Alienware 15, Tactx Macro keys, Windows 8

Error message =
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set as an instance of an object.
en AlienLabs.Keypad.Domain.Classes.ProfileManagerHolderClass.get_IndependentKeys()
en AlienLabs.Keypad.Domain.Classes.Factories.ObjectFactory.getSpecialKeysList()
en AlienLabs.Keypad.Domain.Classes.Factories.ObjectFactory.NewSpecialKeysManagerClass()
en AlienLabs.Keypad.Controller.Classes.Factories.ObjectFactory.NewApplicationControllerClass(IntPtr handle)
en AlienLabs.Keypad.Controller.ControllerMainForm.initApplicationController()
en AlienLabs.Keypad.Controller.ControllerMainForm..ctor()
en AlienLabs.Keypad.Controller.Program.Main() 

home alien command center application and select the tactx alien for configuration of actions and color and get this message
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set as an instance of an object.
en AlienLabs.Keypad.Domain.Classes.ProfileManagerHolderClass.get_IndependentKeys()
en AlienLabs.Keypad.Classes.ApplicationControllerClass.get_IndependentKeys()
en AlienLabs.Keypad.Controls.KeypadPluginControlClass.setModes()
en AlienLabs.Keypad.Controls.KeypadPluginControlClass.initData()
en System.Windows.EventRoute.InvokeHandlersImpl(Object source, RoutedEventArgs args, Boolean reRaised)
en System.Windows.UIElement.RaiseEventImpl(DependencyObject sender, RoutedEventArgs args) en MS.Internal.FrameworkObject.OnLoaded(RoutedEventArgs args)
en System.Windows.BroadcastEventHelper.BroadcastEvent(DependencyObject root, RoutedEvent routedEvent)
en System.Windows.BroadcastEventHelper.BroadcastLoadedEvent(Object root)
en System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.FireLoadedPendingCallbacks()
en System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.FireInvokeOnRenderCallbacks()
en System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.RenderMessageHandlerCore(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
en System.Windows.Media.MediaContext.AnimatedRenderMessageHandler(Object resizedCompositionTarget)
en System.Windows.Threading.ExceptionWrapper.InternalRealCall(Delegate callback, Object args, Int32 numArgs)
en MS.Internal.Threading.ExceptionFilterHelper.TryCatchWhen(Object source, Delegate method, Object args, Int32 numArgs, Delegate catchHandler)