Yeah, I was one the unlucky SOBs who bought it. I had no idea it had activation until I installed it. I hadn't seen it before so I didn't know what to look for. I uninstalled it but I may reformat my drive and completely reload my system if it continues to cause havok.
Damned program wouldn't work for me anyway. Because I had unemployment and a 1099-MISC it wouldn't file my return electronically. Anyone know if Taxcut has the same hang up?
First I got someone who could barely speak English, which is fine, except I spent twice as much time on the phone trying to understand him. Then he would not refer me to a tech unless I gave him my credit card number. I know there is a bug in my program so there is no way I'm going to pay to tell Intuit they have a problem.
This is only one problem I have had with QuickBooks. All I need is a simple basic accounting program, but every time I hit a key in QB I seem to get some ad for additional bells and whistles. The first message I get when I open QB is "I need to change my security level" when I cancel it they bug me with "are you sure." I'm sure they want more access to my computer to send me more crap.
QB is harder to get rid of than Real Player. that's another story.