Hi, managed to get it working - and this is what happned for anyone else with this problem:
Whilst I dont have that software installed I do have an X52 joystick that I had already tried disconnected (and doesn't have software for it currently installed) to uninstall - this had not made any difference.
However - by removing the device from device manager first before disconnecting it physically (there is nothing to see to remove once it is disconnected) - the problem seemed to resolve itself on removing the joystick this time around.
Now to find the best settings for mimicing a Vortex Pro :D