M1 iMac won't load Roon 2.0

THE PROGLEM
The M1 24-in iMac running macOS 12.6 won’t install ROON 2.0.
I’m running Roon Core 1.8 (build 936) stable.

WHAT I DID TO PREPARE FOR INSTALL

  • I deleted the ROON app icon in the dock
  • I deleted the ROON app from the Applications folder
  • I renamed the ROON folder in Libraries to ROON_OLD
  • I downloaded the macOS all-in-one software from the 2.0 download page
  • I re-entered all the login account info and all the Qobuz account into
  • I’ve does this three times now, and each time the “new” software installed is the same at 1.8 (build 936) that was there before. No 2.0 software!
  • When in Settings → About, the “This Mac” window status message tries to update itself from 1.8 (build 936), but I keep getting “There was an error checking for update” error message and nothing is updated.

QUESTIONS

  1. Why does the 2.0 download link keep loading 1.8?
  2. Why does the automatic update operation yield the “error checking for an update” error message
  3. How do I get 2.0 loaded and running on this iMac.

Regards,

Rose