So, I WAS running the program on my laptop, so I thought I'd give it a try on my desktop PC. Same result. I get the error at the same point that Billy said he did. I've been through the points on your checklist Martin, and everything checks out. I don't use Vista, I've installed the program again on an entirely different PC, I don't have any security program blocking it, and my affiliate ID has been set.
I REALLY want to use this, and eventually get a permanent key, but you guys gotta fix this issue first, whatever it is. If you all didn't run the program long enough than you need to do that, or else you'll never see the error.