TurboTax Deluxe 2002

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Summary: Activation is bad
Review: I purchased this item, but will be returning it as I am very much against the new activation mechanism that has been implemented in this version. This is just wrong. I hope they reconsider. Soon.

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Summary: Watch out for the Intuit Virus
Review: I don't have a real heartache with the product activation except for what happens when a company goes bankrupt and you can now longer use the software. The real headache I have with the software is that it installs a background task that runs all the time whether you running turbo tax or not. And it does not uninstall when you uninstall turbo tax. It clutters your root directory by creating a director called C_DILLA (sounds like a virus name to me).

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Summary: i CANNOT believe the activation
Review: I will switch to another product next year due to the activation scheme. I used Intuit's Turbo Tax for many years. I am also considering switching from other Intuit products for the same reason.

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Summary: TurboTax 2002 and PowerQuest Drive Image
Review: I have been a satisfied user of TurboTax for some years now, until this year. I installed and activated a copy of Turbotax Deluxe 2002, which ran fine. A few days later I made a PowerQuest Drive Image of the drive and then reformatted it to do a trial installation of another OS. When I restored the original image to the drive this morning, TurboTax was no longer activated, and wanted me to buy another license! After a loooong time with the support folks, they made a one-time exception and gave me a new activation code. But of course I can NEVER again use Disk Image or change my hard drive --- Sorry Intuit, you just lost a good customer for future years......!

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Summary: Unnanounced C-dilla installation unacceptable!
Review: Nowhere are you told during the install or the EULA that this application will be installed with TT, and it is impossible to completely remove without formatting your hard disk. I thought programs that did not uninstall went out with windows 3.1

I've been using TT for 4 years. I won't be touching it this year.

Add Intuit to the list of consumer hostile malware companies. This debacle will affect their bottom line for years to come. No trust=no relationship. Intuit: you don't trust me, well now I don't trust you. Get outta my life.

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Summary: Avoid this software like the plague
Review: It installs a copy protection system service that runs AT ALL TIMES and consumes your system resources. It creates a hidden directory at the root of your drive for this copy protection software. If you buy a new PC you have to beg for new activation code to reinstall it. Dont support Intuit's attempt at restrictive licensing that penalizes their legal customers!

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Summary: What a crock [...]
Review: I installed it on my laptop to get started figuring out the program. About a week later I formatted the laptop drive to get my Vaio buttons to work (recovery disk). Now I want to install it on my desktop and start working only to find out I can't. I hope they can retire on what I paid for this because they'll never get another dime of my money. EVER.

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Summary: Knock..Knock..it's the software police
Review: Well..after I bought this years TurboTax & TT State (just like I have for the past 6 years), I took it home, opened it, installed it & found out about the Product Activation. Had I known about that before I bought it and opened the box, I'd be a new TaxCut user.

I typically install TT on my home & work PC. I use the Home PC to prepare the taxes, and use my work PC to print out the returns out on a laser printer. Can't do that this year and it really *irks* me.

I understand the need for Product activation from a business perspective, but limiting it to ONE is draconian. C'mon...even Microsoft allows (2) activations of OfficeXP. There are several legitimate reasons why the software would need to be reloaded -- drive crashes, multiple PC's per home (desktop/laptop), home & work, etc.

Intuit - if you you want me to buy your product next year, you'll need to either 1) *REMOVE* product activation or 2) Allow the product to be activated at least (3) times.

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Summary: A once fine product spoiled ...
Review: The new PA scheme is really a shame.

Fortunately I installed first on the desktop where I plan to do my final taxes, rather than on my notebook, like I usually do, for testing scenarios.

I thought about asking for a refund, but it would probably be too much of a hastle to deal with Intuit over this.

I'll certainly be looking for a different solution next year!

Perhaps I should move to Money before I get bitten by the next round of Quicken.

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Summary: This product killed my computer!!
Review: Okay, I loaded TurboTax on my computer.... I activated the product. During Christmas my hard drive went kaput and so I had to reinstall Windows. Well the product wouldn't work after re-installation! I called up Customer Support and they told me I needed to buy another license.... After uninstalling it again, and deleting the C-Dilla directory, I now find my computer crashes as it boots up Windows.
Don't buy this product....