Comet/asteroid download problem

gstecher Oct 9 5:47 AM

I'm having problems with the "Add MPC comets/asteroids..." button from "Asteroids/Comets Options . . ." under the Extras menu in the newest Guide 9 testing update (2015 July 27).  I get a GUIDE Help dialog (which is normal), but then when I click on "Click to download updated comet data and add it to Guide" it tries to download the information, and then gives me a window titled "Download" which states "A connection with the server could no be established."  It also gives me a series of blank windows titled "Download".  I then can't do anything in Guide, and, even after I close Guide, the blank "Download" windows keep appearing.  I'm running Windows 8.1.  I can get rid of the dowload windows if I go to Task Manager and kill "Tear 2 MFC Application (32 bit) (2)"


I tried making a fresh install of Guide from the Guide 9 DVD and the download feature worked fine.  I then installed the update--I even downloaded it again in case my copy was corrupted--and I had the same problem.


Any help is appreciated.


George