Ah, I tried that and told me all the emails I tried weren't valid. I guess if I can't remember that either then it must be beyond 6 months. ...although I can't remember what I did yesterday for the most part.
I would agree with you on the upgrade prompt, although it says, "A newer version is available, update?" But I do have Pro. I think I got it mostly to get rid of the upgrade prompt in the first place.