Newbie needs help

chardmony · 05-30-2011, 12:43 AM

Hey everyone I am sure this has been answered here, but not been able to find it so hopefully no one gets too upset at me for asking again!

I just downloaded calibre 0.7.35 from the calibre website, it came in as a wrar file so I extracted it, but now I cannot find anywhere to open it up or set it up or make it run. What do I do?

chardmony · 05-30-2011, 12:49 AM

By the way I am running windows xp and downloaded the file calibre-0.7.35-x86_64.tar.bz2 there were 5 or 6 files in the folder and I was not sure which one to download.

AnemicOak · 05-30-2011, 12:55 AM

If you're just wanting a regular double click to install type setup then download the .msi version.

The latest version is 0.8.3
http://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows

or you can get 0.7.35 here if that's what you wanted for some reason.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/calibre/files/0.7.35/

kittyppg · 05-30-2011, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chardmony

I just downloaded calibre 0.7.35 from the calibre website, it came in as a wrar file so I extracted it, but now I cannot find anywhere to open it up or set it up or make it run. What do I do?

You need to unzip the wrar file to install the calibre software. After installing the icon will show on your desktop then click on it to run it instantly.

Manichean · 05-30-2011, 03:07 AM

For Windows XP, the file you want is the .msi file. I believe the one you picked is for the 64bit Linux install.

theducks · 05-30-2011, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kittyppg

You need to unzip the wrar file to install the calibre software. After installing the icon will show on your desktop then click on it to run it instantly.

tar in the file path is the clue that this is a Linux file and should NOT be forced upon XP

05-30-2011, 12:43 AM	#1
chardmony Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle4pc	Newbie needs help Hey everyone I am sure this has been answered here, but not been able to find it so hopefully no one gets too upset at me for asking again! I just downloaded calibre 0.7.35 from the calibre website, it came in as a wrar file so I extracted it, but now I cannot find anywhere to open it up or set it up or make it run. What do I do?

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05-30-2011, 12:49 AM	#2
chardmony Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle4pc	By the way I am running windows xp and downloaded the file calibre-0.7.35-x86_64.tar.bz2 there were 5 or 6 files in the folder and I was not sure which one to download.

05-30-2011, 12:55 AM	#3
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	If you're just wanting a regular double click to install type setup then download the .msi version. The latest version is 0.8.3 http://calibre-ebook.com/download_windows or you can get 0.7.35 here if that's what you wanted for some reason. http://sourceforge.net/projects/calibre/files/0.7.35/

05-30-2011, 03:07 AM	#5
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	For Windows XP, the file you want is the .msi file. I believe the one you picked is for the 64bit Linux install.

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