MS Reader File Association Problems with .lit files not opening
After installing and activating Reader you can only open Reader files from Ms Reader and not through File Explorer because you get the following error:
“The File ‘filename’ cannot be opened. Either it is not signed with a trusted certificate, or one of its components cannot be found. You might need to reinstall or restore this file.”
From Ms Reader your Ebooks open without a problem.
The problem is with the file association: When MS Reader installs it leaves out a small but critical symbol causing the association to break.
The issue is that we don’t add “” around the the associated application so Windows Mobile doesn't know how to run the application.
To fix the problem 2 registry keys need to be changed: (Notice the old values are missing the Quotes while the new ones are not)
- Registry Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\eBook\Shell\Open\Command
- Old Value: \Program Files\Microsoft Reader\MSReader.exe %1
- Corrected Value: "\Program Files\Microsoft Reader\MSReader.exe" %1
- Registry Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\eBookEBO\Shell\Open\Command]
- Old Value: \Program Files\Microsoft Reader\MSReader.exe %1
- Corrected Value: "\Program Files\Microsoft Reader\MSReader.exe" %1
Steps to changing registry keys on a Pocket PC.
Download PHM Registry Editor
https://www.phm.lu/downloads/download.aspx?{940B734A-C437-41C7-ADED-2A4418802FD3}
Select the Pocket PC version.
You will end up dowloading a .CAB file. Save it to your Desktop. Now you will have the .CAB file on your desktop.
Use either Activesync or Copy the .CAB to a SD card and then put the SD card in the Device.
Find File Manager and run the .CAB from where you stored it
You've now installed PHM Registry Editor
Now Go to start -> Look in your programs for PHM Registry Editor and Run it
Once you have run it you will need to find the 2 Registry Keys Indicated above and then change their values to include the " symbol as indicated in the corrected value.
Once you have changed that the file association should work.