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Error 2203: "The installer has encountered an unexpected error..."

Error 2203 occurs when installing or updating TurboTax:

The installer has encountered an unexpected error installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package.

Possible Cause

On Windows 7 or Vista, one or both of these programs are running:

Solution

Follow these steps:

  1. Log on to your computer with administrative rights.
  2. If Carbonite Online Backup and/or McAfee Internet Security is running, temporarily turn them off.
  3. Install (or update) TurboTax.
  4. Turn Carbonite and McAfee back on.

If the problem persists while attempting to update through TurboTax, download and install a manual update instead (type "manual update" in the Search field above).


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