Quicken 2009 Release 2 available

Posted by John Pollard on October 3, 2008, 8:55 am

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cpa wrote:

>> When I clicked One Step Update today, the update was offered,

>> so I

>> clicked Yes - and it worked like a charm. ;<)

>> You have to be online, of course, but my cable broadband is

>> always

>> on.

> Just did that. Quicken requires you to Register. I refuse to

> register any software. When I hit Cancel, the whole process

> was

> aborted.

> Once intuit has your info, they will spam the hell out of you.

This is pure b.s. I have registered every version of Quicken I
have owned (nine): if I get more than two, or three, emails from
Intuit a year, I'd be surprised.

And I certainly don't object to being informed that Intuit is
offering things like: an online version of Quicken, online
backup for Quicken, Quicken Property Manager, etc.

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John Pollard
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Posted by R. C. White on October 3, 2008, 9:05 am

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Hi, cpa.

Yes, I registered several years ago. And I checked (or UNchecked -
sometimes they are checked by default and we must remove the check to "turn
OFF the bubble machine") the little boxes that say, "Please don't send me
all this junk mail", or words to that effect. If we don't actually read
those registration pages and make sure the boxes are checked or not, then we
are (probably unintentionally) inviting Intuit to send all that stuff.

> You can also tell us when and

> how you would like Intuit to contact you by setting your Contact

> Preferences.

But I turned off the junk mail streams several years ago and make sure that
I turn them off again each time they are re-offered. So I don't get more
than a couple of emails a year from Intuit. And none from third parties
that seem to have gotten my address from Intuit.

Registering gets me more than the automatic notification of updates. It
also allows me the daily download of stock price quotes and news. It OFFERS
me other services, too, most of which I decline. For example, I haven't
told Intuit how many shares (if any) that I own of each of the stocks for
which I ask for daily quotes; I just ask for quotes without disclosing why I
want them. Recently, I have begun carefully accepting other online
services, such as downloads of some banking and credit card transactions -
but those are MY decisions, not Intuit's.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(Retired. No longer licensed to practice public accounting.)
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Currently running Quicken 2009 Deluxe in Vista Ultimate x64 SP1)

> wrote:

>>Hi, xyz.

>>When I clicked One Step Update today, the update was offered, so I clicked

>>Yes - and it worked like a charm. ;<)

>>You have to be online, of course, but my cable broadband is always on.

> Just did that. Quicken requires you to Register. I refuse to

> register any software. When I hit Cancel, the whole process was

> aborted. Once intuit has your info, they will spam the hell out of

> you. Below is their statement -

> The information you provide to Intuit will be used to register your

> software. Intuit does not share your information with outside

> companies for their promotional use. Occasionally, we may contact you

> with special offers that might be of interest to you. For more

> information, see our Privacy Statement. You can also tell us when and

> how you would like Intuit to contact you by setting your Contact

> Preferences. (If the Contact Preferences Web page doesn't open, you

> may have set your browser to block pop-ups. In order to display the

> page, temporarily change your browser preferences to allow pop-ups.)

> Did you Register?

Posted by Oilcan on October 3, 2008, 2:48 pm

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I wonder what you basis about Intuit spam is. I have been registered
for years with each and every version and I get zero emails from them or
caused by my registration.

-----Original Message-----
From: cpa [mailto:cpa]
Posted At: Friday, October 03, 2008 4:42 AM
Posted To: alt.comp.software.financial.quicken
Conversation: Quicken 2009 Release 2 available
Subject: Re: Quicken 2009 Release 2 available

wrote:

>Hi, xyz.

>When I clicked One Step Update today, the update was offered, so I

clicked

>Yes - and it worked like a charm. ;<)

>You have to be online, of course, but my cable broadband is always on.

Just did that. Quicken requires you to Register. I refuse to
register any software. When I hit Cancel, the whole process was
aborted. Once intuit has your info, they will spam the hell out of
you. Below is their statement -

The information you provide to Intuit will be used to register your
software. Intuit does not share your information with outside
companies for their promotional use. Occasionally, we may contact you
with special offers that might be of interest to you. For more
information, see our Privacy Statement. You can also tell us when and
how you would like Intuit to contact you by setting your Contact
Preferences. (If the Contact Preferences Web page doesn't open, you
may have set your browser to block pop-ups. In order to display the
page, temporarily change your browser preferences to allow pop-ups.)

Did you Register?

Posted by thecreator on October 3, 2008, 11:20 am

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Hi Andrew,

You need to go through One Step Update. When finished, it will tell you
that there is a free Update to your Version available. If you missed it,
click on Help and look at the very bottom of Help.

Also, note that you must Register / Reregister Quicken everytime you
install Quicken on your computers. Otherwise, One Step Update does not work,
without Registration.

--
thecreator

>>Supposedly, according to the release notes, contains the fix to the match

>>to

>>register problem that has been around since the original version, along

>>with

>>some other fixes.

> How do you update Quicken 2009 Deluxe? Q2008 would contact intuit

> site upon app launch automatically. I can't find way to update Q2009.

Posted by Andrew on October 3, 2008, 5:48 pm

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thecreator wrote:

> Hi Andrew,

> You need to go through One Step Update. ....

> <xyz> wrote in message

>> ...

>> How do you update Quicken 2009 Deluxe? Q2008 would contact intuit

>> site upon app launch automatically. I can't find way to update

>> Q2009.

Right. I did it before I started this thread!

I (Andrew) was the one who posted this after the fact. It was 'xyz' that
was asking how to do it! Normally, I would have just let your post go
without commenting you addressed it to the wrong person, but this gives me
the opportunity to ask 'xyz' how his installed fared.

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Regards -

- Andrew