Since updating to the new beta, have been unable to get the game to start.  Tried uninstalling, manually cleaning out the folders and re-installing, changing DNS servers, etc, disabling some security software, etc.  Have also tried running the .exe from a shortcut, running from withing Impulse etc.

All other internet access is working.  Impulse & Elemental are on my security software's trusted list, and the security logs say it didn't block anything at the relevant times.  DSL modem lights indicate that there is quite a bit of traffic every time I try to start it.  Never had this problem with the original beta.

The last time I tried to run 1.09n, there was a brief popup message about some file being corrupt -- it disappeared when the elemental start screen appeared, before I could read it.  Windows event viewer has 2 items each from that time and the time immediately before, but no such events for the several other times I have had the file-download error message.   Also no similar events about any other disk problems.  (So, even if the disk is messed-up now, it presumably wasn't when the error started).

"Application popup: Elemental.exe - Corrupt File : The file or directory C:\Games\Stardock\Elemental\Gfx\HKB\Stands\Pewter_Stands.png is corrupt and unreadable. Please run the Chkdsk utility"

"Application popup: Elemental.exe - Corrupt File : The file or directory C:\Games\Stardock\Elemental\Gfx\Medallions\Picket.png is corrupt and unreadable. Please run the Chkdsk utility."

I'll be firing up chkdsk after I finish this post, just in case.  It will take a while.  Some crash zip files to keep you amused in the meantime

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8928343/Elemental1_09n-2010-11-20T19-01-17-796.zip

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8928343/Elemental1_09n-2010-11-21T09-59-26-109.zip

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8928343/Elemental1_09n-2010-11-21T10-07-14-953.zip

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8928343/Elemental1_09n-2010-11-21T12-30-58-937.zip

Edit: chkdsk says drive C is clean.  Set it to do a pretty complete check, with /f /v /r, so I think I believe it.  Still can't download the data file, but no corrupt-file warning this time.  So the whole chkdsk thing is probably a false alarm.

Another crash zip file for your amusement     http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8928343/Elemental1_09n-2010-11-21T15-32-19-125.zip

edit: 11-23-2010  the re-login trick from another thread worked.