Sort of got it going on my own. When I did the full install certain folders and files therein weren't transferred from the CDs. Did a manual install now SS Cyg shows up!

However, after downloading the latest John Greaves Galactic Nova file, I found that even though when reading the DAT file shows there are a fair number of nova from late 2001 onwards, Guide 8 doesn't show any past V4642 SGR (Nova 2001/1). Nova Aql 2001 = V1548 Aql doesn't appear not does a later nova 2001 = V2774 Cyg which occurred in late 2001. Nothing discovered from V4642 SGR onwards shows up. Nova Oph 2008/2 = V2671 Oph although listed in the DAT file as entered (revised June 10, 2008 by John Greaves) won't show up. I assume that Guide 8 is looking for an additional file(s) which may have been omitted from the ZIP file.

Tried on both computers. Same thing.

Chris. Spratt
victoria, BC

--- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "cspratt2001" <cspratt@...> wrote:
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> When I try to go to a well known variable star ie: SS Cyg, I get a message that the object doesn't exist. I turned on variables in the Data set. For some reason no variables will show up at all.
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> This is on my laptop where I had to do a complete reinstall of the program to run at my telescope. On my "main desktop" everything works fine. I thought I had downloaded all the files required from the CDs.
> Chris. Spratt
> Victoria, BC
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