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Guest zulu

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I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them (.lit)

OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

 

When I tried to, I got:

 

Your browser does not support activation

 

We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

following browsers:

 

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

Netscape Navigator 4.08

Netscape Communicator 4.5x

Netscape Communicator 4.6x

Netscape Communicator 4.7x

Oh PANTS!"

 

I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

 

I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

 

The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud* to

read anything in there to me.

 

Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

 

 

--

¦zulu¦

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Guest smlunatick

Guest smlunatick

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Re: Microsoft Reader

 

On Mar 3, 12:29 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

> Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them (.lit)

> OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

> I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

>

> When I tried to, I got:

>

> Your browser does not support activation

>

> We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

> following browsers:

>

> Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

> Netscape Navigator 4.08

> Netscape Communicator 4.5x

> Netscape Communicator 4.6x

> Netscape Communicator 4.7x

> Oh PANTS!"

>

> I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

>

> I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

>

> The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud* to

> read anything in there to me.

>

> Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

>

> --

> ¦zulu¦

 

Could you not use Internet Explorer just to "activate" it? Internet

Explorer will never be completely removed from XP, since XP is "based"

on Internet Explorer.

Guest Patrick Keenan

Guest Patrick Keenan

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Re: Microsoft Reader

 

"zulu" <nothere@ntlworld.com> wrote in message

news:OzILxQVfIHA.4120@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

> Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them

> (.lit)

> OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

> I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

>

> When I tried to, I got:

>

> Your browser does not support activation

>

> We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

> following browsers:

>

> Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

> Netscape Navigator 4.08

> Netscape Communicator 4.5x

> Netscape Communicator 4.6x

> Netscape Communicator 4.7x

> Oh PANTS!"

>

> I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

 

You only need to use the other browser for a few minutes, and IE is already

installed for you. You can then revert to Firefox.

 

I'm not sure you can use Windows Update on XP without IE, come to think of

it.

> I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

 

Netscape was never a Microsoft product, so the fact that the product

supports activation with Netscape indicates that the problem is the result

of choices by Firefox developers, not Microsoft.

>

> The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud* to

> read anything in there to me.

>

> Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

 

You can convert them, which I learned by searching Google for about ten

seconds.

 

http://www.kyzer.me.uk/pack/convlit/

http://www.convertlit.com/download.php

 

HTH

-pk

 

>

>

> --

> ¦zulu¦

=

Guest zulu

Guest zulu

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Re: Microsoft Reader

 

 

"smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message

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On Mar 3, 12:29 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

> Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them

> (.lit)

> OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

> I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

>

> When I tried to, I got:

>

> Your browser does not support activation

>

> We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

> following browsers:

>

> Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

> Netscape Navigator 4.08

> Netscape Communicator 4.5x

> Netscape Communicator 4.6x

> Netscape Communicator 4.7x

> Oh PANTS!"

>

> I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

>

> I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

>

> The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud* to

> read anything in there to me.

>

> Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

>

> --

> ¦zulu¦

 

Could you not use Internet Explorer just to "activate" it? Internet

Explorer will never be completely removed from XP, since XP is "based"

on Internet Explorer.

 

I suppose I *could*, but I currently have it diabled (as it is impossible to

remove it.)

Any way, if Netscape is acceptable, why not Firefox?

 

--

¦zulu¦

Guest zulu

Guest zulu

Posted
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Re: Microsoft Reader

 

 

"Patrick Keenan" <test@dev.null> wrote in message

news:euN92vVfIHA.4140@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> "zulu" <nothere@ntlworld.com> wrote in message

> news:OzILxQVfIHA.4120@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>>I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

>> Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them

>> (.lit)

>> OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

>> I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

>>

>> When I tried to, I got:

>>

>> Your browser does not support activation

>>

>> We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

>> following browsers:

>>

>> Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

>> Netscape Navigator 4.08

>> Netscape Communicator 4.5x

>> Netscape Communicator 4.6x

>> Netscape Communicator 4.7x

>> Oh PANTS!"

>>

>> I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

>

> You only need to use the other browser for a few minutes, and IE is

> already installed for you. You can then revert to Firefox.

>

> I'm not sure you can use Windows Update on XP without IE, come to think of

> it.

