Hi Markoz, yes I have completely uninstalled v1.x, cleaned out the folders, rebooted and then installed v1.2.   I also uninstalled the Expansion.  Rebooted, nothing as above.  I then uninstalled the new version complete with folders, re-downloaded, then installed  ...  same result.  So activation must be at the centre of the problem.  I will now uninstall, reboot then reinstall trying to activate offline as you suggest.