Announcing: MobiHandler (a Windows program)

[AkumaTakeshi]

This seems nice, but can't get it to work.

I've installed it but nothing happened, all the files are still the name, both Kindle and K4PC folders.

This is Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit. And I have Calibre associated with all the mobi files, could be that the problem?

[Alissa]

Originally Posted by AkumaTakeshi

I've installed it but nothing happened, all the files are still the name, both Kindle and K4PC folders.

This is Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit. And I have Calibre associated with all the mobi files, could be that the problem?

Thank you for your interest in MobiHandler.

I'm not usually using calibre, but I have tested MobiHandler with calibre on my PC, and they seemed working fine together.

Can you please download and run the diagnostic program attached to the message #101 of this thread? It was not successful to solve alan's problem, but it was designed to solve any file association problems of MobiHandler...

[Alissa]

Originally Posted by alansplace

here is a new report. my usual default viewers are azw-calibre reader and mobi-mobipocket reader.

Thank you for the info. The new report was not identical with older one, but I see no significant differences between them. Probably I missed something, and some differences that appeared unimportant to me is the real cause of the problem. I'm looking into it this weekend.

[AkumaTakeshi]

Can certainly do

Here is the result:

Spoiler:

Windows 32 bit Kernel 6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1)
HKCR\.azw\ = Amazon.Kindle.content
HKCR\.mobi\ = Amazon.Kindle.content
HKCR\.prc\ = Amazon.Kindle.content
HKCR\.prc\PersistentHandler\ = {5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}
HKCR\Amazon.Kindle.content\ = Kindle Content
HKCR\Amazon.Kindle.content\FullDetails = prop:System.Title;System.Author;System.Language
HKCR\Amazon.Kindle.content\PreviewTitle = prop:System.Title;System.Author
HKCR\Amazon.Kindle.content\shell\ : (ignored)
HKCR\Amazon.Kindle.content\DefaultIcon\ = C:\Program Files\Amazon\Kindle For PC\KindleBook.ico
HKCR\Amazon.Kindle.content\shellex\PropertyHandler \ = {BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}
HKCR\Amazon.Kindle.content\shellex\PropertySheetHa ndlers\MOBI\ = {BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}
HKCR\Amazon.Kindle.content\shellex\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}\ = {BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}
HKCR\Amazon.Kindle.content\shellex\{E357FCCD-A995-4576-B01F-234630154E96}\ = {BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}
HKCR\CLSID\{BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}\ = Alissa's MobiHandler Shell Extension
HKCR\CLSID\{BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}\InprocServer32\ = C:\Program Files\Alissa\MobiHandler\mobihandler.dll
HKCR\CLSID\{BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}\InprocServer32\ThreadingModel = Apartment
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.azw\Progid = Amazon.Kindle.content
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.azw\OpenWithList\a = ebook-viewer.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.azw\OpenWithList\MRUList = acb
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.azw\OpenWithList\b = calibre.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.azw\OpenWithList\c = Kindle.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.azw\OpenWithProgids\azw_auto_file = (NONE)
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.azw\OpenWithProgids\Amazon.Kindle. content = (NONE)
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.azw\UserChoice\Progid = azw_auto_file
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.mobi\Progid = Amazon.Kindle.content
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.mobi\OpenWithList\a = ebook-viewer.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.mobi\OpenWithList\MRUList = ab
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.mobi\OpenWithList\b = Kindle.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.mobi\OpenWithProgids\mobi_auto_fil e = (NONE)
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.mobi\OpenWithProgids\Amazon.Kindle .content = (NONE)
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.mobi\UserChoice\Progid = mobi_auto_file
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.prc\Progid = Amazon.Kindle.content
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.prc\OpenWithList\a = ebook-viewer.exe
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.prc\OpenWithList\MRUList = a
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.prc\OpenWithProgids\prc_auto_file = (NONE)
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.prc\OpenWithProgids\Amazon.Kindle. content = (NONE)
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\FileExts\.prc\UserChoice\Progid = prc_auto_file
HKCU\Software\Classes\.azw\ = Amazon.Kindle.content
HKCU\Software\Classes\.mobi\ = Amazon.Kindle.content
HKCU\Software\Classes\.prc\ = Amazon.Kindle.content
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.AZW\ = Amazon.Kindle.content
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.MOBI\ = Amazon.Kindle.content
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.prc\ = Amazon.Kindle.content
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\.prc\PersistentHandler\ = {5e941d80-bf96-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Amazon.Kindle.content\ = Kindle Content
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Amazon.Kindle.content\FullDe tails = prop:System.Title;System.Author;System.Language
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Amazon.Kindle.content\Previe wTitle = prop:System.Title;System.Author
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Amazon.Kindle.content\shell\ : (ignored)
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Amazon.Kindle.content\Defaul tIcon\ = C:\Program Files\Amazon\Kindle For PC\KindleBook.ico
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Amazon.Kindle.content\shelle x\PropertyHandler\ = {BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Amazon.Kindle.content\shelle x\PropertySheetHandlers\MOBI\ = {BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Amazon.Kindle.content\shelle x\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}\ = {BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Amazon.Kindle.content\shelle x\{E357FCCD-A995-4576-B01F-234630154E96}\ = {BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}\ = Alissa's MobiHandler Shell Extension
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}\InprocServer32\ = C:\Program Files\Alissa\MobiHandler\mobihandler.dll
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}\InprocServer32\ThreadingModel = Apartment
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pro pertySystem\PropertyHandlers\.AZW\ = {BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pro pertySystem\PropertyHandlers\.MOBI\ = {BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pro pertySystem\PropertyHandlers\.PRC\ = {BA91BBAF-9243-49BD-B0DA-97BFC25EB976}
Done.

