OT:(Very OT) Quicken Basic 2002

Ok, all you brainiac's. I've been living with this for several years, and I'm fed up with it. I need idea's... How DO you turn off that GD registration Nag-Screen that comes up in Quicken when you launch it ? I don't WANT to register. I'm TIRED of registering it. I've REGISTERED the GD thing at least 10 times already. Everytime I have to rebuild my system, I have to satisfy this things insatiable desire to be registered with the Mothership! And now, it's even worse. This time, it wanted to FORCE me to create an online account with Intuit to finish the registration. That is the last straw. I wanna rip it out of there by the roots. Registry hack anyone? DLL Mangle of any kind? Thanks. I feel better now. At least until I enter my checks for the day :( For heavens sake, all I want to do is manage my checking register without being pestered by these people. Second question. Does Microsoft Money have Product Activation? -Larry

I dont use Quicken Larry but I do use Quickbooks Pro. QBP is a two number serial. The first you enter as you install QBP the 2nd you need to use the "Phone support" option but instead of calling in you use a reg number supplied from Intuit from the original install. Do you have a "phone support" option? Mitch "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:RBDOa.812$[email hidden]... > Ok, all you brainiac's. I've been living with this for several years, and > I'm fed up with it. I need idea's... > > How DO you turn off that GD registration Nag-Screen that comes up inQuicken > when you launch it ? > > I don't WANT to register. I'm TIRED of registering it. I've REGISTEREDthe

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> GD thing at least 10 times already. > > Everytime I have to rebuild my system, I have to satisfy this things > insatiable desire to be registered with the Mothership! > > And now, it's even worse. This time, it wanted to FORCE me to create an > online account with Intuit to finish the registration. That is the last > straw. I wanna rip it out of there by the roots. > > Registry hack anyone? DLL Mangle of any kind? > > Thanks. I feel better now. At least until I enter my checks for the day

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> > For heavens sake, all I want to do is manage my checking register without > being pestered by these people. > > Second question. Does Microsoft Money have Product Activation? > > -Larry > > >

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This is what I do Larry: Name: aslkdfj;as Address: 343 dsflkj City: asldfjkls Country: Uganda Zip: 309847 Phone: 9032874 I wonder how many lksadjflk they have in their database? ;) Works out well, I stay anonymous and they get their database filled up with garbage! -Tim "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:RBDOa.812$[email hidden]... > Ok, all you brainiac's. I've been living with this for several years, and > I'm fed up with it. I need idea's... > > How DO you turn off that GD registration Nag-Screen that comes up inQuicken > when you launch it ? > > I don't WANT to register. I'm TIRED of registering it. I've REGISTEREDthe

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> GD thing at least 10 times already. > > Everytime I have to rebuild my system, I have to satisfy this things > insatiable desire to be registered with the Mothership! > > And now, it's even worse. This time, it wanted to FORCE me to create an > online account with Intuit to finish the registration. That is the last > straw. I wanna rip it out of there by the roots. > > Registry hack anyone? DLL Mangle of any kind? > > Thanks. I feel better now. At least until I enter my checks for the day

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> > For heavens sake, all I want to do is manage my checking register without > being pestered by these people. > > Second question. Does Microsoft Money have Product Activation? > > -Larry > >

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>From: "Larry" [email hidden] >Date: 7/8/03 12:57 PM Central Daylight Time >Message-id: <RBDOa.812$[email hidden]> > >Ok, all you brainiac's. I've been living with this for several years, and >I'm fed up with it. I need idea's... > >How DO you turn off that GD registration Nag-Screen that comes up in Quicken >when you launch it ? > >I don't WANT to register. I'm TIRED of registering it. I've REGISTERED the >GD thing at least 10 times already. > >Everytime I have to rebuild my system, I have to satisfy this things >insatiable desire to be registered with the Mothership! > >And now, it's even worse. This time, it wanted to FORCE me to create an >online account with Intuit to finish the registration. That is the last >straw. I wanna rip it out of there by the roots. > >Registry hack anyone? DLL Mangle of any kind? > >Thanks. I feel better now. At least until I enter my checks for the day :( > >For heavens sake, all I want to do is manage my checking register without >being pestered by these people. > >Second question. Does Microsoft Money have Product Activation? > >-Larry >