>

>> I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

>

> Netscape was never a Microsoft product, so the fact that the product

> supports activation with Netscape indicates that the problem is the result

> of choices by Firefox developers, not Microsoft.

>

>>

>> The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud* to

>> read anything in there to me.

>>

>> Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

>

> You can convert them, which I learned by searching Google for about ten

> seconds.

>

> http://www.kyzer.me.uk/pack/convlit/

> http://www.convertlit.com/download.php

 

 

It didn't _occur_ to me to convert is why...! :o)

 

Thannks for the link :-)

 

--

¦zulu¦

Guest smlunatick

Guest smlunatick

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Re: Microsoft Reader

 

On Mar 3, 1:27 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:ca00a1dc-4003-4877-83c8-dc9db3da9e68@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

> On Mar 3, 12:29 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>

>

>

>

>

> > I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

> > Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them

> > (.lit)

> > OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

> > I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

>

> > When I tried to, I got:

>

> > Your browser does not support activation

>

> > We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

> > following browsers:

>

> > Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

> > Netscape Navigator 4.08

> > Netscape Communicator 4.5x

> > Netscape Communicator 4.6x

> > Netscape Communicator 4.7x

> > Oh PANTS!"

>

> > I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

>

> > I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

>

> > The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud* to

> > read anything in there to me.

>

> > Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

>

> > --

> > ¦zulu¦

>

> Could you not use Internet Explorer just to "activate" it?  Internet

> Explorer will never be completely removed from XP, since XP is "based"

> on Internet Explorer.

>

> I suppose I *could*, but I currently have it diabled (as it is impossible to

> remove it.)

> Any way, if Netscape is acceptable, why not Firefox?

>

> --

> ¦zulu¦- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Netscape was the better browser before. Microsoft's first few

versions of IE were not that usable. Then Netscape became the "lame"

browser, which AOL has now "killed." FireFox is a completely

different browser.

Guest VanguardLH

Guest VanguardLH

Posted
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Re: Microsoft Reader

 

"zulu" wrote in message news:OzILxQVfIHA.4120@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

 

"ebook" is a distribution channel for a "book", not a specific

encoding scheme that have only one author that dictates what it is.

If you can't read those ebooks using whatever viewer that is

supposedly needed for them then you will have to get ebooks that use a

different encoding required by whoever decide to use a different

scheme. Some sites even demand that you use their proprietary reader

because it has additional mechanisms to protect the copyrighted

material, track you usage of the ebook (like it expires after so many

days or so many times of being read), etc. Just saying you have an

"ebook" does not isolate the required reader software to just one

particular author and their reader program.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebook

> Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them

> (.lit)

> OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

> I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

>

> When I tried to, I got:

>

> Your browser does not support activation

>

> We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of

> the following browsers:

>

> Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

> Netscape Navigator 4.08

> Netscape Communicator 4.5x

> Netscape Communicator 4.6x

> Netscape Communicator 4.7x

> Oh PANTS!"

>

> I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

 

Very true. So there! You don't get to use the HTML-enabled

application because it relies on the libraries provided with Internet

Explorer to render the contents of the eBooks. So there! Suffer all

you want with your "best" choice in a web browser. Apparently you

chose to uninstall IE. Enjoy. There are plenty of HTAs (HTML

Applications) that rely on IE's libraries to present their GUI.

Norton Internet Security used to be one of them, and McAfee, too,

although I suspect they might not anymore (I don't use them anymore).

> I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

 

It is THEIR reader. They can choose to use whatever API and

supporting libraries they want, just like Firefox chooses to use

whatever system APIs, supporting DLLs, and other files that it wants.

So there! Waaaaaaa.... Some apps are coded in C, Delphi, Perl,

Python, Ruby, and other languages that have their own support fileset.

If you don't want to ever use IE then don't get HTAs that require it.

> The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade

> *TextAloud* to read anything in there to me.

 

If you want books-on-tape, why are you bothering to download a VISUAL

viewer to read the ebooks?

> Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

 

http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?&query=microsoft+reader+activation+browser

Guest zulu

Guest zulu

Posted
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Re: Microsoft Reader

 

 

"smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:f5648af3-b40f-408a-b788-f7b3762ac762@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...

