Reader: How to Transfer E-books to Your Pocket PC

This article describes how to transfer e-book files from your computer to your Pocket PC.

The download process is handled by Microsoft Internet Explorer or other browsers and they do not recognize the Pocket device. Therefore, they do not download them to your Pocket PC. If you want to read e-books on your Pocket PC, you need to manually transfer them to your Pocket PC.

NOTE: Please ensure that you activate Reader 2.0 on your Pocket PC before you attempt to follow these steps. To activate Reader on your Pocket PC, see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://das.microsoft.com/activate/en-us/default.asp? (http://das.microsoft.com/activate/en-us/default.asp?)

1. Establish a connection between your computer and Pocket PC.
2. Start Microsoft ActiveSync, and then click Explore to display the contents of the Pocket PC.
3. Double-click My Pocket PC, and then double-click My Documents.
4. Click and drag the downloaded .lit files (Reader e-Books) from your desktop to the My Documents folder on your Pocket PC.
5. When the synchronization process is finished, remove the Pocket PC device from the cradle, and then start Microsoft Reader. To start Microsoft Reader, follow these steps:
   1. Start the Pocket PC device.
   2. Tap Start, tap Programs, and then tap Microsoft Reader.
6. If the transferred books do not appear in the Library list, tap Library at the bottom of the screen to refresh the list.

For more information about activation, see the following Web site: For more information about how to download Microsoft ActiveSync, see the following Microsoft Web site: