.YBK File Extension
YanCEyWare eBook
| Developer | YanCEyWare |
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3.7 | 6 Votes |
What is a YBK file?
Electronic book that can be read on a desktop computer using YanCEyDesktop; can also be read on a Pocket PC PDA using YanCEyWare Reader; supports text, graphics, highlighting, links across e-books, and page viewing history; common format used for storing The Church of Latter-day Saints literature and other religious texts, though it can be used for other nonfiction and fictional texts as well.
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YBK files must be stored in the \Library\ directory of the SD card used by the PDA in order to work correctly.
YanCEyWare Reader for Pocket PC and Windows Mobile were distributed as donation-ware from the YanCEyWare website. However, the software is no longer available or maintained.
Programs that open YBK files
Microsoft Encarta Integrated Yearbook Update
| Developer | Microsoft |
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3.0 | 5 Votes |
A YBK file may also be a Yearbook Update file that has been integrated with Microsoft Encarta. It contains new or updated content added to the default version of Encarta. Encarta creates a YBK file after a user installs an .EYB content update package; the YBK file replaces the EYB file.
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Microsoft Encarta was a primarily CD- and DVD-based digital encyclopedia available for Windows. Prior to Encarta 2000, users could add new content to Encarta by downloading and installing monthly updates that Microsoft made available online. These updates were referred to as Yearbook Updates.
After downloading an EYB update file, via Encarta's Yearbook Builder or The Microsoft Network (MSN), users used Yearbook Builder to install that update. As part of this process, Yearbook Builder deleted the EYB file and replaced it with a YBK file. YBK files store the same information as EYB files, saved in a different format optimized for integration with Encarta. For this reason, YBK files are often referred to as "integrated Yearbook" files.
Encarta stores YBK files in the following directory:
~/Program Files/Microsoft Reference/Encarta Encyclopedia ##/Update##
How to open a YBK file
YBK files are not meant to be opened. If you are having trouble with Yearbook Updates after uninstalling and reinstalling Encarta, refer to this archived Microsoft KnowledgeBase article, which walks users through troubleshooting that issue.