Hi John,

It easily could have been a file going astray. If nothing else,
the 'Guide 9.0' on the title bar suggests that the executable was the
old one. If another file (add_mpc.hee) also wasn't updated, you'd
have been trying to get MPC data from their old site (the one that
got hacked a few years back). And there's also a separate utility
used for file downloads, which I think may have had some "issues"
where it could get in a weird loop... using the current version
should (and apparently did) fix that sort of trouble.

Thanks for the follow-up. If I hear about this from somebody else,
I'll suggest the usual "apply the current update and see what happens"
method. (I actually suggest that a lot for random, unreproducible
behavior... it's often quite effective. Sort of a variant on "turn it
off and on again" or "hit it with a stick and see if that resets it.")

-- Bill

On 2017-02-05 21:47, varstarnights@... [guide-user] wrote:
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> Hi,
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> I installed Guide 9.0 from the DVD and then unzipped the Dec 2015 Guide 9.1 into the installation folder. The comet automatic update now appears to work ok. Also the title bar says Guide 9.1.
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> I had previously just copied the installed folder Guide9 (from my external hard disc backup) to my pc and then updated it to the Dec 2015 Guide 9.1. I think the title mismatch was the clue. I guess some file went astray.
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> Just to muddy the waters, UCAC4 now works! (It refused to work before despite lots of coaxing).
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> Bob, try reinstalling Guide from the DVD.
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> Thanks for your help.
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> John
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