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Calibre won't start
Calibre 64 bit v2.24 won't start. I see the start screen with the books but then a blank window ("Calibre doesn't respond"). This problem manifested itself from the 2.23 version on. I really don't know what to do so maybe someone can help? many thanks in advance.
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One of the suggestions in the manual:
"On some 64 bit versions of Windows there are security software/settings that prevent 64-bit calibre from working properly. If you are using the 64-bit version of calibre try switching to the 32-bit version." I tried this and - for now - it seems to work. Thanks for your help eschwartz |
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So far no problems. Calibre starts up fine.
What leaves the question unanswered why Calibre, having run in the 64b version on the same laptop perfectly for a considerable time, suddenly chucks it. None of the possible things that may cause it according to the manual happened, as far as i can tell. Just being curious. Are there differences or disadvantages running Calibre 32b on a 64b laptop compared with Calibre 64b on a 64b laptop? |
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The only difference between the 32-bit and 64-bit versions is being able to use more RAM with the 64-bit version.
You might care, if you need to convert very large or complex books. |
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Thanks again eschwartz. I can live with the 32-bit version.
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Figured as much, most people can.
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Thanks, eschwartz. I was having the same problem and have been running 64bit for a long time with no problem. Nothing changed on my computer, Calibre just started hanging with "not responding."
One question. Should I leave the 64bit installed or do I need to remove it? Thanks for always being here to help us out Tatezi |
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Might as well remove it, since it is pointless to keep. Why waste the disk space?
Will it cause horrible things to happen? No -- but you *might* get confused about which bitness you started. If 64-bit calibre consistently crashes, there is no point wasting time trying it accidentally. Some people do keep 32-bit and 64-bit calibre installed. The usual reason is so they can test two different versions of calibre. For instance, a plugin developer might want to keep a copy of calibre 1.48 to make sure things keep working on legacy WinXP computers. No harm is caused. |
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![]() A/V and Security suites want updates many times a week Windows updates are released regularly And User Program installs/updates can include redistributable modules (might be the updated version) as part of their packages See what I mean. If you did not control when/how these happen, you really do not know that 'nothing changed'. BTW Windows Update does make the detailed history available. My A/V just say today's update was successful. no real info on what it did |
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That is a good idea (I caught on as soon as I read your question).
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