Recovering Turbo Tax programs

Posted by PortStG on February 23, 2008, 1:43 pm

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Due to a crash, I'm in the process of recovery.
On a separate (uncrashed) drive, I have copies of my Turbo Tax Data
Files for 2003, 2004, & 2005. I also have a copy of my original C:
drive (with the exception of the Windows folder) which includes the
Program Files folder and Turbo Tax program folders for 2004 & 2005.
My question: Can I simply copy the Turbo Tax program folders back into
my new C:Program Files folder? Or must I go through the installment
drill with my disk and then have to download updates from Intuit etc?
(In other words, does the Intall process add anything to the Win
Registry, or elsewhere, that TT for '04 or '05 needs to run properly?)

Second question: I lost both my Program files and my Data files for
2006. So when I start my taxes for 2007, will TT pick up the data from
the 2005 data folder (like it would have picked up '06, if it were
available)? Or do I have to just start from scratch for 2007?

TIA
Port

Posted by Hank Arnold (MVP) on February 23, 2008, 3:31 pm

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PortStG@nospam.invalid wrote:

> Due to a crash, I'm in the process of recovery.

> On a separate (uncrashed) drive, I have copies of my Turbo Tax Data

> Files for 2003, 2004, & 2005. I also have a copy of my original C:

> drive (with the exception of the Windows folder) which includes the

> Program Files folder and Turbo Tax program folders for 2004 & 2005.

> My question: Can I simply copy the Turbo Tax program folders back into

> my new C:Program Files folder? Or must I go through the installment

> drill with my disk and then have to download updates from Intuit etc?

> (In other words, does the Intall process add anything to the Win

> Registry, or elsewhere, that TT for '04 or '05 needs to run properly?)

You have to install the programs. A *LOT* of things happen when you run
the install program. You may have to download the updates manually from
the Intuit web site.

> Second question: I lost both my Program files and my Data files for

> 2006. So when I start my taxes for 2007, will TT pick up the data from

> the 2005 data folder (like it would have picked up '06, if it were

> available)? Or do I have to just start from scratch for 2007?

My guess is that it will not find what it needs and you will have to
enter it manually again...

> TIA

> Port

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services

Posted by PortStG on February 23, 2008, 2:59 pm

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PortStG wrote:

>>Can I simply copy the Turbo Tax program folders back into

>> my new C:Program Files folder? Or must I go through the installment

>> drill with my disk and then have to download updates from Intuit etc?

"Hank Arnold wrote:

>You have to install the programs. A *LOT* of things happen when you run

>the install program. You may have to download the updates manually from

>the Intuit web site.

Yup. I tried using the copy method and that went NOwhere. I had to
start over with my CD, download everying including State tax files,
basically start over from scratch. I guess backing up Turbo Tax
Program files is a waste of time/space since they can't be reloaded
and used again? In other words, if you lose or uninstall 'em after
Intuit no longer supports them (after what, 3-4 years?) there's no
getting them back. -shrug-

>>Second question: I lost both my Program files and my Data files for

>>2006. So when I start my taxes for 2007, will TT pick up the data from

>> the 2005 data folder

>My guess is that it will not find what it needs and you will have to

>enter it manually again...

I was afraid of that :-(

Thanks :-)
Port

Posted by Hank Arnold (MVP) on February 24, 2008, 6:12 am

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PortStG@nospam.invalid wrote:

> .......................... I guess backing up Turbo Tax

> Program files is a waste of time/space since they can't be reloaded

> and used again? In other words, if you lose or uninstall 'em after

> Intuit no longer supports them (after what, 3-4 years?) there's no

> getting them back. -shrug-

What I do when I'm done is:

1) Copy the tax file to a safe location
2) Print the tax returns (mailed & complete) to PDF files and move them
3) Uninstall TTAX
4) Go to the Intuit web site and download the manual update file. Pu tha
in the same safe place as the tax & pdf files.

If I have to work on it again, I install the old program from CD,
install the update, copy the original tax file and let 'er rip....

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Regards,
Hank Arnold
Microsoft MVP
Windows Server - Directory Services

Posted by PortStG on February 24, 2008, 7:27 am

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On Sun, 24 Feb 08, "Hank Arnold (MVP)" wrote:

>What I do when I'm done is:

>1) Copy the tax file to a safe location

>2) Print the tax returns (mailed & complete) to PDF files and move them

>3) Uninstall TTAX

>4) Go to the Intuit web site and download the manual update file. Pu tha

>in the same safe place as the tax & pdf files.

>If I have to work on it again, I install the old program from CD,

>install the update, copy the original tax file and let 'er rip....

Excellent!! I didn't think of that... Good idea.... :-)

Thanks :-)
Port