Thread: Why can't I install the latest calibre on Windows XP?
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Old 04-07-2015, 07:47 PM   #9
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Does not seem to have changed it:

Code:
calibre 2.23*  isfrozen: True is64bit: False
Windows-XP-5.1.2600-SP3 Windows ('32bit', 'WindowsPE')
('Windows', 'XP', '5.1.2600')
Python 2.7.9
Windows: ('XP', '5.1.2600', 'SP3', 'Multiprocessor Free')
Python function terminated unexpectedly
  calibre requires Windows Vista or newer to run, the last version of calibre that could run on Windows XP is version 1.48, available from: http://download.calibre-ebook.com/ (Error Code: 1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "site.py", line 132, in main
  File "site.py", line 109, in run_entry_point
  File "G:\WorkSpace\Programming\Cygwin\home\User\calibre-2.23.0\src\calibre\debug.py", line 220, in main
    calibre(['calibre'])
  File "G:\WorkSpace\Programming\Cygwin\home\User\calibre-2.23.0\src\calibre\gui_launch.py", line 63, in calibre
    main(args)
  File "G:\WorkSpace\Programming\Cygwin\home\User\calibre-2.23.0\src\calibre\gui2\main.py", line 489, in main
    gui_debug=gui_debug)
  File "G:\WorkSpace\Programming\Cygwin\home\User\calibre-2.23.0\src\calibre\gui2\main.py", line 335, in run_gui
    from calibre.gui2.ui import Main
  File "G:\WorkSpace\Programming\Cygwin\home\User\calibre-2.23.0\src\calibre\gui2\ui.py", line 51, in <module>
    from calibre.gui2.open_with import register_keyboard_shortcuts
  File "G:\WorkSpace\Programming\Cygwin\home\User\calibre-2.23.0\src\calibre\gui2\open_with.py", line 65, in <module>
    from calibre.utils.winreg.default_programs import find_programs, friendly_app_name
  File "G:\WorkSpace\Programming\Cygwin\home\User\calibre-2.23.0\src\calibre\utils\winreg\default_programs.py", line 17, in <module>
    from calibre.utils.winreg.lib import Key, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
  File "G:\WorkSpace\Programming\Cygwin\home\User\calibre-2.23.0\src\calibre\utils\winreg\lib.py", line 136, in <module>
    raise RuntimeError('calibre requires Windows Vista or newer to run, the last version of calibre'
RuntimeError: calibre requires Windows Vista or newer to run, the last version of calibre that could run on Windows XP is version 1.48, available from: http://download.calibre-ebook.com/
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