The best solution is probably to shell out the cash for it. That's why the nag screens are there :-) (We do that on purpose, just to annoy you :-P) Todd Wasson Racing Software http://PerformanceSimulations.com My car sim http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

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>Ok, all you brainiac's. I've been living with this for several years, and >I'm fed up with it. I need idea's... > >How DO you turn off that GD registration Nag-Screen that comes up in Quicken >when you launch it ? > >I don't WANT to register. I'm TIRED of registering it. I've REGISTERED the >GD thing at least 10 times already. > >Everytime I have to rebuild my system, I have to satisfy this things >insatiable desire to be registered with the Mothership! > >And now, it's even worse. This time, it wanted to FORCE me to create an >online account with Intuit to finish the registration. That is the last >straw. I wanna rip it out of there by the roots.

My version doesn't do that. I've copied it over to 3 different hard drives as I've upgraded. Not a peep. Of course, I'm still running Win98se...guess it works better for this... :-P Eldred -- Help find missing child: Tatianna Ashley Chillcutt from Michigan(info on my homepage) Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

"J. Todd Wasson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > The best solution is probably to shell out the cash for it. That's whythe nag > screens are there :-) (We do that on purpose, just to annoy you :-P) > > My *legal* copy of Quicken also does this each time I reinstall it to a new OS. It's irritating. Stephen

No :) Not for a $20 program :) -Larry "Mitch_A" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:5KDOa.93$[email hidden]... > I dont use Quicken Larry but I do use Quickbooks Pro. QBP is a two number > serial. The first you enter as you install QBP the 2nd you need to usethe

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> "Phone support" option but instead of calling in you use a reg number > supplied from Intuit from the original install. Do you have a "phone > support" option? > > Mitch > > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:RBDOa.812$[email hidden]... > > Ok, all you brainiac's. I've been living with this for several years,

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> > I'm fed up with it. I need idea's... > > > > How DO you turn off that GD registration Nag-Screen that comes up in > Quicken > > when you launch it ? > > > > I don't WANT to register. I'm TIRED of registering it. I've REGISTERED > the > > GD thing at least 10 times already. > > > > Everytime I have to rebuild my system, I have to satisfy this things > > insatiable desire to be registered with the Mothership! > > > > And now, it's even worse. This time, it wanted to FORCE me to create an > > online account with Intuit to finish the registration. That is the last > > straw. I wanna rip it out of there by the roots. > > > > Registry hack anyone? DLL Mangle of any kind? > > > > Thanks. I feel better now. At least until I enter my checks for the

day > :( > > > > For heavens sake, all I want to do is manage my checking registerwithout

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> > being pestered by these people. > > > > Second question. Does Microsoft Money have Product Activation? > > > > -Larry > > > > > > > >

Yeah, but I'm tired of doing that :) I want to end it alltogether. -Larry "Tim Miser" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:x0HOa.8534$[email hidden]...

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> This is what I do Larry: > > > Name: aslkdfj;as > Address: 343 dsflkj > City: asldfjkls > Country: Uganda > Zip: 309847 > Phone: 9032874 > > I wonder how many lksadjflk they have in their database? ;) > > Works out well, I stay anonymous and they get their database filled up

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> garbage! > > -Tim > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:RBDOa.812$[email hidden]... > > Ok, all you brainiac's. I've been living with this for several years,

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> > I'm fed up with it. I need idea's... > > > > How DO you turn off that GD registration Nag-Screen that comes up in > Quicken > > when you launch it ? > > > > I don't WANT to register. I'm TIRED of registering it. I've REGISTERED > the > > GD thing at least 10 times already. > > > > Everytime I have to rebuild my system, I have to satisfy this things > > insatiable desire to be registered with the Mothership! > > > > And now, it's even worse. This time, it wanted to FORCE me to create an > > online account with Intuit to finish the registration. That is the last > > straw. I wanna rip it out of there by the roots. > > > > Registry hack anyone? DLL Mangle of any kind? > > > > Thanks. I feel better now. At least until I enter my checks for the

day > :( > > > > For heavens sake, all I want to do is manage my checking registerwithout

