.
anyone has any solution to this?
Hi @all:
maybe that can help other non experts like me, that they don´t read so much stuff.
Please give me your Experts- feedback, and I will change some (wrong) absence items, or anybody make this better?
Here my Experience with your help and your experience composed (that the result)
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HTC Shift Windows XP TPC Installation from scratch
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Before you start:
Think first about to open the Windows Mobile side like described in HTC forum. There is a good description
"howto" do this within windows Vista.
Before you install:
- enable WLAN und Bluetooth in Vista side (if you can). (not really necessary, but maybe easier later)
- Disable USB Tool (cable in) on Windows Mobile side if you have the "opened" Windows Mobile installed
- remove SD memory Card if inserted
- Insert the HTC USB Hub with integrated Network card
Install Windows XP TPC: (TPC Installation required 2 CDROMS from Microsoft and is only available for System Integrators or within the MSDN package)
I used a standard windows XP CD with integrated Service Pack 3 as first CD. the second CD with the additionals is standard out of the box.
as sample how to do "patch" or "upgrade" your WXP CD:
http://sysblogd.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/how-to-build-a-windows-xp-sp3-integrated-installation-cd/
(maybe there are many other easier solutions if you search in google)
if you test some other drivers like me, it is advisable to make a backup every step you try - that saves time, trust me ;-)
I use the most of the time acronis true image from a boot CD or from a bootable USB stick to make my "step by step" backups)
so we start with:
Step1:
install windows XP normaly from CDROM. Leave all settings like it is (standard)
After installation and machine is up, make minimal changes, recommended maybe change
the display resolution and the design (if you want classic Windows design) Not more!
Make a backup with acronis true image to CDROM or USB Stick. That´s the best way, if
you must start over with newer or other drivers or you have trouble within the driver installation ..
Step2:
1. Install the Chipset drivers from Intel for the 945 Chipset (latest ver. 9.0.0.1008 6/2/2008) ->Reboot
2. Install the Display Drivers from Intel for the 945 Chipset (latest ver. 14.32.4.4926 2/15/2008 ->Reboot
3. install the HTC Embedded Controller driver (actually Vista EC Driver from HTC´s Homepage named VistaECDrvV1[1].0.1.10.zip)
(see: http://www.htc.com/us/SupportDownload.aspx?p_id=60&cat=1&dl_id=82
open Windows XP Device Manager -> right click on unknown device -> install manually -> and tell them the path to
your unpacked Driver Archive. (I don´t use the setup.exe into this archive)
4. Install the HTC Touchscreen driver (actually Vista Touch screen driver from HTC´s Homepage) with setup.exe Application
4.1 Go to Start-Control Panel-System-Hardware-device Manager-Human Interface Devices-and here are two HID-compliant device.Disable only the first HID-compliant device
(the first HID - compliant from the top) Now the calibration into Systemmanagement is working
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make a backup!
5. Install synaptics Touchpad drivers original from synaptics Homepage:
(see: http://www.synaptics.com/support/drive.cfm ->restart
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5.1 Config Synaptics Touchpad (better meaning the 2 other Buttons on right upper side of shift for
switching Display resolution and Wireless Switcher)
ControlCenterLauncher.exe should be bound to SCROLL LEFT as described, and
ResolutionSwitchLauncher should be bound to SCROLL DOWN
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6. Install realtek high definition Audio drivers (at moment r.2.07 -Restart
(see: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads...=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false)
7. install the latest Asix USB2 LAN Driver here: AX88772_772A_WinXP2K_32bit_v3.4.3.23_WHQL_Setup
(see http://www.asix.com.tw/download.php then USB to Fast Ethernet and Model AX88772A
8. install the Fingerprint Auth1610 drivers (the newest is located by HP with Version 7.10.1.0
(see: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3744020&os=2100&lang=en
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make backup
Step4:
9. Cygwin Installation
(see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=435664&highlight=cygwin
9.1 Start cygwin setup.exe -> install from Internet -> leave all as default -> leave as deafault ->leave as default -> choise a mirror -> exand menu "devel" click where
is "ioperm" in the front on the "Skip" items, that change then to 0.4-1 -> (now is installing 3-4 minutes) declick the two ticks for desktop icon..
