Calibre installs shortcut, not program. Won't open. - Page 2

Maumasaurus · 06-06-2026, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

What do you find if you open the Program Files\Calibre2 directory and dounle-click on the calibre.exe (or just calibre if you have known extensions hidden) icon?

The same thing. Nothing happens. I even tried downloading it from a different browser.

DNSB · 06-07-2026, 02:42 PM

So the installer places the files in the correct place. What happens if you restart in safe mode? That should prevent whatever (anti-virus/malware, security software, etc.) that is preventing calibre from running being loaded.

Press the Window + R keys on your keyboard to open the Run box.
Type msconfig into the search field and press Enter.
In the System Configuration window that appears, click on the Boot tab.
Check the Safe boot option and then click on OK. Click on restart and your computer will now restart in Safe Mode.

The YouTube video has information around the 10 second mark on using msconfig to start in safe mode.

06-07-2026, 02:42 PM	#17
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 55,826 Karma: 182814390 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	So the installer places the files in the correct place. What happens if you restart in safe mode? That should prevent whatever (anti-virus/malware, security software, etc.) that is preventing calibre from running being loaded. Press the Window + R keys on your keyboard to open the Run box. Type msconfig into the search field and press Enter. In the System Configuration window that appears, click on the Boot tab. Check the Safe boot option and then click on OK. Click on restart and your computer will now restart in Safe Mode. The YouTube video has information around the 10 second mark on using msconfig to start in safe mode. Last edited by DNSB; 06-07-2026 at 02:48 PM.

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