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Mokubai · 05-15-07, 04:29 AM

Yes, just those four files is fine. I found the same as you did, no secrep.xml or the .unload file but when I restored the files I did have after a hard reset MS Reader was still activated.

There hasn't been any change with MS Reader for a couple of years and it really shows. It barely supports VGA devices (*really* stupidly large font sizes) and has a lot of issues with books on SD or CF card in that if the card takes to long to re-register with the system when it comes out of standby then MS Reader will whine like a schoolgirl until you exit it and reopen the book, almost *every* other ebook type application I've seen handles this better than MS Reader.

It also has a very perverse book selection system that is an absolute nightmare if you have more than 5 books loaded on to your device... which I often do, my CF card has about 50 books ready for me to read at any given time...

Might I recommend Amber Convert LIT (http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html) to convert your books to another format and something like Haalireader (http://haali.cs.msu.ru/pocketpc/) for a lightweight book reader. If you use Haalireader then it supports the FB2 format the Amber can put out.

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Mokubai Aximsite All Star Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK Posts: 833 Device: HTC Touch Dual Carrier: T-Mobile UK Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Yes, just those four files is fine. I found the same as you did, no secrep.xml or the .unload file but when I restored the files I did have after a hard reset MS Reader was still activated. There hasn't been any change with MS Reader for a couple of years and it really shows. It barely supports VGA devices (really stupidly large font sizes) and has a lot of issues with books on SD or CF card in that if the card takes to long to re-register with the system when it comes out of standby then MS Reader will whine like a schoolgirl until you exit it and reopen the book, almost every other ebook type application I've seen handles this better than MS Reader. It also has a very perverse book selection system that is an absolute nightmare if you have more than 5 books loaded on to your device... which I often do, my CF card has about 50 books ready for me to read at any given time... Might I recommend Amber Convert LIT (http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html) to convert your books to another format and something like Haalireader (http://haali.cs.msu.ru/pocketpc/) for a lightweight book reader. If you use Haalireader then it supports the FB2 format the Amber can put out. __________________ pencil and paper: n.An archaic information storage and transmission device that works by depositing smears of graphite on bleached wood pulp. More recent developments in paper-based technology include improved ‘write-once’ update devices which use tiny rolling heads similar to mouse balls to deposit colored pigment. Last edited by Mokubai; 05-15-07 at 04:39 AM.