9.2 - After cygwin has been installed, open a cygwin bash shell (into C:\cygwin is a cygwin.bat file) start this, then comes a black Window:
here type "ioperm -i" on cygwin shell. then exit this black windows with the command "exit"
9.3 copy from hsect-2.1 folder the file hsect2 to c:\cygwin\bin
9.4 copy the 4 Batch files (HSECT) for enabling/disabling BT/WLAN to your Desktop
Additional switches: (if you need) Usage: hsect [option(s)]
options: (for selfwriting batch files)
-b Enter CE Bootloader
-e Exit CE Bootloader
-r Reboot WinCE
-W [0|1] Wifi On/Off
-B [0|1] Bluetooth On/Off
-l [val] Change LEDs. Values from 0x0 to 0x97
-L All LED off
-h Show this help message
10. Update the SDBUS.sys!
now unpack sdbus driver to c:\
reboot your shift and start again with your windows xp install CD
run recovery terminal (boot from Windows XP install cd normally and then use the "R" Key for recovery console
then copy c:\sdbus.sys to C:\windows\system32\drivers (use command: "copy c:\sdbus.sys C:\windows\system32\drivers" )
then when he sking override, say Yes "Y" and then type command "exit" (machine rebooting)
When Windows is Up again open device manager
on controller host secure digital->properties->driver detail
the driver version now is 6.053.......OK
11. Update WLAN Drivers
go to marvell sd-8686->properties->update driver->select the directory of wlan1.1 driver
and all WORK FINE!!!!!!
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Make a Backup now! Now you have a stable Version for testing.
other leaks:
- Memory Cards (SDHC) with more then 4 GB and the sdbus.sys driver for the SDA SD-Hostadapter
If you have problems with SDHC memory cards (not recognizing), I have found a solution, but i´m at the moment not shure if it stable. (is a package from Lenovo called "osda06us"
You must force update the Secure Digital Hostcontroller, but I´m not shure, which files at all. (normally they say, no new driver found so you must force that, but maybe there
is a other, newer driver outside in the far www ) (Which Hardware Vendor is the SD Card reader?)
see also http://forum.xda-developers.com/newreply.php?do=newreply&noquote=1&p=2813208
### changes: I noticed, as I fallback to an older Backup (that has not installed the needed "sdbus.sys" for WLAN, but only the standard sdbus.sys from XP CD) that SDHC "sometimes works, but the most time - when SDHC inserting - I become a bluescreen. Maybe so we must have a look to a other sdbus.sys driver described in WLAN Howto ### maybe with the needed *.inf file, so that this can install regulary. Maybe the missing *.inf file is the really problem...
- Display interpolation to a other (higher) resolution
no idea :-(
### helping, if something not working ###
If you have some problems I have a good idea: (Maybe XDA Developers help each other)
there is a good remote administration software like VNC called teamviewer.
( see: http://www.teamviewer.com/index.aspx ) with this tool you can take the desktop control from each other.
I use this tool the most of the time to help other with her PC (or PDA) Problems. The "USB Stick" Version that you can
find in the download section is the best. You can start it always from Desktop (you can copy it to USB stick too, but you can start it from desktop also)
No needing installation, and really easy to use and secure.
When some of my users have problems with Windows mobile PDA´s i let install them mymobiler ( see: http://www.mymobiler.com/ ) and with this
combinating (mymobiler and Teamviewer) i can get control of the PC and PDA.
that´s a fine solution I think. I think always open minded, and help with solutions like this many users the last 10 years ;-) If I become instead money
for helping with PC problems I had my own flat ;-)))) But my help is always free, to volunteer one's time. I think we should build a xda developers honorary
help line is a open source Idea But now I´m offline for one week, must go to a business trip :-(
bg
joy
What drivers are needed for the 3G modem under XP?... or are they built-in XP already?
Hi VeEuzUKY,
You cannot connect the 3G Modem directly over Windows. You must have to open the Windows Mobile side (called liberated ROM), then the Windows Mobile side is like a normal Windows Mobile PDA)
see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=378234
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=420548
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=377441
and then you can use the standard Windows Mobile options for using 3G, (internet sharing) like you connected a WM6 PDA/smartphone via USB to your Computer. (but, the shift has this USB Connection inside, you must only use the USBtool on Windows Mobile side, to virtually connect the USB to the PC side) Only what do you do is install on Windows Side:
Active Sync 4.5.
well a good solution, so you must not install in Windows Side crazy drivers and connecting tools.
see:
http://blogs.msdn.com/zhengpei/archive/2008/06/06/how-windows-mobile-internet-sharing-works.aspx
Thanks for the info joy.d. I still dont quite understand if ActiveSync needs to be running or if its a background thing and its all 'seamless". With Vista things seem all to be more streamlined and working properly out of the box, obviousely. The whole conversion to XP is a heck of an adventure I will try it this upcoming weekend and see how it goes
Hi VeEuzUKY,
please make a backup with acronis, Ghost or whatever before, that´s the easiest way, to have a fallback to a working device. Maybe in the next time we found a solution for all.
the Internet connection is not comfortable like within Vista, but the normally procedere
when you have Windows XP PC/Notebook and a Windows Mobile PDA/Smartphone.
