Thread: Why can't I install the latest calibre on Windows XP?
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Old 03-23-2016, 06:47 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by BetterRed View Post
At some stage one has to draw lines in the sand. There's not only the SSE2 and Qt compatibility issues, continued support for defunct operating systems can get in the way of embracing the features offered by current and future operating systems.

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Case in point: earlier in this thread, Kovid explained that one of the new features in 2.x (open with) relies on APIs which aren't available in Windows XP.
Someone was having trouble with overriding the version check, because calibre still kept crashing on that.
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