Do the following command in the Command Prompt space
INSTALLATION ERROR CODE 2894 RELATED TO TURBO TAX INSTALLATION
I HAVE SPENT HOURS WITH MICROSOFT and also TURBO TAX. TURBO TAX GAVE ME THE LINK. However it took me a while to figure out that the one command had to be replaced with the If you are having a issue with installation go to this link: https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/error-2894-riched20-dll-getlasterror-5/ and follow the prompts. It's best to copy and paste the commands.. HOWEVER REPLACE THIS COMMAND; ICACLS riched20.dll /grant "Administrators":(RX) WITH THIS COMMAND: ICACLS riched20.dll /grant "Administrators":(F) AND CONTINUE WITH THE REST OF THE COMMANDS AND YOU WILL BE DOWNLOADING IN MINUTES....
RESOLUTION
To resolve the issue, take ownership of riched20.dll and assign the necessary permissions.
Open an admin Command Prompt window.
Execute the following commands one by one:
cd /d c:\windows\syswow64\
TAKEOWN /F riched20.dll /a
ICACLS riched20.dll /reset
ICACLS riched20.dll /inheritance:r
ICACLS riched20.dll /grant "NT SERVICE\TrustedInstaller":(F)
ICACLS riched20.dll /grant "Administrators":(RX)
ICACLS riched20.dll /grant "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM":(RX) <<<REPLACE THIS COMMAND WITH>>> ICACLS riched20.dll /grant "Administrators":(F)
ICACLS riched20.dll /grant "BUILTIN\Users":(RX)
ICACLS riched20.dll /grant "ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES":(RX)
ICACLS riched20.dll /grant "ALL RESTRICTED APPLICATION PACKAGES":(RX)
ICACLS riched20.dll /setowner "NT Service\TrustedInstaller"
Note: If you want to rename or replace this module with a fresh copy from the source, you need full control access. In that case, replace command #6 above with the following:
ICACLS riched20.dll /grant "Administrators":(F)
