How do i disable this intuit data protect from poping up this screen ALL the time!!

It is really (choose your favorite expletive) annoying that QB is such bloated bloatware.  If you take that, plus the anti-virus bloatware and various other bloatware, well, you get the point.  If you want to uninstall the service, do this:

1. Get to a cmd prompt with administrative rights

2. type sc stop QBCFMonitorService hit enter

3. type sc delete QBCFMonitorService hit enter

4. type sc stop QBVSS hit enter

5. type sc delete QBVSS hit enter

I see the Data Protect icon in my startup task bar each time I open my QB 2011 Pro application, and I do not subscribe to it, or any online services.  I exit it every time it shows up, but to no avail!  It's back again when I open the application the next time.  And it isn't in my startup menu!  Why is Intuit forcing this kind of stuff on us?  I kick myself for ever upgrading from QB 2006 Pro.  Once again I learned a hard lesson; newer and faster is not always better!  I'm hoping that they will provide an update that will turn this absolute annoyance off??  It's crazy....

I am trying to assist, I do not work for Intuit, I am a Volunteer trying to answer questions.

Please bear with me and I will try to find answers.

I did find this that tells you how to deactivate (I hope):

community.intuit.com/posts/2011-r4-cannot-stop-data-protect-from-launching

The link says:

kalisystems
New Member
12/20/10 12:45pm PST
The solution

Intuit has, once again, forced their marketing upon all users. I don't support this model, and agree with all the posts above that users should have a configurable choice. What is most intrusive is the notion that Intuit can start services which take up system resources (memory and CPU), without our consent to use such resources. I'm sure their argument would be - "Hey, if you use QB, you use it on our terms."

OK - having said that - HERE IS A SOLUTION:

If you delete the IntuitDataProtect folder or executable, it will auto install it all again (nice....). So, just rename IntuitDataProtect.exe to IntuitDataProtect.exe.old and create a new file called IntuitDataProtect.exe.txt and edit it. Place one command line as follows:

rem do nothing

Save the file as IntuitDataProtect.exe. Now when QB starts up, it will call and run the batch file which has one line - a remark line to do nothing, which will run almost instantly and do nothing, and QB will then continue to start up WITHOUT the DataProtect service running. Done. Hope this helps everyone with this terribly annoying change that was made to R4.

Here's another post from an Intuit Employee:

community.intuit.com/posts/deactivation

It is a post from an Intuit Employee that says:

Sudhir
Employee
11/04/10 4:13pm PDT
Latest post

Hi,

I am sorry that you are planning to deactivate Intuit Data Protect. It would be great to hear from you as to what could we do better with this product.

To deactivate IDP, you can go to the Intuit Data Protect status page and then click on the manage my subscription link.

Thanks,

-Sudhir

After looking at NUMEROUS posts I also noticed that in the Forum if you go to Home>Help with Intuit Products>Intuit Products>Intuit Data Protect

you may get more assistance than what I can offer.

I do not have this issue so I am not familiar with it.

If I can be of additional assistance let me know and I will try.

Merry Christmas
 

Renaming the .exe file to .old and creating a text file named to resemble the .exe file with only a remark line in it DEFINITELY SOLVES THE PROBLEM!  Delete the IntuitDataProtect icon from the Startup menu, too. 

The exe file is located in c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Intuit\DataProtect.

Thank you for solving an annoying problem that Intuit should not have created in the first place.  It is greedy programming policies like this one that make Intuit customers want to change to other accounting software vendors.

For some strange reason, I have followed these procedures precisely, however, when Quickbooks launches, it goes through the quickbooks setup and automatically recreates the .exe file.

In other words, no matter which way I create/modify or edit the file, it continues to automatically launch quickbooks installer at the launch of quickbooks, and automatically recreates the file.

In addition, I have set the service to disable as another user suggested.

I have followed both instructions very carefully but it does not work. This utility still launches and I cannot shut it down.

I am very unhappy that intuit jams bloatware on my system causing it to run slower and slower. I have a state of the art core i7 processor with 8 GB of ram and this version of quickbooks 2011 premier R4 is the slowest I have ever used because of the added "bloatware."

:(

Cancel the installer pop up, then create the replacement executable.

Yes, I actually have shortcut icons on my computer that link me directly with Windows computer management, Windows Defender, and msconfig.exe. This keeps me in full control as to what is running on my computer.

Sounds good. I ended up uninstalling then reinstalling without any updates/releases including the new R6. I have never had issues with this since.

Tim-

You did it.  I changed the permissions on the file and it won't run.  At all.  Thank you.

By the way, this is the fail-safe way to be sure your system resources aren't being used and your time is not being wasted (renaming files that will just be replaced later).

I have absolutely had it with Intuit.  If I wasn't so invested with Quickbooks, I would have been gone years ago.  They just constantly find ways to continue to [removed] me off and cost me money.  I just want to get back to work and Intuit constantly hinders that process--CONSTANTLY. 

Anybody want to start an accounting program?  Message me.

HELLPPPP!!!

I followed Tim's directions, now I can't access Quickbooks, nor can I change my permissions back!!!  When I click on the icon, nothing happens. Right clicking the icon, there is no 'open' option.  When I go back to the security option in properties, I am told I don't have permission to make any changes!!! 

HEELLLLPPPP!

Thanks...