Normally you can optimize (look and feel) vista to the same performance like Windows XP tablet PC Edition, so it is not really necersary to make a downgrade.
Normally is a downgrade only interesting, if you use the "normal Windows XP" without Tablet PC addon, but with functionality of the Touchscreen. (much faster) I Think Tablet PC functions is only really interesting if you dont have a Keyboard. (andthe shift has) ;-)
Hey joy.d
thanks a lot for this guide. I know its takes a lot of time to put this
together. Its much appreciated.
I would like to ask you about the speed differences, especially
DIVX and MPG play. Do you get a nice video performance watching
movies?
I compared the Shift with the UX from Sony. the UX is just so much smoother
and faster. I was hoping XP would do the trick
Hi aquasesh,
I think the Sony UX have a integrated MPEG Decoder? (i´m not shure, but I remember the first "UMPC´s" from Sony the C1xxx Series, have integrated the most of the time a own Hardware Video Accelator. Maybe UX have it too?
I will try it next time, if I have time. I use the most time for all Video related playback issues
VLC ( http://www.videolan.org ) this is a open Source Video (Media) Player with many options.
When you talk from DIVX, I think, you can´t really win with the shift. To few 2nd Level Cache, slow southbridge, slow and old processor. (e.g. hehe: test your shift with the intel processor identification tool, that you can download from Intel ( http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=1881&DwnldID=7838 )
the shift was - to my mind - dead before it come on the market. I think the shift was a study from HTC, to test the placement on the market. Let´s face it:
the shift is not beautiful, is not fast, has not notable features... the slider concept is mechanical curios.. ;-)
I don´t want to bash HTC or the shift, (i Buyd the most of all HTC devices that come to the european market) but the shift is not really a moneyspinner ;-)
But Sony is the most of the time not better. Bt they look and fell is much better
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Hi aquasesh,
I think the Sony UX have a integrated MPEG Decoder? (i´m not shure, but I remember the first "UMPC´s" from Sony the C1xxx Series, have integrated the most of the time a own Hardware Video Accelator. Maybe UX have it too?
I will try it next time, if I have time. I use the most time for all Video related playback issues
VLC ( http://www.videolan.org ) this is a open Source Video (Media) Player with many options.
When you talk from DIVX, I think, you can´t really win with the shift. To few 2nd Level Cache, slow southbridge, slow and old processor. (e.g. hehe: test your shift with the intel processor identification tool, that you can download from Intel ( http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=N&ProductID=1881&DwnldID=7838 )
the shift was - to my mind - dead before it come on the market. I think the shift was a study from HTC, to test the placement on the market. Let´s face it:
the shift is not beautiful, is not fast, has not notable features... the slider concept is mechanical curios.. ;-)
I don´t want to bash HTC or the shift, (i Buyd the most of all HTC devices that come to the european market) but the shift is not really a moneyspinner ;-)
But Sony is the most of the time not better. Bt they look and fell is much better
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I agree...but the keyboard on the UX is nothing. Virtually not usable.
I have no trouble to run my bluerays on my UX. Thats worth something.
But i just love the connectivity of the Shift.
I personally think the Shift is better looking than the UX and more functional (at least for my use), but that's a personal preference. I never considered the UX and not because of money considerations (as a matter of fact, I never considered UMPC, and still wouldn't if it wasn't for the Shift, so yeah, it has notable features and a form factor that works for me better than most out there).
On XP, the Shift runs fast and with no issues. I wouldn't watch a bluray disk on it even if I could. There's no point. I wouldn't care for a bluray on anything less than 46in, whoever sees the difference on such a small screen is just buying in the hype.
As for DivX on the Shift with XP, it plays smooth and with zero issues. I tested a few ones, one of them was the Incredible Hulk, avg bitrate of 1400kbps video and ac3 5.1. Watched a few high action scenes (here the bitrate would be well over the average) and it played as smooth as anything out there. And I had running evertyhing at the same time, e.g. turecrypt (full hdd encryption), eset security (antivirus and firewall), o&o defrag (in stealth mode), even google desktop (which btw on vista was enough to cripple the shift) and a few other things.