On Mar 3, 1:27 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:ca00a1dc-4003-4877-83c8-dc9db3da9e68@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

> On Mar 3, 12:29 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>

>

>

>

>

> > I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

> > Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them

> > (.lit)

> > OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

> > I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

>

> > When I tried to, I got:

>

> > Your browser does not support activation

>

> > We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

> > following browsers:

>

> > Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

> > Netscape Navigator 4.08

> > Netscape Communicator 4.5x

> > Netscape Communicator 4.6x

> > Netscape Communicator 4.7x

> > Oh PANTS!"

>

> > I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

>

> > I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

>

> > The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud*

> > to

> > read anything in there to me.

>

> > Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

>

> > --

> > ¦zulu¦

>

> Could you not use Internet Explorer just to "activate" it? Internet

> Explorer will never be completely removed from XP, since XP is "based"

> on Internet Explorer.

>

> I suppose I *could*, but I currently have it diabled (as it is impossible

> to

> remove it.)

> Any way, if Netscape is acceptable, why not Firefox?

>

> --

> ¦zulu¦- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

Netscape was the better browser before. Microsoft's first few

versions of IE were not that usable. Then Netscape became the "lame"

browser, which AOL has now "killed." FireFox is a completely

different browser.

 

Firefox knocks spots off IE.

I've twice in the past few weeks tried reverting to IE, (when I have _had_

to) but it is inferior in so ways to Firefox, which gets better all the

time.

 

--

¦zulu¦

Guest HeyBub

Guest HeyBub

Posted
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Re: Microsoft Reader

 

zulu wrote:

>> We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of

>> the following browsers:

>>

>> Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

>> Netscape Navigator 4.08

>> Netscape Communicator 4.5x

>> Netscape Communicator 4.6x

>> Netscape Communicator 4.7x

>> Oh PANTS!"

>>

>> I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

>>

>> I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

>>

>> The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade

>> *TextAloud* to read anything in there to me.

>>

>> Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

>>

>> --

>> ¦zulu¦

>

> Could you not use Internet Explorer just to "activate" it? Internet

> Explorer will never be completely removed from XP, since XP is "based"

> on Internet Explorer.

>

> I suppose I *could*, but I currently have it diabled (as it is

> impossible to remove it.)

> Any way, if Netscape is acceptable, why not Firefox?

 

Because Firefox has been known to give your cat warts.

 

There have even been a few reports of Firefox users being attacked by

weasels.

Guest smlunatick

Guest smlunatick

Posted
Posted

Re: Microsoft Reader

 

On Mar 3, 3:27 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:f5648af3-b40f-408a-b788-f7b3762ac762@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...

> On Mar 3, 1:27 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>

>

>

>

>

> > "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> >news:ca00a1dc-4003-4877-83c8-dc9db3da9e68@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

> > On Mar 3, 12:29 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>

> > > I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

> > > Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them

> > > (.lit)

> > > OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

> > > I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

>

> > > When I tried to, I got:

>

> > > Your browser does not support activation

>

> > > We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

> > > following browsers:

>

> > > Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

> > > Netscape Navigator 4.08

> > > Netscape Communicator 4.5x

> > > Netscape Communicator 4.6x

> > > Netscape Communicator 4.7x

> > > Oh PANTS!"

>

> > > I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

>

> > > I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

>

> > > The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud*

> > > to

> > > read anything in there to me.

>

> > > Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

>

> > > --

> > > ¦zulu¦

>

> > Could you not use Internet Explorer just to "activate" it? Internet

> > Explorer will never be completely removed from XP, since XP is "based"

> > on Internet Explorer.

>

> > I suppose I *could*, but I currently have it diabled (as it is impossible

> > to

> > remove it.)

> > Any way, if Netscape is acceptable, why not Firefox?

>

> > --

> > ¦zulu¦- Hide quoted text -

>

> > - Show quoted text -

>

> Netscape was the better browser before.  Microsoft's first few

> versions of IE were not that usable.  Then Netscape became the "lame"

> browser, which AOL has now "killed."  FireFox is a completely

> different browser.

>

> Firefox knocks spots off IE.