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> > being pestered by these people. > > > > Second question. Does Microsoft Money have Product Activation? > > > > -Larry > > > > > >

Well, how presumptuous of you! I OWN the software. It ain't no friggen' pirate copy, but thank you for the courtesy and benifit of the doubt... Larry "J. Todd Wasson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > The best solution is probably to shell out the cash for it. That's whythe nag

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> screens are there :-) (We do that on purpose, just to annoy you :-P) > > > Todd Wasson > Racing Software > http://PerformanceSimulations.com > My car sim > http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm >

Thank you. That's my point. My copy is LEGAL too. The other guy just wasn't using his head and said something very stupid. -Larry "Stephen F." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > My *legal* copy of Quicken also does this each time I reinstall it to anew > OS. It's irritating. > > Stephen > >

Win98se ? What the hell is that? Was that by that Mac company? :) Laryr "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <RBDOa.812$[email hidden]>, "Larry" <[email hidden]> > writes: > > >Ok, all you brainiac's. I've been living with this for several years,and > >I'm fed up with it. I need idea's... > > > >How DO you turn off that GD registration Nag-Screen that comes up inQuicken > >when you launch it ? > > > >I don't WANT to register. I'm TIRED of registering it. I've REGISTEREDthe

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> >GD thing at least 10 times already. > > > >Everytime I have to rebuild my system, I have to satisfy this things > >insatiable desire to be registered with the Mothership! > > > >And now, it's even worse. This time, it wanted to FORCE me to create an > >online account with Intuit to finish the registration. That is the last > >straw. I wanna rip it out of there by the roots. > > My version doesn't do that. I've copied it over to 3 different hard

drives as > I've upgraded. Not a peep. Of course, I'm still running Win98se...guessit > works better for this... :-P > > Eldred > -- > Help find missing child: Tatianna Ashley Chillcutt from Michigan(info onmy > homepage) > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

>My *legal* copy of Quicken also does this each time I reinstall it to a new >OS. It's irritating. But if you're doing an install, that's what it's SUPPOSED to do, innit? Eldred -- Help find missing child: Tatianna Ashley Chillcutt from Michigan(info on my homepage) Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Ok, let's try this again :) Quicken 2002 does NOT use a serial number, activation, or any other such thing. It does nag you to _register_ the software (an optional thing with just about every other software company) forever at startup unless you do so. I used to live with it. I'd do it, just to get it over with. But now they have changed the registration. You are _forced_ to sign up for an online Intuit account for your 'online banking', which I don't give a Rats-Ass about, if you want to complete the registration. I just want to get rid of the registration nag-ware. It is NOT required to use the software at all. It's just a pain in the ass. :) -Larry "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > >My *legal* copy of Quicken also does this each time I reinstall it to anew

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> >OS. It's irritating. > > But if you're doing an install, that's what it's SUPPOSED to do, innit? > > Eldred > -- > Help find missing child: Tatianna Ashley Chillcutt from Michigan(info on

my > homepage) > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

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>Ok, all you brainiac's. I've been living with this for several years, and >I'm fed up with it. I need idea's... > >How DO you turn off that GD registration Nag-Screen that comes up in >Quicken >when you launch it ? > >I don't WANT to register. I'm TIRED of registering it. I've REGISTERED >the >GD thing at least 10 times already. > >Everytime I have to rebuild my system, I have to satisfy this things >insatiable desire to be registered with the Mothership! > >And now, it's even worse. This time, it wanted to FORCE me to create an >online account with Intuit to finish the registration. That is the last >straw. I wanna rip it out of there by the roots. > >Registry hack anyone? DLL Mangle of any kind? > >Thanks. I feel better now. At least until I enter my checks for the day :( > >For heavens sake, all I want to do is manage my checking register without >being pestered by these people. >

Is this something you can configure a spreadsheet program to do? I did take a look at an old Quicken accounts package and decided I could do a whole lot better, with more control and add more features when needed, if I just set up a spreadsheet prog. to do the same. It took a little time to set up, but it suits my needs. :) -- Peter Ives (AKA Pete Ivington) Remove ALL_STRESS before replying via email If you know what's good for you, don't listen to me :) GPLRank Joystick -50.63 Wheel -21.77

