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April 30, 2011
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e reader

  • April 30, 2011
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When trying to activate my ereader (cooler) with ADE I get E_ADEPT_BAD_ELEMENT_VALUE and also E_AUTH_BAD_DEVICE_KEY what does this mean

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    Participating Frequently
    April 30, 2011

    I'm thinking that the combination of these two messages means you haven't

    activated your ereader and set its clock.

    Generally, errors that refer to ADEPT are related to a problem with your

    computer's clock. You should check the date, time zone and time of your

    computer's clock, and make sure that it's correct. If it is, then your

    ereader's settings aren't set yet.

    The second message relates to your ereader. You didn't say what that

    ereader is, so I can't talk about specifics. General process is to to to

    the site that is linked to you ereader and register it with that site (Nook

    to B&N, SONY to SONY, etc.). Once you've done that, then ADE will be able

    to authenticate your ereader and work with it.

    There's also a chance that your ereader isn't supported by ADE. If you go

    to ADE's Help page, you'll find a link to supported devices on the right

    hand side, at the bottom of the first group. If your ereader isn't

    supported (iPad's aren't, for example), then you'll have to use another

    etext management software, not ADE.

    Hope this helps!

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    May 1, 2011

    My ereader is cooler and ADE does support it

    Participating Frequently
    May 2, 2011

    The device is reporting bad values to Adobe.  Try to reset the device to see if that helps.  If not, some people have reported luck deleting the .adobe-digital-editions folder on the device, and then resetting the device.