I'm trying to save my Microsoft Reader activation using the tip from the Weekly Tip archives at PPC Mag ( http://www.pocketpcmag.com/_top/tiparchives.asp ):

Saving Microsoft Reader Activation

If you want to read those e-books on your Pocket PC which have Digital Rights Management protection on them, you have to activate the MS Reader application from the Microsoft Reader Web site. Every time you do a hard reset on your Pocket PC, the activation is lost and you have to go through the whole process of activation again. There is a way to save your activation and carry it back to your Pocket PC after the hard reset. To save your activation do the following steps:

Click on the Activesync icon which is on the right hand side of the Taskbar on your desktop to pop up the Activesync window.
Click on the "Explore" option in Activesync to navigate the folders in your mobile device.
Go to My Pocket PC/Windows and copy the following files:
secrepid.dat
secrep.dat
secrep.dll
secrep.xml
Microsoft Activation.unload
Create a folder with-in the My Documents folder on your desktop PC. You can give a meaningful name to this folder such as "Microsoft Reader Activation".
Paste all the above-mentioned files into this folder.
Now whenever you do a hard reset on your Pocket PC, you can copy and paste these files back into the Windows folder of your Pocket PC and your Microsoft Reader application will be activated automatically.

(To copy the above mentioned files successfully, you will need to make sure that the extensions of the files and hidden files appear in the listing along with the file names. In the ActiveSync Explorer window, go to Tools and click on "Folder Options...". Now click on the "View" tab. Make sure that the option which says, "Hide extensions for known file types" is unchecked. Also select the "Show hidden files and folders" option if it is not already selected.)

My problem is that I don't see an option under Tools on AS 4.5 for Folder Options to enable hidden files to be viewed. Does anyone know a work around for this problem? If I have to downgrade to AS 3.8 will I have to renew a partnership with my work PC? I also sync to my home PC so would I have to renew the partnership there as well?




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What operating system do you have?

In Windows XP, the Control Panel should contain Folder Options.

Post back if it is not there (will have to tell you about Group Policy then, I think).

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I also sync to my home PC so would I have to renew the partnership there as well?

You may be able to access Folder Options only on your home PC. If your other PC is at work, your network administrator is the one that allows/does not allow you to view this option.

Folder Options has nothing to do with Activesync, so not necessary to change Activesync version.

pawpals

I was looking on the AS Tools option, not in the control panel. Thanks for the tip! This worked for me.

Yes, not in the Activesync Tools menu but, after clicking Explore, the open window's Tools menu.

Glad you got it.

pawpals