I hate upgrades.....
Mar. 18th, 2007 02:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
poltr1Last night, I picked up a copy of TurboTax Deluxe 2006 so that I can start on my taxes. I tried to install it this morning. It told me that it won't install under Windows 98, that I need Windows 2000 or XP. The reason? Because Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 98 last summer.
So I can do one of three things: 1) Do my taxes online at turbotax.com. 2) Get a full refund of my purchase. 3) Bite the bullet and upgrade to XP.
Option 1 is scary. I'd rather not store or transmit my personal tax information on a site I have no control over, even if it's a secure transaction. Plus I don't know if I can stop and resume at a later time. Option 2 means I'll have to either switch to H&R Block TexCut or do eveything by hand this year. Option 3 means I have to spend more money, and worry if my existing apps (and computer) will work under XP.
So I went trolling at the office supply stores in search of a Windows XP upgrade version. After striking out at OfficeMax and Office Depot, I found a copy (with Service Pack 2) at Staples.
I plan to an incremental backup of C:\ this evening and then upgrade to XP. Wish me luck.
So I can do one of three things: 1) Do my taxes online at turbotax.com. 2) Get a full refund of my purchase. 3) Bite the bullet and upgrade to XP.
Option 1 is scary. I'd rather not store or transmit my personal tax information on a site I have no control over, even if it's a secure transaction. Plus I don't know if I can stop and resume at a later time. Option 2 means I'll have to either switch to H&R Block TexCut or do eveything by hand this year. Option 3 means I have to spend more money, and worry if my existing apps (and computer) will work under XP.
So I went trolling at the office supply stores in search of a Windows XP upgrade version. After striking out at OfficeMax and Office Depot, I found a copy (with Service Pack 2) at Staples.
I plan to an incremental backup of C:\ this evening and then upgrade to XP. Wish me luck.
