MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Cannot use Calibre 0.7.42 with Win XP Pro

honeyrose · 01-24-2011, 06:39 AM

Bit puzzled here. I cannot open the Quick Guide which loads as part of the software - get a windows invalid file format message. And when I click on the down arrow next to the function icons on the top toolbar, it goes round the houses a bit but still generates the invalid file format error eventually.

I installed 0.7.42 as my first version, not as an update, on PC running XP Pro (standard latest version). Noone has yet told me they have done the same thing successfully on Win XPPro, either they are using Vista or they have upgraded an earlier version.

Afraid I have given up on it for the present. I assume, if there is problem installing it for first time users running XP Pro, then when Kindle users who got one for Christmas get round to trying Calibre on XP machines more will report issues. So will await developments.

01-24-2011, 06:39 AM	#6
honeyrose Member Posts: 10 Karma: 16 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: kindle	Bit puzzled here. I cannot open the Quick Guide which loads as part of the software - get a windows invalid file format message. And when I click on the down arrow next to the function icons on the top toolbar, it goes round the houses a bit but still generates the invalid file format error eventually. I installed 0.7.42 as my first version, not as an update, on PC running XP Pro (standard latest version). Noone has yet told me they have done the same thing successfully on Win XPPro, either they are using Vista or they have upgraded an earlier version. Afraid I have given up on it for the present. I assume, if there is problem installing it for first time users running XP Pro, then when Kindle users who got one for Christmas get round to trying Calibre on XP machines more will report issues. So will await developments.