In the year 2006 it is INSANE that we as IT pros still have to hack registry hives to get this software to run as a limited privilege account to better secure our computers.

QuickBooks Community - Running QuickBooks 2005 as a Restricted User (Admin Rights FIX):
http://www.quickbooksgroup.com/webx?14@@.eeb323b/9

When will quickbooks begin to code in a secure manner? Peachtree does. Microsoft Small Business Accounting does.

Why does Intuit require updates every few years and acts like we are still all running Windows 98 machines?

Security is important these days. How about stepping up to the plate Intuit and getting with the other vendors?