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Originally Posted by Maria Loranger
I went through the whole procedure of removing Calibre and cleaning.
- I removed existing Calibre (through Programs and Features)
- I ran CCleaner
- I cleaned the Registry (with CCleaner)
- I restarted my laptop
- I downloaded Calibre again (for Windows 10, 64 bit)
When I attempted to install Calibre again and I obtained the message :
"The installer has insufficient privileges to modify this file: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\calibre 64bit - E-book Management\calibre 64bit - E-book Management.lnk. "
I have never seen this message before aand I don't know what it means, so I stopped the installation.
- I manually removed all traces of Calbre (Registry, folders)
- I ran a quick anti-virus scan
I downloaded Calibre again rom the same page ( https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows64), attempted to install it and got the same error message ("The installer has insufficient privileges ...). Cancelled the installation.
Downloaded Calibre again, but this time from https://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows (so, I presume, it's 32 but?).
This version installed and loaded the Calibre Library without any problems.
I would appreciate any comments.
Thank you,
ML |
The messages says you do not have Admin (and UAC approval) to install programs.
W10 added a extra level of security in a recent update and blocks any program that has not obtained 'approval' (which is not free
).
Instead of clicking exit (or whatever it really says), there is a (sneaky) 'advanced' link on the Left at the same level. That is where you can whitelist Calibre.
Hint: there is afairly recent MR post somewhere that has the images of the screen that I can't quickly put a link to.