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Hi. I am trying to listen to an Overdrive protected audio file from a
local public library.
When I try opening the ODM file in Overdrive Media Console, for
delivery of the full media file, I get the error "Unable to aquire a license to play the selected title. The requested license is either invalid or already aquired"
I get an other error when I try to
get the "Security Upgrade" for WMP11.
I am using Vista 64 bit on a HP a67oof, WMP11, IE8
Overdrive media console is 16bit software so I dont know if thats why I cant get it work???
Can you help:)
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Bri-bee, I recommend you visit the following page to contact OverDrive Media Console's support, this is a 3rd party product and we are unfamiliar with its requirements to provide support:
http://overdrive.com/contactus/
One thing you can check is that Windows Firewall:
Allow a program to communicate through Windows Firewall
Firewall: frequently asked questions
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I've tried this link several times and it doesn't work for me at all....
Here is the link for the Windows Media Player upgrade required to download/play Overdrive audiobooks: http://drmlicense.one.microsoft.com/indivsite/en/indivit.asp
Steve Walker
I found this snippit on the web and it worked for me.....
I did add Overdrive and WMP as exceptions for the firewall first.
**Downloading and installing.**The first step required that I download and install the Overload software; no sweat. The second step required me to “register” the software. This wasn’t registration. It was an upgrade to my Windows Media Player so that I would have the right security patch to prevent copying. For some reason, I had to perform the upgrade twice before it worked. Step three involved downloading and playing the audio book. I guess I screwed up here by first downloading the book then trying to browse to it from inside Overdrive. I kept getting an error message: “Unable to acquire a license the play the selected title. The requested license is either invalid or already acquired.” I browsed the library help files, and Googled the error message, but nothing worked. In the end, I tried downloading the book again, but this time I opened it with Overdrive rather than saving it to disk. It worked.
Hi Carey,
I have done the steps you have provide but nothing happens when I prees ok to download the security update?? It does not download.
This does not happen-
"Windows Media Player indicates that it is 'Connecting to server'. Once connected, the security component is downloaded and installed. Windows Media Player indicates that the security component was upgraded successfully"
