I am preparing to make a move from QB's so when the intrusiveness gets to a point I'll be done with em. This includes exporting all of my registers to Excel as well as downloading all data from my bank now in .CSV format and saving that in Excel as well. I hope this helps.
I do dread the export and changing systems. The Swedish government made it compulsory for all accounting packages sold here to have a standard export/import format (SIE format) to enable smooth interchange between systems. Keeps the companies honest. QB, however, seem to lock us in so we cannot leave...
A very long and involved response which may be of use to some. And, of course, there are folks out there who could hack the QB code by various methods to gain access to the data files or even to alter QB itself. In days way gone by I've used reverse compilers and other tools to fix programs for which the source was long lost, or some other reason. But really, why? All of the issues here are simply the result of Intuit intentionally altering the QB Desktop code that so many of us purchased one time licenses to use for as long as we chose to do so. In what seems to clearly be an attempt to force us to buy additional licenses, via a subscription service, they snuck in a change that we did not and do not want. What they did is unethical and simply the tactic of an 800 pound gorilla able to bully the little guy. But, hey, they could do it and they did. Many of us will do what we can to work around the problem until we find an alternative.
If Alt-F4 isn't working for you now, try right-clicking on the upper margin of that "You need to log in" pop-up window. The context-menu which then appears gives you an option to close the window. For me it works just the way Alt-F4 used to.
Hotel California - absolutely remember it - great song. It sounds like in your instance the line my aptly apply. Does Excel or QB have an SIE add in to support this format so that you can export current data in QB to SIE and then select SIE as the file to import in Excel?
Not a bad idea. Used to the government or various industry organizations would set appropriate standards that benefited consumers. For instance, certain standardized sizes and hardware pin outs that were required and would work across devices. That's why I stay away from anything overly proprietary such as certain phone manufactures that have a USB cable designed only for their brand. Then the next Generation or two they'll change it up again so that if you lose or break a cord you are hard pressed to find one at the interstate gas station. Oh no - you need to go to an authorized "respected" dealer. Then again, I'm not the type to pitch a tent and wait days outside a store to pay 800 or a 1000 bucks so I can exclaim with glee I'm part of the "in crowd." (I'm part of the "in - outside crowd.") Especially when the device cost to make is only a fraction of what it's sold for. That's the problem with digital vs analog (speaking outside of computers). Production is highly robotic and cheap to produce and after a few months deemed worth little to nothing and thrown away. That's why classic retro stuff from cars to electronics is so valuable among those who remember when things weren't made of cheap plastic and actual human engineers hand wired and soldered much of the components. Now days components are so small it requires bots. And forget repairing that faulty component just throw it away and swap it out. No better yet just replace the whole thing. Unfortunately these days the bureaucrats would regulate things they shouldn't and not regulate things they should. They'd standardize USB cables but allow the I-Toaster to require the installation of a proprietary AC outlet. Remember they care - "wear a mask- you can get one over there for free along a crack pipe." Question: Is it acceptable to take off the mask while using the pipe?
I have used quickbooks desktop for decades and strongly object to the multiple login requirement. I have multiple clients using desktop because they live in remote areas of Alaska and their internet is often spotty. Requiring them to login to intuit after logging in to their desktop is a problem for users who don't always have internet. If Intuit wants to verify a subscription it is enough for a user to login once a year to upgrade/pay for the next year. Please fix this.
This is standalone desktop software. I do not need "greater control over user access" and have (at present) zero interest in "make[ing] it easier to have all your Intuit products seamlessly connected"
I do have other Intuit online accounts (mint, turbotax etc) which I enjoy - but I'd prefer to keep my use of these and my company file entirely distinct, and I woudl like intuit to respect that.
I find it weird/sinister - and on the verge of bullying - that Intuit seems to think forcing users to log in is even OK.
@Pabz_L You mentioned: "If you want to remove the reminder every 7days, I suggest login to your Intuit account. " - Had you read the thread thus far? If so, I think it ought o be clear that (1) We don't need or want to log in to an intuit account. (2) We do want the reminder - and the limitations - to be removed.
