Walt, it sure looks like your bookport isn't being seen. I saw your other messages on this topic, hang tough, these guys at APH are great and I'm sure if they can, they'll work you through it. Marlaina Lieberg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 4:58 PM Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port Transfer software and Window-eyes > Marlaina - > > Many thanks, but no joy. Here's what I have under the Advanced Options tab > (I'm running the latest beta): > > Allow autopreview > Warn when queuing files > Check for updates at startup > Default Book Port folder > Web updates - Software > DLL info > > That's it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marlaina Lieberg" <marlaina@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:31 PM > Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port Transfer software and Window-eyes > > > Walt, connect your BookPort. > > Open the b p transfer utility. > > Press the options button, go to the tab called advanced, then tab over I > think it is 5 times to hear activate. That'll do it. > > The key to activating BookPort is you must have it connected. Once you do > this, the b p transfer software will ask you for your audible id and > password. I assume it is then sent off to dear old audible, and you are > good to go. It is instantaneous. > > Hint to folks: If you are looking at formats for books and you have a > previously registered device such as audible otis, don't connect to audible > with the b p connected. It sees an activated device and thinks its otis and > won't show you format 4. I found this out when checking on the numbers of > my books I thought were not in format 4. While there are a few not in 4, > most weren't in 4 because I had b p connected. Audible doesn't know B P on > its web site, so all it sees is what you may have had previously told it you > activated. Hope that makes sense. > > Happy reading! > > Marlaina Lieberg > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 3:46 PM > Subject: [bookport] Re: Book Port Transfer software and Window-eyes > > > > Larry and list - > > > > I'm having a real difficult time trying to figure out how to activate my > > Book Port as an Audible device. I've done this many times with other > > devices, so I'm familiar with the general procedure, but when I connect my > > Book Port to the PC; regardless of whether or not AudibleManager is > running; > > I don't see any way to activate the device. Nowhere is Book Port listed as > > an available device for activation. The BP help implies that the process > is > > automatic when I connect, but this doesn't seem to be the case. What do I > > need to do to activate it? Thanks in advance for any help. > > > > -- > > Walt Smith - Clearwater, FL > > walt@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > >