Vista help

spotfav · 10-04-2020, 06:01 PM

My computer crashed. I have used Calibre for years but now I'm using an old laptop until I get a new laptop. I tried to download Calibre 64 bit 3.48. When I click on the download nothing. I right clicked and used install. Again nothing. Help. How do I get Calibre on my laptop?
Thanks

Bookstooge · 10-04-2020, 07:19 PM

Did you try the 32bit version of 3.48?

JSWolf · 10-04-2020, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spotfav

My computer crashed. I have used Calibre for years but now I'm using an old laptop until I get a new laptop. I tried to download Calibre 64 bit 3.48. When I click on the download nothing. I right clicked and used install. Again nothing. Help. How do I get Calibre on my laptop?
Thanks

Did you try one of the two alternate download sites?

DiapDealer · 10-05-2020, 08:22 AM

My Vista machine got hosed a long time ago and wouldn't launch any .msi installers from Windows file explorer. I had to run them (calibre included) from an administrator command-line with something like:

msiexec /i "path\to\setup.msi"

Worth a shot. And as mentioned by others; make sure you don't need the 32-bit installer. 64-bit Vista machines were a thing, but they were fairly rare birds.

Quoth · 10-05-2020, 09:21 AM

Vista: Either install the final Service pack called Win7, or XP or Linux Mint. Likely too old a PC for Win10.
No penalty on 64 bit Linux Mint with Mate, even if only 1G RAM vs 32 bit. Some applications on Linux are no longer supported as 32 bit. Apple MacOS is now 64 bit only and Win10 64 bit often is poorer at running old 32 bit windows programs than WINE on Linux. Win10's compatibility system is to install a VM with the older Windows, which of course works for almost any Host OS.

Unless it's mainly for Vista, XP and win9x games, consider an OS change.

spotfav · 10-06-2020, 09:52 PM

Sorry I'm new here and it took me awhile to figure out how to reply. Yes I tried the 32 bit. The 64 bit and version 3.48. I click and it goes to never, never land and nothing happens.....thank you

spotfav · 10-06-2020, 09:56 PM

Sorry I am new here and it took me awhile to figure out quote meant reply. I tried the 3.48 that the download page said to use for Vista. I thought the alternate was for the other versions of windows? Thanks

spotfav · 10-06-2020, 09:58 PM

[QUOTE=DiapDealer;4043557]My Vista machine got hosed a long time ago and wouldn't launch any .msi installers from Windows file explorer. I had to run them (calibre included) from an administrator command-line with something like:

msiexec /i "path\to\setup.msi"

Worth a shot. And as mentioned by others; make sure you don't need the 32-bit installer. 64-bit Vista machines were a thing, but they were fairly rare birds

I'm sorry but I'm tech handicapped. I don't know how to do this....

spotfav · 10-06-2020, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quoth

Vista: Either install the final Service pack called Win7, or XP or Linux Mint. Likely too old a PC for Win10.
No penalty on 64 bit Linux Mint with Mate, even if only 1G RAM vs 32 bit. Some applications on Linux are no longer supported as 32 bit. Apple MacOS is now 64 bit only and Win10 64 bit often is poorer at running old 32 bit windows programs than WINE on Linux. Win10's compatibility system is to install a VM with the older Windows, which of course works for almost any Host OS.

Unless it's mainly for Vista, XP and win9x games, consider an OS change.

Sorry I'm tech handicapped mostly. I don't know about installing a service pack. I was hoping it was something in my level like turning off my firewall and virus protection. That is my level. Much more and I'm going to have to find a kid who understands much more than me.....

Quoth · 10-07-2020, 09:46 AM

According to MS, Win7 is a separate OS to Vista. It should have been a free service pack. It fixed everything broken about Vista.

Sorry about my stupid sense of humour.

10-04-2020, 06:01 PM	#1
spotfav Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Laptop	Vista help My computer crashed. I have used Calibre for years but now I'm using an old laptop until I get a new laptop. I tried to download Calibre 64 bit 3.48. When I click on the download nothing. I right clicked and used install. Again nothing. Help. How do I get Calibre on my laptop? Thanks

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10-04-2020, 07:19 PM	#2
Bookstooge Member Retired Posts: 805 Karma: 2091358 Join Date: May 2019 Device: Kindle Oasis 1st Gen, PB Era	Did you try the 32bit version of 3.48?

10-05-2020, 08:22 AM	#4
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,568 Karma: 204127028 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	My Vista machine got hosed a long time ago and wouldn't launch any .msi installers from Windows file explorer. I had to run them (calibre included) from an administrator command-line with something like: msiexec /i "path\to\setup.msi" Worth a shot. And as mentioned by others; make sure you don't need the 32-bit installer. 64-bit Vista machines were a thing, but they were fairly rare birds.

10-05-2020, 09:21 AM	#5
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,012 Karma: 105092227 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	Vista: Either install the final Service pack called Win7, or XP or Linux Mint. Likely too old a PC for Win10. No penalty on 64 bit Linux Mint with Mate, even if only 1G RAM vs 32 bit. Some applications on Linux are no longer supported as 32 bit. Apple MacOS is now 64 bit only and Win10 64 bit often is poorer at running old 32 bit windows programs than WINE on Linux. Win10's compatibility system is to install a VM with the older Windows, which of course works for almost any Host OS. Unless it's mainly for Vista, XP and win9x games, consider an OS change.

10-06-2020, 09:52 PM	#6
spotfav Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Laptop	Sorry I'm new here and it took me awhile to figure out how to reply. Yes I tried the 32 bit. The 64 bit and version 3.48. I click and it goes to never, never land and nothing happens.....thank you

10-06-2020, 09:56 PM	#7
spotfav Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Laptop	Sorry I am new here and it took me awhile to figure out quote meant reply. I tried the 3.48 that the download page said to use for Vista. I thought the alternate was for the other versions of windows? Thanks

10-06-2020, 09:58 PM	#8
spotfav Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2020 Device: Laptop	[QUOTE=DiapDealer;4043557]My Vista machine got hosed a long time ago and wouldn't launch any .msi installers from Windows file explorer. I had to run them (calibre included) from an administrator command-line with something like: msiexec /i "path\to\setup.msi" Worth a shot. And as mentioned by others; make sure you don't need the 32-bit installer. 64-bit Vista machines were a thing, but they were fairly rare birds I'm sorry but I'm tech handicapped. I don't know how to do this....

10-07-2020, 09:46 AM	#10
Quoth Still reading Posts: 14,012 Karma: 105092227 Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Ireland Device: All 4 Kinds: epub eink, Kindle, android eink, NxtPaper	According to MS, Win7 is a separate OS to Vista. It should have been a free service pack. It fixed everything broken about Vista. Sorry about my stupid sense of humour.

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