You don't need a hardware decoder for DivX/XviD with even a processor like on the Shift, it wouldn't make sense to (besides, hardware decoders have limitations and would have issues with some encoding settings used). MPEG-2 decoder, maybe. The processor is absolutely no issue for divx/xvid, whoever says otherwise doesn't know what they are talking about. There would be issues because of other non-efficient programs that might be running or OS like Vista. If you would have issues with it, it won't be for playback, but for encoding which would take a long time (but why would you do that on the Shift anyway). I'm still playing XviD movies on my 7 year old machine with no issues.
However, I'm using a rather effecient (if not the best) decoder, ffdshow and also mplayer classic (the best one imho), both of which should perform well in
slower machines.
P.S. I'm not saying the Shift is perfect, it ain't by a mile and with just a little more effort it could've been much better. I would've paid even more for SSD, better and more efficient processor and better battery life. But when it comes to form and features, that's what I needed, too bad HTC's execution wasn't very good.
i just wanna know if you people know a folder locker .cab because i have personal things that i wanna kept locked in a folder. that can be done w/TP2 t-mobile 6.5? thankss.
lokillo125 said:
i just wanna know if you people know a folder locker .cab because i have personal things that i wanna kept locked in a folder. that can be done w/TP2 t-mobile 6.5? thankss.
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Trying to hide por....I mean Important Documents? I found a good way is to Hide them on your PC. When you are ready to access them on your phone browse to the folder the hidden files are located and by default you should not see them. To see them click "Menu" in the bottom right of your screen. Then select "Show All Files". You should now be able to see the hidden files.
How about encrypting a folder? Try this, http://thewingster.com/filebarricader.aspx.
kimtyson said:
How about encrypting a folder? Try this, http://thewingster.com/filebarricader.aspx.
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thanks for recommendation,but i dont think it's for wm 6.5....looks like a software many years ago.....
Just tried it out on my ATT TP2 with EnergyRom 6.5, works fine.
Hate to break it to you but 6.5 IS software from years ago, slightly touched up
i use FreeOTFE4pda its similar to truecrypt on your computer. The best part about this app is the encrypted volume you create can be mounted as a second sd card on your pda or if you copy the encrypted volume to your pc you can use the pc version to mount it as well. It's open source and supports all the common encryption algorithms.
descryption from their site.
FreeOTFE is a free, open source, "on-the-fly" transparent disk encryption program for PCs and PDAs
Using this software, you can create one or more "virtual disks" on your PC/PDA. These disks operate exactly like a normal disk, with the exception that anything written to one of them is transparently, and securely, encrypted before being stored on your computer's hard drive.
Features include:
* Highly portable - Not only does FreeOTFE offer "portable mode", eliminating the need for it to be installed before use, it also offers FreeOTFE Explorer - a system which allows FreeOTFE volumes to be accessed not only without installing any software, but also on PCs where no administrator rights are available. This makes it ideal for use (for example) with USB flash drives, and when visiting Internet Cafés (AKA Cybercafés), where PCs are available for use, but only as a "standard" user.
* Source code freely available
* Easy to use; full wizard included for creating new volumes
* Both PC and PDA versions are available; data encrypted on your PC can be read/written on your PDA, and vice versa. Supports all versions of MS Windows from Windows 2000 onwards (including Windows 7), and Windows Mobile 2003 and later (including Windows Mobile v6.5)
* No need to install it; making it ideal for use on USB memory drives, etc
* Support for encrypted Linux volumes (Cryptoloop "losetup", dm-crypt and LUKS)
* Available in English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Czech, Japanese, Croatian and Greek - with support for other language translations
* Optional support for smartcards and security tokens
* It's powerful: Supporting numerous hash (including SHA-512, RIPEMD-320, Tiger) and encryption algorithms (including AES, Twofish and Serpent) in several modes (CBC, LRW and XTS) - providing a much greater level of flexibility than a number of other (including commercial!) OTFE systems
* Encrypted volumes may either be file, partition, or even disk based
thanks for the help to all of you guys thanks ....
lokillo125 said:
i just wanna know if you people know a folder locker .cab because i have personal things that i wanna kept locked in a folder. that can be done w/TP2 t-mobile 6.5? thankss.
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there is a MortScript called hide folder, this will hide folders from the manilla photo album. this is a great tool
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thanks for recommendation,but i dont think it's for wm 6.5....looks like a software many years ago.....
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ive had this app for awhile now...its a must !!!
