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System Requirements for Mobipocket Reader for Windows® PCs/Tablet PCs/Laptops

  • Processor:
    • Intel® Pentium® class processor
  • Operating Systems:
    • Windows 2000, Windows XP (Home, Professional, or Media Center Edition), Windows Vista® (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate Edition).
  • Memory requirements:
    • 16 MB RAM, with approximately 19 MB of available hard-disk space (Mobipocket Reader is approximately 3 MB but additional space is required for installation)
  • Hard disk space (English version):
    • 3 MB disk space
  • Browser:
    • Internet Explorer® 4.0 (or newer), Avant 7.21 (or newer), Opera 7.23 (or newer), Mozilla® 1.7 (or newer), Mozilla Firefox® 0.8 (or newer), AOL® 6.0 (or newer)
  • Desktop to PDA synchronization software:
    • Palm® Desktop for PalmOS®, Microsoft® ActiveSync® 3.5 or above for PocketPC/WindowsCE/Smartphone 2002, PC Suite for Symbian OS™, PsiWin (2.1 or 2.3) for Psion, eBookMan Desktop Manager for Franklin® eBookMan®, PC Connect for Casio Cassiopeia BE-300

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Download and Installation Instructions for Mobipocket Reader for Windows PCs/Tablet PCs/Laptops

  1. Click here to go to the Mobipocket Reader download page.
  2. Click the 'Download' button.
    A 'File Download' box is displayed.
  3. Select option 'Save' or 'Save this program to disk'. Browse to (and make note of) a location to save the file, and click the 'OK' button to save the Mobipocket Reader install file to your computer.
  4. Locate the file and double-click it to begin installation.
    The 'InstallShield Wizard' is displayed.
  5. Click through the wizard to install Mobipocket Reader on your Windows machine.
  6. When the installation is complete, go to your desktop and double-click the Mobipocket Reader PC icon to open the reader.
    You may delete the install file once you have completed the installation process.

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System Requirements for Mobipocket Reader for PDAs (when installing from Windows PCs/Tablet PCs/Laptops)

  • Operating Systems (desktop)
    • PC: Windows 2000, Windows XP (Home, Professional, or Media Center Edition), Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate Edition).
    • Mac: OS 9, OS 10
  • Operating Systems (PDA):
    • PalmOS version 4.0 (or newer)
      (Mobipocket Reader for PalmOS requires 1MB of free internal memory)
    • Windows Mobile®: Pocket PC 2000, Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 2005, Smartphone
    • Symbian OS: Series60, UIQ, Series80, Series 90
    • Blackberry®: Firmware 3.7 (or newer)
      Handhelds 5800, 6500, 6700, 6200, 7100, 7200, 7500 series can be upgraded to firmware 3.7 with the exception of the 5810/5820, 6750, and 6710 (with only 8MB of flash) devices.
  • Internet connection for PC (Internet Explorer 4.0 required as a minimum)
  • Hard disk space (PDA):
    • Palm : 250 KB
    • Windows CE / Pocket PC : 300 - 400 KB
    • Psion Epoc32 : 300 KB
    • Franklin eBookMan : 380 KB
  • Web Browser:
    • Internet Explorer 4.0 and newer, Netscape 4.7 and newer, Avant 7.21 and newer, Opera 7.23 and newer, Mozilla 1.7 and newer, Mozilla Firefox 0.8 and newer, AOL 6.0 and newer
  • Other:
    • Palm Desktop or PsiWin (2.1 or 2.3) or eBookMan Desktop Manager or Microsoft ActiveSync 3.1 or PC Connect for CASSIOPEA

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Download and Installation Instructions for Mobipocket Reader for PDAs (when installing from Windows PCs/Tablet PCs/Laptops)

  1. Click here to go to the Mobipocket Reader download page.
  2. Click the 'Download' button.
    A 'File Download' box is displayed.
  3. Select option 'Save' or 'Save this program to disk'. Browse to (and make note of) a location to save the file, and click the 'OK' button to save the Mobipocket Reader install file to your computer.
  4. Locate the file and double-click it to begin installation.
    The 'InstallShield Wizard' is displayed.
  5. Click through the wizard to install Mobipocket Reader on your Windows machine.
  6. When the installation is complete, go to your desktop and double-click the Mobipocket Reader PC icon to open the reader.
    You may delete the install file once you have completed the installation process.
  7. Ensure that your mobile device is connected to your computer.
  8. Open Mobipocket Reader on your computer and select 'Reading Devices'.
    The 'Reading Devices' screen is displayed.
  9. Click the 'Install new device' button and select the type of device on which you want to install Mobipocket.
    The 'Mobipocket Reader' dialog box is displayed.
  10. Select your Palm device or connect your handheld device as directed.
    Mobipocket Reader files are downloaded and prepared for installation on your device. When the files are ready for transfer the 'Perform Sync' dialog box is displayed.
  11. Sync your device using the method that you typically use to transfer files from your computer to your device.
    When installation is complete, the 'My Reading Devices' screen is displayed in the desktop version of Mobipocket Reader. Your device is listed as a reading device.

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System Requirements for Mobipocket Reader for PDAs (when installing directly to PDA)

  • Operating Systems (PDA):
    • PalmOS version 4.0 (or newer)
      (Mobipocket Reader for PalmOS requires 1MB of free internal memory)
    • Windows Mobile: Pocket PC 2000, Pocket PC 2002, Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 2005, Smartphone
    • Symbian OS: Series60, UIQ, Series80, Series 90
    • Blackberry: Firmware 3.7 (or newer)
      Handhelds 5800, 6500, 6700, 6200, 7100, 7200, 7500 series can be upgraded to firmware 3.7 with the exception of the 5810/5820, 6750, and 6710 (with only 8MB of flash) devices.
  • Internet connection for PDA
  • Web browser for PDA

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Download and Installation Instructions for Mobipocket Reader for PDAs (when installing directly to PDA)

  1. Click here to go to the Mobipocket Reader for PDA/Smartphone download page.
  2. Choose the platform and version for your PDA and click the appropriate link to download Mobipocket directly to your device.
  3. When the download is complete, locate the Mobipocket Reader icon and click it to open Mobipocket Reader.

For the latest information on the Mobipocket Reader, click here to visit the Mobipocket Reader page at mobipocket.com.

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