Comments on: Goodbye to QuickBooks 2006 Support

By: Will Stanton

Will Stanton — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:49:26 +0000

Another problem with all the “unsupported” versions is if you [we] have to re-install then QB will not “activate” the program nor can you get the updates for these older versions. That is why it is important not only to back up the company file to an external hard drive, flash drive or online but to have a hard drive image that can be restored if your [our] hard drive fails.
Thanks, Charlie for you site/blog
Will

By: fixpack

fixpack — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:51:38 +0000

I am the king of procrastination when it comes to spending $300+ for upgrades that are manditory to continue features of existing versions. All I will gain is the email service, which has been cancelled on my QB2006 premium version as of yesterday.

So Im thinking there is a simple workaround for this problem. I think there may be a way to redirect the pdf converter to mail via outlook but Im not savy enough to figure it out.

Anybody have a fix?
Thanks,
fixpack

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:36:21 +0000

Chris, sometimes you see that with Payroll customers too (but not always). It isn’t a guaranteed thing (and I’ll guess that they won’t issue refunds, but you might be able to work out a return if it has been less than 30 days).

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:32:16 +0000

We have been getting the notices about the QB 2006 end of support, but continued procrastinating on purchasing. We use QB merchant services, so we knew we would need to finally.

And then they started pushing the deadline out. So we waited.

And then they started offering discounts. So we waited.

And today, we received email that Intuit is giving the upgrade to merchant services customers for free. Some times procrastination does pay off..

I wonder if they will give refunds to anybody that paid for the upgrade already?

By: Ken Morningstar

Ken Morningstar — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:43:52 +0000

So nice that they let you know right on the box that the program (if you actually use the features they advertize on the box) is only good for 3 years. I can understand progress but I feel cheated and decieved now that I have to buy it again. Upgrades should be to bring new features to market not to force existing customers to find a new way of doing things or pay up again.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:57:02 +0000

Intuit “sunsets” the products after three years. So you wouldn’t have to upgrade from 2006 until this year, as they have just announced.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:42:24 +0000

Last year I upgraded from Pro 2006 to 2008 because I was informed that the sunset took place for the older version on May of 2008. Did I misread or was I misinformed?