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Old 03-18-2025, 04:21 PM   #1
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Calibre 5.44 for Win8 32-Bit won't show any of my epubs. I was hoping i could use an old 2in1 for reading, but it can't seem to open books after i added them.

It's the green button 'Show', right? Submenu shows option for opening in Read window but nothing happens.

Anyone any suggestions? Thank you.
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Old 03-19-2025, 06:27 AM   #2
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Elephant in Room: Why use MS worst Windows since Windows ME? Use Win7, Win10, or Linux Mint with Mate desktop.
If the CPU is really only 32 bits then Mint 19.3 or an old 32 bit version of Win 10.

But The last Calibre for 32bits is quite old.

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Elephant in Room: Why use MS worst Windows since Windows ME? Use Win7, Win10, or Linux Mint with Mate desktop.
If the CPU is really only 32 bits then Mint 19.3 or an old 32 bit version of Win 10.

But The last Calibre for 32bits is quite old.

What do you mean by?
I used Windows 8.1 and I found it ran very well once I found Start Menu to add a proper start menu.

But why run 32-bit?
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[QUOTE=evholten;4498367]Calibre 5.44 for Win8 32-Bit won't show any of my epubs. I was hoping i could use an old 2in1 for reading, but it can't seem to open books after i added them.

It's the green button 'Show', right? Submenu shows option for opening in Read window but nothing happens.

What exactly are you doing and exactly what happens?
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Old 03-19-2025, 06:29 PM   #5
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What exactly are you doing and exactly what happens?
So it's a Samsung 2in1 tablet running Win8 (with start menu indeed) on which i installed 32-Bit Calibre but the epubs won't open. In the app itself i am clicking the imported titels or using the menu Show / Show in reader window, but it won't open. Also right clicking a title in window explorer > open with > The calibre ebook viewer doesn't do anything.

The epub will open with other apps such as SumatraPDF viewer.

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So it's a Samsung 2in1 tablet running Win8 (with start menu indeed) on which i installed 32-Bit Calibre but the epubs won't open. In the app itself i am clicking the imported titels or using the menu Show / Show in reader window, but it won't open. Also right clicking a title in window explorer > open with > The calibre ebook viewer doesn't do anything.

The epub will open with other apps such as SumatraPDF viewer.

Thank you.
What happens if you right click and ePub and use Open With and select the calibre viewer?
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Old 03-21-2025, 05:28 PM   #7
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What happens if you right click and ePub and use Open With and select the calibre viewer?

nothing happens :/
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nothing happens :/
Is it even listed in the Task Manager during a failed attempt? (it may be hung or off screen)
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Try the 5.44 portable ==>> https://download.calibre-ebook.com/5.44.0/

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