Yeah, that's the downside of an online license. You have to be online to check. I haven't had any issues launching it offline, but then again, I'm mostly online. Quickest way to get license support is to send an email. I've had to do it a time or two. They should be able to convert you back to a hardware license.
As for your windows troubles, Anytime you get issues like that there's a couple things you can try, and one nuclear option. You might try backing up all your files, logging in with a local admin account, and then deleting your profile and then recreating it. Usually when you have association issues, it's either tied to group policy (if you're on a domain) or more likely the profile getting corrupted. Without knowing your setup exactly, I can't really recommend anything else. The nuclear option is to wipe the machine and re-install from scratch. I've had to do that a time or two with various versions of chaotica. There was one version down the line that just hated my GPU and would lock up instantly. The most recent version has been solid though.
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