This is to confirm that the apparently widespread observation of excessive "Cannot download..." events in the new 2.9.8 was immediately noticed here too, right after installing. Our experience was identical to the other descriptions herein, and after a few minutes we recieved a warning window instructing us to e-mail the displayed error message to bugs@limewir...etc. We got an automated response saying, basically, "Thanks for the report" and referring us to this forum for support. We hope moral support isn't the only kind they have.

The Network might want to look into this because it seems like a bug that impairs functionality, and by the time one discovers it, they've already blown-out their older, functional version (or have they? Is there a way to restore the uninstalled 2.8.6?).

Instant frustration cannot be good for voluntary network connectivity. The least they might do is temporarily re-offer the old, better software for download so people don't burn-out on using it: we're about to if we can't fix it.

Anyway, we have the same question: how do we get the old 2.8.6 software back?