Not much has been said about the Microsoft (MS) ereader app on this forum (that I could find), but I found an extensive discussion on a Microsoft forum (http://social.answers.microsoft.com...e/thread/49DD09A8-3B32-4F97-AAA3-2585818F03DF). The problem is that MS Reader does not work well with WM6.5. Several people, including me, have been told by MS support staff that MS Reader does not work with WM6.5. That is not quite correct. There are activation issues (see below), but the main problem is that DRM/locked (copyrighted) books cannot be opened on WM6.5 systems such as the HTC HD2. Trying to do so will cause the program to hang and a soft reset is necessary. I was able to open and read unlocked, public domain books in the LIT format.
The current version of MS Reader for smartphones is 3.4.2. (See http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/ppc.aspx) It was intended for WM6.0 and WM6.1. Changes in WM6.5 apparently conflict with the reading of DRM books.
A number of HD2 users experienced problems activating MS Reader. Apparently, a file - OEMInfo.xml - was missing. This file is required for the activation process. The missing file may be due to replacing the stock ROM. My HD2 with stock ROM 2.13.531.1 has the file, and I was able to install and activate the MS Reader. If the file is not available from HTC, the link above has references on how to obtain the file. (I tried contacting the person referred to, but never heard from her.) If you want to use MS Reader to read your old LIT files, first make sure you have the OEMInfo.xml file in the Windows folder, or try to obtain a copy.
There are some programs that can convert LIT files to other formats that other ereader apps support, but these converters will not convert DRM/locked files. My solution was to use the ConvertLit program's "down convert" feature. I used the GUI version of the program because it was "easier" to use (see http://dukelupus.pri.ee/convertlit.php). With this program on my PC, I was able to unlock or decrypt the DRM books I had purchased over the years. I consider this "fair use" since it for my personal use and I don't make the files available to anyone else.
You will need to have the desktop version of MS Reader installed and activated on your PC (http://www.microsoft.com/reader/downloads/pc.aspx). I am able to read my DRM books with the desktop version on my Vista PC. (Please read and follow the directions on the MS Reader website for using PCs with Vista to activate MS Reader on the PC or smartphone. It requires running your browser in Administrator mode. Windows 7 PCs have a different set of problems. I can't even get a Win7 PC to recognize my HD2, but that is another issue.)
Next, install the ConvertLit GUI program and start it. Also start the desktop MS Reader program. Select a LIT file in ConvertLit, in the My Library folder under My Documents by default. Select your output folder or check the box to use the input folder. The converted file will be renamed so you don't lose your original file. Click on the Downconvert button at the top. The first time you do this, you will be prompted that the keys.txt file is missing. Also, you may be asked to select a DRM book in MS Reader. Open the MS Reader library and select any DRM/locked book. You are asked if you want to use the Key Convert program. Click Yes to any prompts. After a short time, you should get a message that the keys.txt file has been created. Close the dialog for the key conversion program.
You may still get an error message that the keys.txt file is missing when you again click the Downconvert button. I believe the keys.txt file got created in the My Library folder. You may need to copy this file to the ConvertLit folder under Program Files on your PC. The error message indicates where the file is needed. Once I did that, I was able to select a LIT file, click the Downconvert button, and get a decrypted file, slightly smaller than the original file. I copied the file to my HD2 using my PC's File Explorer. (I also removed the locked copy already on my HD2 that would not work.) I was able to open and read the file with no problem. I was even able to convert multiple books at one time.
The advantage to this process is that is does not require converting the file to another format, although ConvertLit can do that after unlocking the file.
One issue with the MS Reader is page turning. The program was designed for hardware buttons or the D-ring to change pages. These don't exist on most new smartphones. It is necessary to tap on the turn page links at the bottom of the screen. This takes some practice and occasionally multiple taps.
With both Amazon and Barnes & Noble providing ebook readers for various other OS's, I would not be surprised to see them on the new WindowsPhone 7 phones in the near future.. But I will be surprised if we see an upgrade of the MS Reader for LIT files. Taking your LIT files to a WinPhone7 system probably will require converting files to another format that has a WM7 supported ereader program.
I bought an DRM'd book a while back and it was in M$ Reader format. I've gotten it to work on my desktop but never have on my Hd2 (or before that on my Toshiba). I do have my HD2 activated (what a pain) but it's worthless in my opinion.
mknewman said:
I bought an DRM'd book a while back and it was in M$ Reader format. I've gotten it to work on my desktop but never have on my Hd2 (or before that on my Toshiba). I do have my HD2 activated (what a pain) but it's worthless in my opinion.
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The method I describe above may not be worth the time and effort for one or two locked MS reader LIT books, but if you have a number of them as I did, it is very useful. I now have my DRM books unlocked and readable on my HD2.