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Hi Phil -

If it's any consolation to you, I (like many other forum members) have a number of different versions of PDR installed... & whenever I open PDR 14, 13, 12 (or whatever) I am prompted by the pop-up to get myself into PDR15.

It just pops up then goes away, too silly to realise I already have it. I reckon if that's the worst thing that happens in my day, it's been a good one

Cheers - Tony
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I doubt whether there is any 'main street' application nowadays that does not routinely 'call home'. I don't have a problem with it in fact I appreciate it if it incorporates an alert to users of available updates and bug fixes. It is an absolutely essential part of controlling software piracy which I hate with a vengeance!

Cyberlink sometimes go a little o.t.t. with their marketing pop-ups but I do recognise that they like all other software developers have a problem with maintaining an income stream. I do not like the annual releases driven more by income generation than improvement although I may be in a minority in seeing them that way.

There is absolutley no doubt in my mind that the real guilty party when things suddenly stop working as they should is Microsoft. Heaven forbid that other applications ever start updating and overwriting installed software without the owners permission as happens with the O.S.

Are you running Windows 10 by any chance Phil ?

Quote I doubt whether there is any 'main street' application nowadays that does not routinely 'call home'. I don't have a problem with it in fact I appreciate it if it incorporates an alert to users of available updates and bug fixes. It is an absolutely essential part of controlling software piracy which I hate with a vengeance!

Cyberlink sometimes go a little o.t.t. with their marketing pop-ups but I do recognise that they like all other software developers have a problem with maintaining an income stream. I do not like the annual releases driven more by income generation than improvement although I may be in a minority in seeing them that way.

There is absolutley no doubt in my mind that the real guilty party when things suddenly stop working as they should is Microsoft. Heaven forbid that other applications ever start updating and overwriting installed software without the owners permission as happens with the O.S.

Are you running Windows 10 by any chance Phil ?

Yes, Windows 10 but all this jittery delayed action only started today when I received another different ad telling me that this last discount offer only lasts till the end of the month.

I don't need to upgrade every time they bring out an upgraded version and can easily get by for at least two upgrades and save myself the sum of about $70 each time. Whatever they are adding on or improving will make little difference to me. Phil
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Whatever has caused it, it won't be the ads. If you are absolutely certain of the timing, then a good place to start troubleshooting would be to check if you have a system restore point available that just predates the start of the problem. If you want further help, then it would also be a good idea to post your dxdiag results.