I just got around to trying on XP SP3.

The UI looks clean and simple (this is good)

But when I try and view a section (file)
Spoiler:
calibre, version 1.11.0
ERROR: Unhandled exception: <b>TypeError</b>:keyword arguments are not supported
calibre 1.11 isfrozen: True is64bit: False
Windows-XP-5.1.2600-SP3 Windows ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', 'XP', '5.1.2600')
Python 2.7.5
Windows: ('XP', '5.1.2600', 'SP3', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tweak_book\boss.py", line 438, in edit_file_requested
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tweak_book\boss.py", line 420, in edit_file
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tweak_book\editor\__init__.p y", line 28, in editor_from_syntax
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tweak_book\editor\widget.py" , line 28, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tweak_book\editor\text.py", line 58, in __init__
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tweak_book\editor\text.py", line 84, in apply_settings
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tweak_book\editor\text.py", line 111, in apply_theme
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tweak_book\editor\syntax\bas e.py", line 46, in apply_theme
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tweak_book\editor\syntax\bas e.py", line 46, in <dictcomp>
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tweak_book\editor\themes.py" , line 209, in highlight_to_char_format
File "site-packages\calibre\gui2\tweak_book\editor\__init__.p y", line 35, in __init__
TypeError: keyword arguments are not supported