Powerdraft Connect Edition running issues

I have just recently installed Powerdraft Connect Update 9 and I am experiencing some issues with the software hanging, slow running and/or exiting just doing simple tasks like opening the Reference Manager box for example as it did just now prompting me to post this!

I am running a 2013 Dell Inspiron Laptop with the following specs:

Intel Core i7 CPU @ 2.2 GHz

64 bit OS

8GB RAM

AMD Radeon HD 7730M graphics

683GB free disk space

Should I be having issues like this with that sort of spec? Bear in mind that I was easily running multiple instances of Powerdraft V8i Select Series 3 with no performance issues at all, sometimes four or five instances running on this laptop, and with other software also running.

Any help advice or common complaints greatly appreciated.

Keith