HDR EFEX Pro2

I have been using HDR Efex Pro2 for a year as a preset in Lightroom 4 with no problem. Now it crashes all the time. Could this be because I upgraded Lightroom to 4.4? Has anyone had this problem or know how I can fix it. Of course NIK won't call me back. And Adobe is pointing figures at NIK.

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Nik suggests my GPU is out of date but how could it be fine one day and out of date the next. To make sure I ran an update on the MAC OS software. (I cannot upgrade beyond 10.6.8 because some of my software won't be compatible.) I also tried their suggested replacing the .cfg code in the Nik HDR preference folder. In addition I did an update on CS6 and uninstalled and reinstalled HDR Efex Pro2.
During the time it went from working to not working I might have allowed the recommended updates such as iTunes, Airport, etc. Flash also wanted to be updated and I have heard of some different types of conflicts with this from others.
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You should try installing the very latest version of the HDR Efex Pro 2 software. I installed the latest Nik collection and now it is working in CS6 without crashing upon launch. You might want to contact Nik support and describe what has happened, tell them your system specifics and they can determine which version will work on Windows 7 & CS6.
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I'm not sure yet - I send some questions to Adobe and to NikSoftware support.
I'm still under investigation but I think it is neither LR nor NikSoftware problem. It is just different configuration.
Now,
you've upgraded drivers - great.
But don't change cfg file - it was the NikSoftware suggestion - not mine. Only drivers update. My fault - I've changed this point in a solution.
Don't worry - just remove this content you've added from cfg file.
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