I don't mind that it's ancient. It worked for all those years and is more than adequate for my puny business, which is small enough that an upgrade expense is not an option.  2008 Desktop always worked unit Quickbooks changed their process, cheating small/ancient businesses like mine to comply.  In good faith, I paid for a QB product but will never again unless they fix their strong-armed policy.

My retirement from IBM and advising others regarding computers and software gives me a lot of contacts with which to spread the word.

The fix is simple - they just need to flip one little piece of code to show that I am registered (as they know I am) or give me the simple step to flag my install as registered.