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Davvy · 11-13-2014, 01:44 AM

Woot! I got the problem fixed. This is how I did it:

1. I uninstalled all traces of my latest Sigil installation.
2. I went and downloaded both the x86 and the x64 versions of MS Visual C++ 2013 Redistributables (at http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/downl....aspx?id=40784).
3. I installed both versions of these libraries (one, the x86 version, told me that I could do a repair or an uninstall - I picked repair). The other was a straight install - I guess I didn't have the x64 version at all, and I'd learned after some Googling that for a 64Bit Win 7 system, I should install both sets of libraries.
4. I went to GitHub (https://github.com/user-none/Sigil/releases) and downloaded the 64Bit version of Sigil 0.8.1.
5. I did a new install of this program. There was no indication that any MS Visual C++ Redistributable needed to be installed again. *I did note that this time Sigil was installed into C:\Program Files\Sigil, not C:\Program Files (x86)\Sigil*.
6. I double-clicked the new desktop shortcut to Sigil - Tada! The program launched flawlessly, and I was able to open a test epub file without any further problem. :-)

Ah, the relief. So now I know what the problem was: the first Sigil 0.8.1 download I obtained (I don't remember where from) must have either been corrupted, or the wrong one for my system. Once installed, it probably also installed a corrupted MS VC Redistributable, and then from that point on, even when I tried to re-install several older Sigil versions, they'd all fail to launch.

Happy happy happy. Thanks again everyone for having helped troubleshooting this issue. Maybe the solution will be of use to someone else who might later run into the same problem.

Cheers and good computing to everyone. :-)

11-13-2014, 01:44 AM	#8
Davvy Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Nexus 7, Nook Tablet, iPhone 5, Windows 7 PC	Woot! I got the problem fixed. This is how I did it: 1. I uninstalled all traces of my latest Sigil installation. 2. I went and downloaded both the x86 and the x64 versions of MS Visual C++ 2013 Redistributables (at http://www.microsoft.com/en-in/downl....aspx?id=40784). 3. I installed both versions of these libraries (one, the x86 version, told me that I could do a repair or an uninstall - I picked repair). The other was a straight install - I guess I didn't have the x64 version at all, and I'd learned after some Googling that for a 64Bit Win 7 system, I should install both sets of libraries. 4. I went to GitHub (https://github.com/user-none/Sigil/releases) and downloaded the 64Bit version of Sigil 0.8.1. 5. I did a new install of this program. There was no indication that any MS Visual C++ Redistributable needed to be installed again. I did note that this time Sigil was installed into C:\Program Files\Sigil, not C:\Program Files (x86)\Sigil. 6. I double-clicked the new desktop shortcut to Sigil - Tada! The program launched flawlessly, and I was able to open a test epub file without any further problem. :-) Ah, the relief. So now I know what the problem was: the first Sigil 0.8.1 download I obtained (I don't remember where from) must have either been corrupted, or the wrong one for my system. Once installed, it probably also installed a corrupted MS VC Redistributable, and then from that point on, even when I tried to re-install several older Sigil versions, they'd all fail to launch. Happy happy happy. Thanks again everyone for having helped troubleshooting this issue. Maybe the solution will be of use to someone else who might later run into the same problem. Cheers and good computing to everyone. :-)