Activation Code for QB Pro Desktop 2012
I recently purchased a sealed and never-before-used QB Pro Desktop 2012 software package with valid license and product codes from eBay. I installed it in my new Lenovo high-end Windows 11 Workstation PC and with much effort, fixups, workarounds, etc. I managed to get it working more or less properly (I’m generally computer savvy with over 40 years of experience working with industrial computers). I read the applicable threads in topic “Registering and older product”. As best I understand from reading the posts in this topic it’s impossible to register this product and obtain a validation code for two reasons: (1) the MS IE browser version used in QB Pro Desktop 2012 has many script errors and won’t connect to the Intuit servers, and a page appears with installation links for popular browsers after clicking ‘Yes’ to continue to run the scripts through the script errors; and (2) even if it connected Intuit would not issue a validation code for this licence due to their onerous software sales and marketing policies. I own an engineering consulting firm with me as the only employee and have been using QB Pro Desktop 2009 running in a now decommissioned Windows 10 PC to prepare my annual tax info., etc. I cannot afford to pay the current QB Pro online subscription cost as my co. has had no substantial income for the past 2 years. I’m using the workarounds suggested in some of the threads in topic “Registering and older product”, but have not had QB Pro Desktop 2012 installed long enough to determine if these workarounds will actually allow this software to run properly or at all longer term.
My questions:
- Has anyone been able to successfully register and obtain a validation code from Intuit for older QB Pro versions recently? If so what procedure was used to register and obtain a validation code?
- Is it possible to install Mozilla browser 32 bit version and get it working with QB Pro Desktop 2012 or similar older versions in Windows 10 or 11; and if so what is the procedure for doing this?