Whether or not you won a license here or bought one from Emsisoft there is no difference in the installer or the product.
I have never in all my years using EIS ever had a problem with connectivity issues.
You could have uninstalled it and reinstalled it to see if the issue was resolved.
Checked for something that might have conflicted with it such as Virtual Box.
Went to another PC,if you have one,and start a troubleshooting thread
Troubleshooting Software - Questions and Help!
I imagine you have a cell phone and could have called Emsisoft customer support.They surely would have helped you out.
Idiot software,nice joke
Not sure what the point of this thread even is?
If you reinstall it and have issues again post your issue in the link I provided above.
Thread closed!