My eBooks

[Bruce Hagen]

Just got a new computer. Adobe's My eBooks folder is in My
Documents. I hid the folder on my old computer, but it's been so
long, I forgot how I did it. Can someone jog my memory?

Thanks,
Bruce

 

[Guest]

Bruce,

Which folder do you want to hide--the My eBooks folder or the My Documents
folder?

If you want to hide the My Documents folder:

1. Right-click on a blank area of the Desktop and click Properties
2. Select the Desktop tab
3. Click Customize Desktop
4. Select the General tab (if not already active)
5. Uncheck My Documents within the Desktop icons section
6. Click OK and OK again to exit to the Desktop

The My Documents folder should no longer appear.

Hiding just the My eBooks folder is a bit more complicated as the folder is
recreated when you load Adobe Acrobat Reader.

This is powered by a Adobe plugin 'ebook.api'. Upon starting Adobe Acrobat
Reader, it loads all the plugins under the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\plug_ins

NOTE: Perform the following only if you don't plan to use the eBook plugin
of Adobe Acrobat reader. You can undo the operation though.

If you don't want to see the My eBooks folder, follow this solution:

Move the file ebook.api to the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 5.0\Reader\optional

Delete the My eBooks folder now.

(Thanks to MS-MVP Wesley Vogel for this solution, in the Microsoft Newsgroup)

At a later stage, if you again want to use the eBook plugin, revert it back
to the plug_ins folder.

I hope this helps.

Bill Detwiler

 

[PA Bear]

<snicker> See this post by someone who's now an Windows Shell MVP:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/msg/dcb65cac33bbafdd

 

[Guest]

Bruce,

Move the file "eBook.api" from

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\plug_ins

to

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\Optional

Remove the My eBooks folder

If you want to use Adobe's eBooks feature in the future you must move the
file back.

Hope this helps,

Bill Detwiler

 

[PA Bear]

PS: See 'Adobe Reader SpeedUp here:
http://www.tnk-bootblock.co.uk/prods/misc/

 

[Bruce Hagen]

I was wondering what I did with that reply. <eg>

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Thanks Bill.

I had that info, but lost it at some point.

Bruce

in message

 

[PA Bear]

Google Groups (even beta) is your friend.

I was wondering what I did with that reply. <eg>