> I've twice in the past few weeks tried reverting to IE, (when I have _had_

> to) but it is inferior in so ways to Firefox, which gets better all the

> time.

>

> --

> ¦zulu¦- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -

 

FireFox is now beginning to become a target of hacker and malware. IE

7 is not "that" bad, when working correctly.

Guest Bill Sharpe

Guest Bill Sharpe

Posted
Posted

Re: Microsoft Reader

 

zulu wrote:

> I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

> Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them (.lit)

> OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

> I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

>

> When I tried to, I got:

>

> Your browser does not support activation

>

> We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

> following browsers:

>

> Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

> Netscape Navigator 4.08

> Netscape Communicator 4.5x

> Netscape Communicator 4.6x

> Netscape Communicator 4.7x

> Oh PANTS!"

>

> I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

>

> I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

>

> The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud* to

> read anything in there to me.

>

> Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

>

>

Look at the ieview extension for Firefox at http://ieview.mozdev.org/

 

Bill

Guest zulu

Guest zulu

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Re: Microsoft Reader

 

 

"VanguardLH" <V@nguard.LH> wrote in message

news:OUa92aWfIHA.2000@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> "zulu" wrote in message news:OzILxQVfIHA.4120@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

>

>>>snip>>>>>>>

> If you want books-on-tape, why are you bothering to download a VISUAL

> viewer to read the ebooks?

 

I was given some ebooks, some of which are not obtainable as audio books.

>

>> Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?&query=microsoft+reader+activation+browser

 

Too many hoops to jump through for a VIP

The MS Reader interface is pretty horrible too, IMHO.

.....I gave up on it.

Thanks anyway!

 

--

¦zulu¦

Guest zulu

Guest zulu

Posted
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Re: Microsoft Reader

 

 

"Bill Sharpe" <wfsnopam@adelphia.net> wrote in message

news:e1DVhLXfIHA.6136@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

> zulu wrote:

>> I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

>> Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them

>> (.lit)

>> OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

>> I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

>>

>> When I tried to, I got:

>>

>> Your browser does not support activation

>>

>> We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

>> following browsers:

>>

>> Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

>> Netscape Navigator 4.08

>> Netscape Communicator 4.5x

>> Netscape Communicator 4.6x

>> Netscape Communicator 4.7x

>> Oh PANTS!"

>>

>> I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

>>

>> I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

>>

>> The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud* to

>> read anything in there to me.

>>

>> Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

>>

>>

> Look at the ieview extension for Firefox at http://ieview.mozdev.org/

>

> Bill

 

Ok Bill, thanks for that :-)

 

--

¦zulu¦

Guest AJR

Guest AJR

Posted
Posted

Re: Microsoft Reader

 

Interesting comments - regarding"... I don't use or want any of these, I use

FIREFOX, so there! I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of

nonsense...." - please explain why Microaoft should correct a defect in

Firefox.?

 

"zulu" <nothere@ntlworld.com> wrote in message

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>

> "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:f5648af3-b40f-408a-b788-f7b3762ac762@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...

> On Mar 3, 1:27 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>

>> news:ca00a1dc-4003-4877-83c8-dc9db3da9e68@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

>> On Mar 3, 12:29 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>> > I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

>> > Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them

>> > (.lit)

>> > OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

>> > I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

>>

>> > When I tried to, I got:

>>

>> > Your browser does not support activation

>>

>> > We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

>> > following browsers:

>>

>> > Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

>> > Netscape Navigator 4.08

>> > Netscape Communicator 4.5x

>> > Netscape Communicator 4.6x

>> > Netscape Communicator 4.7x

>> > Oh PANTS!"

>>

>> > I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

>>

>> > I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

>>

>> > The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud*

>> > to

>> > read anything in there to me.

>>

>> > Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

>>

>> > --

>> > ¦zulu¦

>>

>> Could you not use Internet Explorer just to "activate" it? Internet

>> Explorer will never be completely removed from XP, since XP is "based"

>> on Internet Explorer.

>>

>> I suppose I *could*, but I currently have it diabled (as it is impossible

>> to

>> remove it.)

>> Any way, if Netscape is acceptable, why not Firefox?

