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if the Dell has S-mode you need to permanently turn it off. does it meet minimum system requirements?

https://turbotax.intuit.com/personal-taxes/cd-download/tta-system-requirements/ 

have you tried turning off any antivirus software/firewall until installed? do you get an error message? 

your final recourse is support

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/account-management/contact-turbotax/L2y9...