Thanks, but you missed the point. My question was to turn off the requirement for an internet connection and to update the software.
My taxes are done, mailed -- I never efile. But I just wanted to print out the forms for a record. When traveling, I did not have internet, so could not even start the program.
And a program "update" would be irrelevant -- my taxes are mailed to IRS.
The correct answer given by someone else was that I can turn off the updates by clicking on Online, and selecting do not update or require internet.
In summary, my tax file is on my local disk because I do not file online, so any internet connection is not necessary and I do not need SW updates because I have already filed. So, I do not need to 'check for updates' or need an internet connection at all. However, the program would shut down because of no internet and if I rejected 'updates' -- and I could not even run the program to even look at my final tax forms!