On 09 Jul 2003 19:20:59 GMT, [email hidden] (EldredP) wrote: >But if you're doing an install, that's what it's SUPPOSED to do, innit? > >Eldred Yea, but if you have already registered it once you should be able to select "never register" as most other apps do. I had a game once that did this every time you ran it but after about three times of running it it would finally come up with an option to never register. Pain in the ass and your damn right I emailed the pricks and reamed them out. The game was Starfleet Command. A way to usually fix this reg BS is to just search for a crack or serial.

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>From: "Stephen F." [email hidden] >Date: 7/9/03 12:53 AM Central Daylight Time >Message-id: <[email hidden]> > > >"J. Todd Wasson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... >> >> The best solution is probably to shell out the cash for it. That's why >the nag >> screens are there :-) (We do that on purpose, just to annoy you :-P) >> >> > >My *legal* copy of Quicken also does this each time I reinstall it to a new >OS. It's irritating. > >Stephen

Oh, yeah.. That's just plain wrong then.. :-) Todd Wasson Racing Software http://PerformanceSimulations.com My car sim http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

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>From: "Larry" [email hidden] >Date: 7/9/03 11:44 AM Central Daylight Time >Message-id: <vwXOa.16022$1a6.7989@lakeread01> > >Thank you. That's my point. > >My copy is LEGAL too. The other guy just wasn't using his head and said >something very stupid. > >-Larry > >"Stephen F." <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... > >> My *legal* copy of Quicken also does this each time I reinstall it to a >new >> OS. It's irritating. >> >> Stephen >> >> > > > > > > > > >

My bad, Larry. Didn't know you had a legal copy. In that case, nevermind, and good luck solving the problem. Todd Wasson Racing Software http://PerformanceSimulations.com My car sim http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

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>From: "Larry" [email hidden] >Date: 7/9/03 11:43 AM Central Daylight Time >Message-id: <NvXOa.16021$1a6.15252@lakeread01> > >Well, how presumptuous of you! > >I OWN the software. It ain't no friggen' pirate copy, but thank you for the >courtesy and benifit of the doubt... > >Larry > >"J. Todd Wasson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:[email hidden]... > >> The best solution is probably to shell out the cash for it. That's why >the nag >> screens are there :-) (We do that on purpose, just to annoy you :-P) >> >> >> Todd Wasson >> Racing Software >> http://PerformanceSimulations.com >> My car sim >> http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm >> >

Take it easy, Larry. I made a mistake. I haven't heard of any software that does this before. Todd Wasson Racing Software http://PerformanceSimulations.com My car sim http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

On 09 Jul 2003 22:15:33 GMT, [email hidden] (J. Todd Wasson) wrote: >Take it easy, Larry. I made a mistake. I haven't heard of any software that >does this before. MSWorks does it, and Intervideos WinDVD Platinum phones home.

On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 22:53:54 +0100, Peter Ives <[email hidden]> wrote: >Is this something you can configure a spreadsheet program to do? I did >take a look at an old Quicken accounts package and decided I could do a >whole lot better, with more control and add more features when needed, >if I just set up a spreadsheet prog. to do the same. It took a little >time to set up, but it suits my needs. :) Yea, but you don't get the spiffy pie charts and graphs that shows you were all your money is going. :-) Me, I just use my banking service online and it keeps a nice ledger for me for free.

"EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > >My *legal* copy of Quicken also does this each time I reinstall it to anew > >OS. It's irritating. > > But if you're doing an install, that's what it's SUPPOSED to do, innit? > > Eldred Yes, but most software will just shut up if you click a "don't register" or "register later" option. Quicken even has a "don't register" button but it still nags you every few times you start it. All of my sims are content to be unregistered. Stephen

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>From: Peter Parker [email hidden] >Date: 7/9/03 9:25 PM Central Daylight Time >Message-id: <[email hidden]> > >On 09 Jul 2003 22:15:33 GMT, [email hidden] (J. Todd Wasson) wrote: > > >>Take it easy, Larry. I made a mistake. I haven't heard of any software >that >>does this before. > >MSWorks does it, and Intervideos WinDVD Platinum phones home. >

Sounds like a lot of MS software does this. Seems like a real shame. Once you pay for it they should really leave you alone. Todd Wasson Racing Software http://PerformanceSimulations.com My car sim http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm

On 10 Jul 2003 23:00:27 GMT, [email hidden] (J. Todd Wasson) wrote: >Sounds like a lot of MS software does this. Seems like a real shame. Once you >pay for it they should really leave you alone. Yep, they should. But they harrass you because they want to make sure you did pay their overinflated prices. People who pirate know how to bypass their crap real quick so they are really not accomplishing much except pissing off, and losing, legit customers.

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>> But if you're doing an install, that's what it's SUPPOSED to do, innit? >> >> Eldred > >Yes, but most software will just shut up if you click a "don't register" or >"register later" option. Quicken even has a "don't register" button but it >still nags you every few times you start it. All of my sims are content to >be unregistered. >

I just loaded mine on another system last night. Quicken 2001. It didn't ask me to register the first time I ran the program, but it did the next time. If I cancel the registration, it will ask me every 2nd time... Yeah, that's pretty f'ing annoying... Eldred -- Help find missing child: Tatianna Ashley Chillcutt from Michigan(info on my homepage) Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

Grrr.... I doesn't need to be cracked :) I OWN it. -Larry "Peter Parker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 12:41:45 -0400, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Yeah, but I'm tired of doing that :) > > > >I want to end it alltogether. > > > >-Larry > > Search on Google for "Quicken *place your version here* crack".

Np :) -Larry "J. Todd Wasson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > My bad, Larry. Didn't know you had a legal copy. In that case,nevermind, and

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> good luck solving the problem. > > > Todd Wasson > Racing Software > http://PerformanceSimulations.com > My car sim > http://performancesimulations.com/scnshot4.htm >

No "Don't Register" button is available. I think it says "Not Now" or something like that, but it just comes up again the next time you run it. -Larry "Stephen F." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > >My *legal* copy of Quicken also does this each time I reinstall it to a > new > > >OS. It's irritating. > > > > But if you're doing an install, that's what it's SUPPOSED to do, innit? > > > > Eldred > > Yes, but most software will just shut up if you click a "don't register"

or > "register later" option. Quicken even has a "don't register" button butit > still nags you every few times you start it. All of my sims are contentto > be unregistered. > > Stephen > >

Yes, it is, isn't it :) Like I said, I _used_ to just do it but now they have extended the reg page to force you to create an Intuit online banking account, and it won't complete the registration unless you do. They can go pack sand. -Larry "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <[email hidden]>, "Stephen F."<[email hidden]> > writes: > > I just loaded mine on another system last night. Quicken 2001. It didn'task > me to register the first time I ran the program, but it did the next time.If > I cancel the registration, it will ask me every 2nd time... > Yeah, that's pretty f'ing annoying... > > Eldred > -- > Help find missing child: Tatianna Ashley Chillcutt from Michigan(info onmy > homepage) > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 13:05:38 -0400, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Grrr.... > >I doesn't need to be cracked :) I OWN it. > >-Larry Nah, read the license. You're just borrowing it. :-)

On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 13:08:06 -0400, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: >No "Don't Register" button is available. I think it says "Not Now" or >something like that, but it just comes up again the next time you run it. > >-Larry Hmm, didn't they release a patch for that? I seem to remember reading something about loads of complaints about Quicked activation and a patch released to appease the angry customers.

That was TurboTax 2002, and it was to disable the Product Activation (which proved to be a disaster for Intuit - I just wish other companies would learn from their experience). That's different than registration. -Larry "Peter Parker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 13:08:06 -0400, "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >No "Don't Register" button is available. I think it says "Not Now" or > >something like that, but it just comes up again the next time you run it. > > > >-Larry > > Hmm, didn't they release a patch for that? I seem to remember reading > something about loads of complaints about Quicked activation and a > patch released to appease the angry customers.