QuickBooks Pro 2006 [OLD VERSION] :: Education by Design Store

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doesn't work

2008-10-10
This o6 quickbooks asked me to register, it needed the phone number and postcode of the prior owner. I didn't have that so I called in to be informed by Intuit that Amazon is not supposed to sell used copies of quickbooks, and they have an agreement to this effect. My quickbooks is inoperable. $70 down the tubes. boo!!!

Don't waste your time and money, it's a nightmare for everyone.

2008-01-23
We have used QuickBooks 2006 since it came out at our business, and it is in every way a piece of junk.

- Idiotic default location for your crucial accounting data--are you ready for this? C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTUIT\QUICKBOOKS 2006. That's right. Not in c:\documents and settings\You\QuickBooks Data... where it might get BACKED UP. Not even in "c:\QuickBooks Accounting Data" like a cheesy Win 3.1 app might choose. IT STORES YOUR PRECIOUS DATA IN WITH THE PROGRAM! So that if you perhaps decide to reinstall the program completely (which is often necessary) and delete that folder, you're hosed. Of course, you can decide to store your data in a more sane location, but it's still horrible that they leave that as the default so unsophisticated users will use it that way.
- Script errors prevent the Help feature from being useful, they stop you from doing anything.
- Network support is ridiculously stupid. The client "pretends" to "open" the "quickbooks file" on the server, when what's really going on is it's making a connection to a database running on the server. While it sounds neat to hide what's really going on and keep the users thinking that they're "opening a file," they screwed it up and it's a royal pain to administer. If they weren't asinine, they'd simply detect copies of QuickBooks running on your LAN that you have designated "server machines" and let you connect to said machine.
- Intuit support is not very bright when troubleshooting their heinously complex software
- Lots of strange error messages that really mean something completely different
- Updates take hours. we decided to stop applying the updates at R9P, but they're up to at least the R10P on QB2006. When you download the latest update it runs through about 10 times doing each intermediate update. Sometimes the updates fail without a good explanation. If you don't update all your clients at the same time, it can break everything.
- They make it hard to find the older updates on their site, so you are forced to update to the most recent update (on every machine, remember!) just because you had to reinstall on one machine and can't find the updater for the previous release.
- They make you call them every time you install it.
- They make it very hard to change the serial number you are using (in a company with many copies of the software running, this is a BIG deal since each serial can only be logged in once to your company file). Say you have 5 users in your accounting department, but only 3 of them use QuickBooks, you really only need 3 licenses legally. Now say you decide to have "User#4" take over the QB duties from "User#1." You're looking at a full uninstall/reinstall (90 minutes minimum!) just to change "User#4"'s key to the one freed up by User#1. If they weren't jerks, they would let you use the same key for all your seats and that key is valid for up to X number of concurrent uses. Then all your clients use the same key!
- They won't sell you another seat license for 2006 anymore (OH YOU TOTALLY NEED QUICKBOOKS 2009 NOW!!! Like that won't be more bloated and horrible!) through their site anymore so you have to scrounge around on Amazon like this to find another serial--OR face upgrading EVERYONE to a new version that nobody wants just so you can add 1 seat.
- And the #1 problem with it? It's SLOW AS MOLASSES! Prepare to go get a cup of coffee while it loads, even on nice hardware. What a waste of money and time it was to buy QuickBooks.

QuickBooks Pro 2006

2007-11-05
I made a mistake on first review. We are very satisfied with this product and the service. They do everything to make your order correct.

very helpful for any business

2007-11-05
helped me manage my small business, however, they just came out with a new version

Tech for Less

2007-10-29
I previously wrote a review when I hadn't received the product for 30 days.

Tech for Less fixed the situation and even paid for the shipping.

I would purchase items in the future from Tech for Less.

Don't purchase used Quickbooks

2007-06-11
QuickBooks Pro 2006 lets you manage the finances of your entire business, on a single screen. Manage accounting tasks, payroll and routine paperwork quickly and accurately. Boost efficiency with direct access to key tasks and information -- all from a simple and convenient user interface that makes total financial management as easy as clicking a mouse. Built-in tutorials and onscreen help, with FREE QuickBooks callback support for 30 days following registration

BEWARE THIS TERRIBLE SOFTWARE!!!

2007-02-13
Quickbooks "sunsetted" my previous version, forcing me to buy this horriblle, buggy software. It lacks many of the features that I liked from my previous version (2003), runs much slower, uses 10 times as much memory, and is full of bugs. I regularly need to run Windows system restore when all of my company data disappears. Avoid this product at all costs. Time that I used to spend on more important business functions is now spent trying to get this crappy software to work. I have used Quickbooks for 12 years, and 4 editions, but this will be my last Intuit product. I wish I could give it 0 stars!

sunsetting, money grubbing, software

2007-02-08
I've tried to be a loyal Quickbooks Pro user for 5 years now and at first this company provided a competent accounting product that was decent after you learned its idiosyncracies. But each year you will be forced to update ($$$) or your tax tables will not be accurate, and each year some of the capabilities will be lost and you will have to pay for them to be restored ($$$), each year the program will be more expensive to update($$$). I am not an unreasonable business owner and I don't mind paying for good service, but Intuit has turned into a unethical, money grubbing monster. They sunset and disable your software every time you download an update, forcing updates and buying previously provided services (payroll tax tables, e-mailing invoices, printing 1099 and W2). This is especially true at year end, becuase they know they have you in a tax/year end crunch. Now they are even doing unauthorised billing of new services (last year they started charging quarterly fees for tax tables--this year they charge a mandatoy $300 payroll update as well as a $100 software update for the program itself.) Furthermore they charge your credit card without permission under the ruberic that its the same as the quarterly tax table fee. Honestly, consider some other program! This deceptive practice of software disabling and data blocking, combined with the dubious practice of sunsetting software every year has grown intolerable. I hope they get the class action suit they deserve.

2006 more expensive than 2007

2007-01-18
Why is it that Amazon is charging more money ($595.00)for Quickbooks 2006 than Quickbooks 2007 (169.00)?

It's Like Having My Own Accounting Department

2007-01-11
This is a great product. It easily performs all the functions a small business needs, if it is to be taken seriously in the marketplace. I'm impressed at how seamless it integrates all the accounting functions. Essentially, you never enter information more than once and it always anticipates the most logical next step. My clients are impressed at receiving e-mailed estimates and invoices that are clear, timely and professional. This is a must!