Calibre Error message - won't launch

crimedoc · 03-01-2013, 10:46 PM

HELP! I just tried to open Calibre and I get an error message.

Python function terminated unexpectedly. 'WindowsExclFile' object has no attribute' _handle' (Error Code: 1)

Calibre was working just fine yesterday! What do I do?

(You can maybe tell I'm panicking a bit here)

PeterT · 03-01-2013, 10:48 PM

As Kovid has said elsewhere

Quote:

Originally Posted by kovidgoyal

Try uninstalling calibre, deleting c:\program files\calibre2 and then re-installing. This will not affect your books/settings.

Try searching the forum for a given message / string; it's suprising what can be found.

crimedoc · 03-01-2013, 11:07 PM

Thanks! Sorry, I'm very new to the forum and don't really know how it works (and am in serious panic mode right now, thinking I'd done something irreversible). If I delete and reinstall Calibre, will I have to load all my books into it again?

crimedoc · 03-01-2013, 11:13 PM

THANK YOU!!! I uninstalled and reinstalled and it immediately opened up with all my books. Whew! I don't know what I would do without Calibre. Thank you so much for helping so quickly.

PeterT · 03-02-2013, 12:26 AM

So glad it helped

03-01-2013, 10:46 PM	#1
crimedoc Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Nook Tablet	Calibre Error message - won't launch HELP! I just tried to open Calibre and I get an error message. Python function terminated unexpectedly. 'WindowsExclFile' object has no attribute' _handle' (Error Code: 1) Calibre was working just fine yesterday! What do I do? (You can maybe tell I'm panicking a bit here)

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03-01-2013, 11:07 PM	#3
crimedoc Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Nook Tablet	Thanks! Sorry, I'm very new to the forum and don't really know how it works (and am in serious panic mode right now, thinking I'd done something irreversible). If I delete and reinstall Calibre, will I have to load all my books into it again?

03-01-2013, 11:13 PM	#4
crimedoc Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Nook Tablet	THANK YOU!!! I uninstalled and reinstalled and it immediately opened up with all my books. Whew! I don't know what I would do without Calibre. Thank you so much for helping so quickly.

03-02-2013, 12:26 AM	#5
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,160 Karma: 73448616 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Nexus 7, Clara, Touch, Tolino EPOS	So glad it helped