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Check for Updates

Check for Updates allows you to connect to the Deep-Sky Planner community web site and find out whether there are any software updates available for you. Since checking for updates accesses the Internet:

▪an active Internet connection must be established before this function can succeed.

▪this function may trigger a warning from your security software (firewall) if you have any running. If your security software asks you whether to permit Deep-Sky Planner to access the Internet, you must answer yes before this function can succeed. If you answer no, you will not be able to use this function successfully, but you will be able to use all other functions that do not require an active Internet connection.

A status box is displayed showing 'Connecting', 'Checking for updates', and a message indicating whether an update is available or your software is already up to date.

You can select Get Update to download the update, or click Close to quit. If you select Get Update, your default web browser is launched with the proper instructions to download the update. Don't forget to save the update file to your hard drive. You should run the update after it has been saved to your hard drive.

The most recent date & time that you successfully connected with the update server is shown in the Help | About box.

What about?

If you receive the message "Could not connect to server", then you have not established a connection to the Internet or your firewall software is preventing Deep-Sky Planner from connecting to the Internet. You must establish a connection before attempting this function. If you fail to connect to the update server, the date and time of last updates in the Help | About box is not changed.

Check for Updates is disabled (grayed out) on the Help menu if no Product Key has been entered because the Product Key is required when logging into the web site. Enter your product key and then check for updates.

Additional Information:

▪Product Key

▪Browse Community

▪Check for Updates (how often)