Was the reason the USB NIC was chewing up 50% of my CPU a buggette on your side and that it will no longer be a problem?
No ma'am. All we do is reference the MAC address as it is tied to your license. So there is really no way for us to "chew" up any CPU time. It is a quick check. Most likely, the issue is going to be driver and OS related. You may want to check and see if there is a newer driver. Many times Windows Automatic Update will download new drivers and or a "fix" that really means "screw the whole world up!"
I want to be able to hit the ground running on Monday so do I need to de-activate and re-activate Stratafame in order to tie it to the USB NIC or should I take no action?
You can if it is a different MAC that the one I sent you the license for the other day. But if it is the same, then there should not be any reason to. Just load the license I sent you and you should be good to go.