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staceyd55165846
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December 17, 2016
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Error! Check Activation

  • December 17, 2016
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I am trying to download an ebook from a library (which uses Overdrive.)  I keep getting this error:  Error! Check Activation.  I can download a book from Adobe's sample ebook library, just not from my library.  Any ideas?

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    RoadRunnerPeter
    Participant
    December 17, 2016

    I think I have solved my problem!

    I did this by (in each user account on the laptop concerned):

    Erasing the authorization

    Authorizing the computer again

    Perhaps you could try this?

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      staceyd55165846Author
      Participant
      December 17, 2016

      I tried to erase the authorization, but it tells me it is unable to erase it and that I should try again after some time.  I tried this morning around 8:30am and just now at 5:20pm.  There must be something else going on. 

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      denissea75660704
      Participant
      December 27, 2016

      Hi,

      I uninstalled it from laptop and installed it again then I deauthorized it and then authorized, it worked:)

      Hope that helps.

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      RoadRunnerPeter
      Participant
      December 17, 2016

      I had a couple of different error messages, when trying to download library books.

      Trying to solve them without assistance, I upgraded my Digital Editions from Version 2.?.? to Version 4.5.3.162045.  Now I have the error message!  "Error! Check activation."  Is this progress?

      I have seen references in other threads to Authorize / Authorization.  Are Activation and Authorization the same thing, or different?

      Update:  I have tried to download books from Adobe's sample ebook library.  A couple worked, but most did not.

      Those that worked all had links in the form,   "http://contentserver.adobe.com/store/books/...  ....epub"

      Those that failed all had links in the form, "http://contentserver.adobe.com/fulfillment/URLLink.acsm?action=free&ordersource=operator&resid=urn%3Auuid%3A723caf6a-0e27-44be-8733-904cede39cd2"

      Hope that helps a little.

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