Thanks,
This is the log that was produced after attempting to view and also edit the supplied startup .epub book.
Looking at the log, the problem appears to be due to some kind of timeout [Errno 10060]?
Any ideas as to the cause?
Cheers - E
Spoiler:
calibre Debug log
calibre 4.18 [64bit] embedded-python: True is64bit: True
Windows-8-6.2.9200-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '8', '6.2.9200')
Python 2.7.16+
Windows: ('8', '6.2.9200', 'SP0', u'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Count Pages (1, 9, 2)
calibre 4.18 [64bit] embedded-python: True is64bit: True
Windows-8-6.2.9200-SP0 Windows ('64bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', '8', '6.2.9200')
Python 2.7.16+
Windows: ('8', '6.2.9200', 'SP0', u'Multiprocessor Free')
Interface language: None
Successfully initialized third party plugins: Count Pages (1, 9, 2)
Turning on automatic hidpi scaling
devicePixelRatio: 1.0
logicalDpi: 96.0 x 96.0
physicalDpi: 140.137931034 x 142.875
Using calibre Qt style: True
[0.00] Starting up...
[0.00] Showing splash screen...
[0.39] splash screen shown
[0.39] Initializing db...
[0.39] db initialized
[0.39] Constructing main UI...
[1.69] main UI initialized...
[1.69] Hiding splash screen
[5.11] splash screen hidden
[5.11] Started up in 5.11 seconds with 2 books
Worker Launch took: 0.121000051498
Failed to check for calibre update: [Errno 10060] A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a
period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond
Worker Launch took: 0.144999980927
Worker Launch took: 0.15700006485