Calibre won't open in Windows 10 - Page 4

BetterRed · 09-21-2017, 07:46 PM

@JSWolf - trying Compatibility mode and Run as administrator can each be done in a couple of minutes with a couple of clicks, without doing a restart - if either works then that might give a clue as where the problem lies.

Disabling everything that can be disabled is a much bigger task and it will require restarts. In the case of disabling services it's potentially dangerous, the system might not restart. Before doing anything along these lines you'd want to make sure a) you had a current bootable backup on a thumb drive or DVD, and b) you've tested it. In short it could be hours of 'work'.

A better approach in this instance might be to create VM and install calibre in it, rather than crippling a working system. Assuming calibre works in the VM, one would then progressively add one's 3rd party software to it. Eventually, hopefully, calibre won't start, one would then go into the real machine and exorcise that item and verify calibre will now start - hopefully.

BR

JSWolf · 09-21-2017, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

@JSWolf - trying Compatibility mode and Run as administrator can each be done in a couple of minutes with a couple of clicks, without doing a restart - if either works then that might give a clue as where the problem lies.

True. It won't take long to try these things out.

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Disabling everything that can be disabled is a much bigger task and it will require restarts. In the case of disabling services it's potentially dangerous, the system might not restart. Before doing anything along these lines you'd want to make sure a) you had a current bootable backup on a thumb drive or DVD, and b) you've tested it. In short it could be hours of 'work'.

The only things to disable would be third party services and you'd also have to disable all third party programs from running. I'm not suggesting to disable OS services because that won't help as they aren't the issue.

There's one other thing that can be tried. Uninstall all the third party software you can instead of disabling the services/programs from running. They can be re-installed later.

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A better approach in this instance might be to create VM and install calibre in it, rather than crippling a working system. Assuming calibre works in the VM, one would then progressively add one's 3rd party software to it. Eventually, hopefully, calibre won't start, one would then go into the real machine and exorcise that item and verify calibre will now start - hopefully

Where would one get Windows 10 Creator Update to install in a VM without paying for it?

BetterRed · 09-21-2017, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

I got a out of memory error trying to start Calibre today but the second try it finally popped up several minutes later.

@Blossom - IMO you probably need to reinstall Windows, the following will do it in a manner that won't require reinstalling all your 3rd party software ==>> Repair Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade.

There's a similar tutorial from same source at the Windows 7 forums.

BR

BetterRed · 09-21-2017, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Where would one get Windows 10 Creator Update to install in a VM without paying for it?

The media creator tool can be used to download the ISO. then you need a license... I happen to have a spare

But see You Don’t Need a Product Key to Install and Use Windows 10 which should be fine for the purposes of creating a 'temporary' VM.

BR

Blossom · 09-21-2017, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

@Blossom - IMO you probably need to reinstall Windows, the following will do it in a manner that won't require reinstalling all your 3rd party software ==>> Repair Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade.

There's a similar tutorial from same source at the Windows 7 forums.

BR

Not possible for me to do. You need a disc drive or thumb drive. I don't think it's Windows. Everything is working fine. It's just Calibre being cranky after the creater update. It works just takes awhile or couple tries to get it to launch then it works fine.

This weekend I'll do some troubleshooting see if I can figure out the problem. I'll report back if I find anything.

Sent from my Nexus 7

BetterRed · 09-22-2017, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Blossom

Not possible for me to do. You need a disc drive or thumb drive. I don't think it's Windows. Everything is working fine. It's just Calibre being cranky after the creater update. It works just takes awhile or couple tries to get it to launch then it works fine.

This weekend I'll do some troubleshooting see if I can figure out the problem. I'll report back if I find anything.

I somehow got the impression, from a post elsewhere I think, that your slow starts were wider spread

FWIW - I think you can do the inline repair off an ISO saved to a regular hard drive - or at least you could with Win 7, I've never needed to do it with Win 10.

But that's by-and-bye, I'll PM you with a couple of ideas.

BR

rckmnr · 09-22-2017, 01:29 AM

I appreciate all of your advice. The only thing I haven't done is reset my pc. I'm going to follow the FAQ recommendations and we'll see what happens.

JSWolf · 09-22-2017, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

The media creator tool can be used to download the ISO. then you need a license... I happen to have a spare

But see You Don’t Need a Product Key to Install and Use Windows 10 which should be fine for the purposes of creating a 'temporary' VM.

BR

Yes, that should do for the purpose of creating a VM to install a fresh Windows 10. I do think a fresh Windows 10 should work with Calibre.

rckmnr · 09-25-2017, 03:55 PM

Nope ... still doesn't work ... I'll reset eventually.

JSWolf · 09-25-2017, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by rckmnr

Nope ... still doesn't work ... I'll reset eventually.

A fresh Windows 10 in a VM and Calibre 64-bit doesn't work?

BetterRed · 09-25-2017, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

A fresh Windows 10 in a VM and Calibre 64-bit doesn't work?

Indeed

@rckmnr - can you confirm that?

BR

theducks · 09-25-2017, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

A fresh Windows 10 in a VM and Calibre 64-bit doesn't work?

Where did the MSI come from? Or was it cleansed by a rogue A/V?

rckmnr · 09-26-2017, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by BetterRed

Indeed

@rckmnr - can you confirm that?

BR

No, I cannot.

rckmnr · 09-26-2017, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by theducks

Where did the MSI come from? Or was it cleansed by a rogue A/V?

Mine came from the Calibre website.

https://calibre-ebook.com/download

JSWolf · 09-26-2017, 12:50 PM

rckmnr, did you or did you not try a Windows 10 in a VM with Calibre 64-bit?

If you did, did Calibre work?

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09-21-2017, 07:46 PM	#46
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 20,568 Karma: 26954694 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	@JSWolf - trying Compatibility mode and Run as administrator can each be done in a couple of minutes with a couple of clicks, without doing a restart - if either works then that might give a clue as where the problem lies. Disabling everything that can be disabled is a much bigger task and it will require restarts. In the case of disabling services it's potentially dangerous, the system might not restart. Before doing anything along these lines you'd want to make sure a) you had a current bootable backup on a thumb drive or DVD, and b) you've tested it. In short it could be hours of 'work'. A better approach in this instance might be to create VM and install calibre in it, rather than crippling a working system. Assuming calibre works in the VM, one would then progressively add one's 3rd party software to it. Eventually, hopefully, calibre won't start, one would then go into the real machine and exorcise that item and verify calibre will now start - hopefully. BR

09-22-2017, 01:29 AM	#52
rckmnr Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Greenwood, IN Device: PC	I appreciate all of your advice. The only thing I haven't done is reset my pc. I'm going to follow the FAQ recommendations and we'll see what happens.

09-25-2017, 03:55 PM	#54
rckmnr Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Greenwood, IN Device: PC	Nope ... still doesn't work ... I'll reset eventually.

09-26-2017, 12:50 PM	#60
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,975 Karma: 128903378 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	rckmnr, did you or did you not try a Windows 10 in a VM with Calibre 64-bit? If you did, did Calibre work?