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Piers James wrote:
> Is it possible to save the Activation files and settings for MS
> Reader? I am asking because I think I have run out of activations for
> my Passport account and I don't really want to have to create a new
> Hotmail account just to be able to activate Reader.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> TIA
Copied from Aximsite:
1. Click on the Activesync icon, which is on the right hand side of the
Taskbar on your desktop, to pop up the Activesync window.
2. Click on the "Explore" option in Activesync to navigate the folders in
your mobile device.
3. Go to My Pocket PC/Windows and copy the following files:
secrepid.dat
secrep.dat
secrep.dll
secrep.xml
Microsoft Activation.unload
4. Create a folder within the My Documents folder on your desktop PC. You
can give a meaningful name to this folder such as "Microsoft Reader
Activation".
5. Paste all the above-mentioned files into this folder.
6. 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.)
HTH
Martin