[DiapDealer]

Not really a bug; but you might want to allow for recognizing malformed/incomplete mobi's. I was experimenting with delivering mobi's from a webserver and ended up with mobi file fragments on my hard-drive. Whenever I browsed to folders (fileOpen dialog) that contained one of these mobi "fragments" using K4PC or KindlePreviewer, both applications immediately crashed. I couldn't figure out what was going on at first, but as soon as I uninstalled MobiHandler, I could then browse to those folders without K4PC or KindlePreviewer crashing on me.

It might not ever affect anyone really, but I thought you should know.

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by Alissa

Thank you for the info. The new report was not identical with older one, but I see no significant differences between them. Probably I missed something, and some differences that appeared unimportant to me is the real cause of the problem. I'm looking into it this weekend.

you're welcome.

now i have no covers at all....so i cleared the thumbnail cache, uninstalled and then reinstalled the latest mobihandler. sigh!! still no covers at all.

[galeforce99]

This is brilliant - exactly what I needed for my growing collection of Kindle books. Just installed it and it worked first time.

Thank you!

[norti]

Excellent software! Thank you!

[terencek]

Brilliant! Works an absolute treat, especially if you set Windows Explorer to display Extra Large Icons -- you can almost read some of the text on the book covers.

This great functionality makes me yearn for something similar which works on the actual Kindle itself! Would be great to see reasonable-sized cover thumbnails when browsing the device for what to read next...

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by Alissa

Thank you for the info. The new report was not identical with older one, but I see no significant differences between them. Probably I missed something, and some differences that appeared unimportant to me is the real cause of the problem. I'm looking into it this weekend.

Originally Posted by alansplace

you're welcome.

now i have no covers at all....so i cleared the thumbnail cache, uninstalled and then reinstalled the latest mobihandler. sigh!! still no covers at all.

well i have two things to tell you, i guess you could call it the good and the bad, you decide which is which.

first, i can not test for you any longer concerning the issue i've been experiencing as the computer that was having trouble with your program has been retired.

second, the reason i can no longer test is the fact that the replacement computer has no such issues. mobihandler works splendidly on it.

maybe no one else will have those difficulties.

[AkumaTakeshi]

Originally Posted by alansplace

well i have two things to tell you, i guess you could call it the good and the bad, you decide which is which.

first, i can not test for you any longer concerning the issue i've been experiencing as the computer that was having trouble with your program has been retired.

second, the reason i can no longer test is the fact that the replacement computer has no such issues. mobihandler works splendidly on it.

maybe no one else will have those difficulties.

Do you have Calibre on that computer? Or at least Calibre eBook viewer as default for opening eBooks?

The reason I'm asking is that that seemed like a similarity between you and me when you were having problems with the program, which it still doesn't do nothing for me.

[bert501]

FABULOUS! Installed and worked perfectly on first try!!

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by AkumaTakeshi

Do you have Calibre on that computer? Or at least Calibre eBook viewer as default for opening eBooks?

The reason I'm asking is that that seemed like a similarity between you and me when you were having problems with the program, which it still doesn't do nothing for me.

yes calibre was the first application i installed. concerning the defaults for opening ebooks. i've set it to k4pc (after testing all the problematic ones from before). now i use the 'open with' dialog for others and i've set calibre's 'open with' plug-in to open files with differing programs depending on what i want to do (uses hotkeys that i assign).

[Alissa]

Alan and AkumaTakeshi,

Firstly, sorry for not responding on time. I had some trouble in my job... It's good that alan found a workaround (?) while I'm not here.

However, as a developer, I want to find a real cause of a problem.

And, now I believe I pinned the issue that Alan had. It is related to a Windows behaviour (that I didn't know) regarding file association management when a user changed the applications' default manually through GUI.

I also believe AkumaTakeshi is having exactly the same issue (through the report attached to the message #110. I previously didn't understand where to look at.

I'm now writing a workaround code. Please wait for a while.

-- alissa

[AkumaTakeshi]

Thanks for looking into it

I hope that I can use it afterwards