@Tori B it's been 2 years or so - I have submitted feedback. QuickBooks 2022 for mac just asked me to log in *before* allowing me to create a new company file. There seemed no way around this ... How are we looking on getting rid of this ridiculous element?
This does not seem to ease the restriction on creating a new company file on QB Mac 202, frustratingly - even with internet off, I seem unable to set up a new file without being directed to set up an intuit online account.
That is just outrageous! I haven't created a new company on windows in a while. I am going to try to create one now to see if I can do it without having to login. That's ridiculous! I'm getting REALLLLLLLLLLLLLLY tired of Intuit's intrusion. As a tax preparer, I am supposed to make sure that data is protected. It seems to me that Intuits demands VIOLATE that clause because I don't know what they DO with this information or how secure it really is! I trust them with NOTHING. I refuse to use any other Intuit products. I keep searching for an alternative that doesn't require some online storage or login but so far, little luck that isn't outrageously expensive.
It just took me 20 minutes to log on just to post this! You guys are a joke! IM not ordering checks or doing any kind of payroll, banking. That is why i bought the Desktop version! So i wouldn/t have to deal with this kind of stuff. IM REALLY TRYING TO KEEP MY COOL BUT THIS IS ANNOYING. i ONLY NEED qb TO TRACK MY JOBS AND INVOICING OUT. REALLY HEAR PEOPLES GRIPS AND FIX IT. iF I HAVE qb desktop im already secured thruogh my network, server and ISP. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO GET MONEY FROM THOSE WHO DIDNT GET YOUR CLOUD VERSION AND ITS BULLSHEET!
I found a actual fix for me and thought someone might benefit from it. I am not a accountant or QB user, I am a contractor looking for a fix. QB technicians have never been any help so I stopped trying 15 years ago in calling them for anything, at least the user community has helped at times.
My customer had someone successfully duplicating his business checks and cashing them. His bank, Huntington Bank, implemented a scheduled task that runs every 20 minutes to only cash checks that were in Quickbooks. The computer that runs the scheduled task would freeze up with the "log into Intuit" which was preventing QB and the bank synchronizations causing vendors to not be able to cash checks. This computer is not used by any user and in a locked room, Alt-F4 doesn't help in this situation and is laughable since this is not a fix but rather a work around (takes me back to my Novel days lol), all users access QB via a RDP connection to our terminal server, which has never had this issue.
My customer had tried TSheets for a brief time and did not like it and switched to ADP for payroll. The Windows Registry didn't clean up when TSheets was removed, and was causing issues. If you are using QB payroll services this may not work for you but worked for me.
In the registry at Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Intuit\QBWebConnector\SOAPWebServices I removed all settings for TSheets, and removed any other values within Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Intuit that referenced TSheets. I compared the registry from the terminal server that did not have the issue so I could safely cleanup the affected computer (export registry keys for intuit to be safe).
If you are using QB/Intuit payroll services this may not be of any help, but I would check the SOAPWebServices key in the registry if you are not using QB payroll. At least you could remove the settings for any computer that does not need the payroll services.
For other users who want to create new company files without having to log into an Intuit account, I was able to do this with an older Qb version (QB 2019 for Mac - which fortunately I still have a working copy of): created a new company file called "Blank Co" which I'll just copy now and modify each time I need to set up any new files.
Obviously this isn't a fantastic solution to the general issue - just mentioning it in case it's helpful to anyone else.
And Intuit - please take heed of your frustrated customers here and retract the tentacles of needless control !!
I appreciate you for sharing the workaround you've done. I'll take note of it and share it with our Developers team. This way, they'll look into it and maybe added to our future updates.
This work around, like so many others mentioned in this thread is all because of a change that your Developers team made about a year and a half ago when they inserted code in the desktop versions of QB that attempts to force users to log onto an Intuit account in order to proceed to use QB Desktop. This is a widely hated change. So, while you're having that chat with the Developers team tell them that they should write a patch that does only one thing, just this one and no other, it removes the hated log in to Intuit code from the Desktop versions.
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