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Originally Posted by Quoth
Nonsense.
1) NT 3.1, 3.5, 3.51, 4, Win2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 & 11 all have the option to be case sensitive as long as NTFS. Only DOS FS based Windows (3.x, Win9x, ME) can't be case sensitive.
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I've never heard of anyone making Windows case sensitive. It's a silly idea (IMHO).
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2) Calibre has Export/Import for going between Mac/Win/Linux. Best to install same version Calibre on destination as source and upgrade afterwards.
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That's just time consuming and (IMHO) useless snd will most likely cause all kinds of issues.
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3) Migration of Calibre on Windows XP or Win 7 to Linux (and probably Mac) can be done even without Export/Import.
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Moving to Linux is a really bad idea. Windows works better.
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Four options are:- Do nothing
- S/H Laptop (some places even have 2 year warranty) with Win 10 or Win11
- New Laptop with Win 11
- Linux (but needs 64 bit CPU & OS for Calibre after 5.44). Linux 64 bit can even be installed on laptops/tablet/PC with 32 bit bios or UEFI that only runs 32 bit Win7 and defunct 32 bit Win10, as long as the CPU has 64 bits and 1.5 G free RAM after graphics steals some of the 2G, though it's tricker.
A 5th option used to be Intel Hackintosh, but that's pointless now and might not run latest Calibre.
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The only real options are...
- Upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 64-bit. There's no reason to still be running Windows 7.
- Buy a new laptop that comes with Windows 11
- Put the laptop in the closet and forget it exists
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There are probably loads of options. Tower/desktop PCs are often free due to offices switching to laptops. Those will run Linux or Win 10 (few can run Win 11, often no TPM for a start, which is proven now to be worthless). They might have less than FHD LCDs, but 1024 x 768 is workable. A decent screen is about €250.
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A non-laptop is not a replacement for a laptop. SO that again is another bad idea.