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turbo tax says i need ie6 or higher to update. how can i use firefox

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gloux
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turbo tax says it requires internet explorer 6 or higher to download updates. even if i use a different browser, i need ie6. do you have a solution how i can use firefox ? I don't want ie anything

turbo tax says it requires internet explorer 6 or higher to download updates. even if i use a different browser, i need ie6. do you have a solution how i can use firefox ? I don't want ie anything

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the-edmeister
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You'll have to ask TurboTax about that issue, I don't see updates specifically mentioned in their System Requirements page.

http://turbotax.intuit.com/support/iq/TurboTax/TurboTax-2010-System-Requirements/GEN12939.html?_requestid=4308

Chances are they use ActiveX controls for handling their updates, which rules out using basically any browser except for IE. But I am curious how they handle that on a Mac?

https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/ActiveX

davewdan
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You can't. As the-edmeister said it has to do with ActiveX controls. When you go to MS's Updates page it scans for the ActiveX control. If you don't have it you can't update any MS program.

Just another way MS keeps annoying people.

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