[cw-discuss] TaxCut 2007, TaxCut 2006 and IE6

[Chuck Harris]

Hi,

I know this has been discussed somewhat before, but I never saw
an answer.

Taxcut 2006 runs beautifully in the Win98 bottle, with IE6.  Help works,
video works, downloading the final release works, printing forms works...

But for the 2008 tax season, H&R block decided that, Taxcut 2007, requires
Win2K/XP/Vista and IE6 in order to install or run.

So here's the problem:

If I set up a Win2K bottle, and put IE6 into it using the install
approved applications button, IE6 installs, but has some error messages.
IE6 seems to work ok as a browser.

If I then install TaxCut 2007, into the same Win2K bottle, it finds IE6, and
installs nicely, but...  TaxCut 2007 cannot use any of the internet functions,
including the help function, video, or download the final forms (a real show stopper).
Even if you manually install the final forms update, TaxCut 2007 still thinks
it hasn't been updated, and prints a "DO NOT FILE" bar across all of the forms.

If I try to use the Crossover HTML engine, in a win2K bottle, the engine
doesn't identify itself as IE6, so TaxCut installer tells me that it needs
IE6, and won't install.

If I put IE6 in a win98 bottle, and then use wincfg to tell the TaxCut
installation exe files that they are running under win2K, the installer
bombs out.

I really, Really, REALLY! don't want to bring a windows XP license into
my house, and tax time is coming!

How can it be possible that TaxCut, TaxACT, and TurboTax aren't on
CodeWeaver's highest priority list?  Every USA linux user has to do
his taxes, right?  If that won't sell seats, what will?  I bought
one on the *hope* that it would work.

[And no, I will not use TaxCut's internet tax program, because I simply
cannot stand the idea of putting all of my personal information onto their
servers...  and nor should you!  They are in no way obliged to keep it
safe, or private.]

-Chuck