You can make QuickBooks available in a TS environment, if you give the users some extra privileges. By extension, that means that Quickbooks 2006 will run on ANY Windows 2000/XP+ desktop without the need for local "power user" or "administrator" privileges as well. It does not matter what Intuit tells you - you can do it this way! Quickbooks 2006 Professional has been confirmed to work with this configuration.
Justin + Patience + RegMon and Filemon = Solution.
Justin + Google + Solution = Terminal Server Solution found as well.
I've compiled both into here, along with links that I found via Google after I'd got it working myself.
Standalone/Terminal Server (ignore steps as necessary)1. perform a normal installation of QuickBooks (in install mode!) 2. reboot 3. enter install mode again (change user /install), start QuickBooks and activate it by entering the registration code (this is a crucial step, and must be performed immediately following the reboot 4. go back to execute mode (change user /execute) 5. copy the %system root%\Intuit folder into each users %user profile%\Windows folder 6. create a QuickBooks Users group 7. add your users to this group 8. give the group Full Control to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Intuit\QuickBooksRegistration 9. give the group Full Control to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.QPG 10. give the group Full Control to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\obja.obja 11. give the group Full Control to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\QuickBooks.application 12. give the group Modify rights to the Program Files\Intuit\QuickBooks Pro folder Group Policy / OU based mass deployment
Obviously, without Group Policy, just use regedit or regedt32, and set these registry permissions. File system permissions can also be set manually on the machine. No brainer.
Further reading: 320185 - HOW TO: Use the CHANGE USER Command to Switch to Install Mode in Windows http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320185 186498 - Terminal Server Application Integration Information http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=186498
Source http://www.quickbooksgroup.com/webx/forums/canada/54
Group Policy Permissions Delegation: http://www.sbslinks.com/lua2.htm