It was a stand alone version I purchased off eBay from a reputable seller. It came boxed and sealed. I had used my brothers 1.5 version earlier without any problems. I liked it so much I went ahead and bought 2.0.
There was no prior installation of any trial version on my pc prior to this.
I’ve also sent an email to the seller regarding my problem. I’ve used this seller before without any problems. The program was listed as new and never opened. This really is quite bizarre.
Hempa