>>

>> --

>> ¦zulu¦- Hide quoted text -

>>

>> - Show quoted text -

>

> Netscape was the better browser before. Microsoft's first few

> versions of IE were not that usable. Then Netscape became the "lame"

> browser, which AOL has now "killed." FireFox is a completely

> different browser.

>

> Firefox knocks spots off IE.

> I've twice in the past few weeks tried reverting to IE, (when I have _had_

> to) but it is inferior in so ways to Firefox, which gets better all the

> time.

>

> --

> ¦zulu¦

>

Guest mae

Guest mae

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"zulu" <nothere@ntlworld.com> wrote in message

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| "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message

| news:ca00a1dc-4003-4877-83c8-dc9db3da9e68@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

| On Mar 3, 12:29 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

| > I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

| > Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them

| > (.lit)

| > OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

| > I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

| >

| > When I tried to, I got:

| >

| > Your browser does not support activation

| >

| > We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

| > following browsers:

| >

| > Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

| > Netscape Navigator 4.08

| > Netscape Communicator 4.5x

| > Netscape Communicator 4.6x

| > Netscape Communicator 4.7x

| > Oh PANTS!"

| >

| > I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

| >

| > I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

| >

| > The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud* to

| > read anything in there to me.

| >

| > Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

| >

| > --

| > ¦zulu¦

|

| Could you not use Internet Explorer just to "activate" it? Internet

| Explorer will never be completely removed from XP, since XP is "based"

| on Internet Explorer.

|

| I suppose I *could*, but I currently have it diabled (as it is impossible to

| remove it.)

| Any way, if Netscape is acceptable, why not Firefox?

|

| --

| ¦zulu¦

|

Could be because there was no Firefox when the Reader was released.

I had it installed about '99.

So Firefox would have to choose to support it.

 

mae

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Re: Microsoft Reader

 

zulu wrote:

> "smlunatick" <yveslec@gmail.com> wrote in message

> news:f5648af3-b40f-408a-b788-f7b3762ac762@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...

> On Mar 3, 1:27 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>> "smlunatick" <yves...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>>

>> news:ca00a1dc-4003-4877-83c8-dc9db3da9e68@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com...

>> On Mar 3, 12:29 pm, "zulu" <noth...@ntlworld.com> wrote:

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>

>>> I have been given some *ebooks* by a friend.

>>> Investigation revealed that I needed *Microsoft Reader* to open them

>>> (.lit)

>>> OK, so I downloaded and instlled it...

>>> I am apparently supposed to *Activate* it...

>>> When I tried to, I got:

>>> Your browser does not support activation

>>> We're sorry, but the Activation process requires you to use one of the

>>> following browsers:

>>> Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 and higher

>>> Netscape Navigator 4.08

>>> Netscape Communicator 4.5x

>>> Netscape Communicator 4.6x

>>> Netscape Communicator 4.7x

>>> Oh PANTS!"

>>> I don't use or want any of these, I use FIREFOX, so there!

>>> I thought MS were supposed to stop this sort of nonsense.

>>> The software is useless for me anyway, as I can't persuade *TextAloud*

>>> to

>>> read anything in there to me.

>>> Is there anything else that will open .lit filrs?

>>> --

>>> ¦zulu¦

>> Could you not use Internet Explorer just to "activate" it? Internet

>> Explorer will never be completely removed from XP, since XP is "based"

>> on Internet Explorer.

>>

>> I suppose I *could*, but I currently have it diabled (as it is impossible

>> to

>> remove it.)

>> Any way, if Netscape is acceptable, why not Firefox?

>>

>> --

>> ¦zulu¦- Hide quoted text -

>>

>> - Show quoted text -

>

> Netscape was the better browser before. Microsoft's first few

> versions of IE were not that usable. Then Netscape became the "lame"

> browser, which AOL has now "killed." FireFox is a completely

> different browser.

>

> Firefox knocks spots off IE.

> I've twice in the past few weeks tried reverting to IE, (when I have _had_

> to) but it is inferior in so ways to Firefox, which gets better all the

> time.

>

You may want to check out the "IE Tab Add-on"

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419

or even User Agent Switcher

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/59

 

 

Mazie

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