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Old 11-18-2011, 03:13 AM   #1
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Trouble installing Cabibre

I am trying to install Calibre on my windows. After downloading Calibre for windows and attempting to run/install it, I receive the following message:

"This installation package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package."

Any ideas what could be causing this?

Thanks!
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Old 11-18-2011, 03:17 AM   #2
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I am trying to install Calibre on my windows. After downloading Calibre for windows and attempting to run/install it, I receive the following message:

"This installation package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer package."

Any ideas what could be causing this?

Thanks!
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Old 11-19-2011, 03:56 AM   #3
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ok, thanks! i'll try to troubleshoot with the methods they suggest in the FAQs
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Old 11-19-2011, 03:59 AM   #4
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Calibre portable works! very excited as this opens up a whole new world for me.
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Old 11-19-2011, 04:38 AM   #5
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Note that the error you got for the standard Calibre installation suggests that you got a corrupted download.

Having said that if the Calibre Portable variant meets your need there is no reason to not go with it as from a functional point of view it is no different to the standard install other than the fact it assumes a particular folder layout at startup.
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