Rocket, thanks for your suggestions, but I took a different route. I took a chance and allowed the program to initiate an update -- but I immediately cancelled the update. This allowed me to get into the program (hopefully) without it changing/updating. My mistake, of course, was forgetting to change the default update setting when I installed the program (which you reminded me of when you used the phrase “auto-update set”) by going to Online tab > Updater Preferences > Ask Me Before Getting Updates.
And Kat, thanks for your help, too. Your comment, “It's not uncommon for TurboTax updates to change the outcome of a tax return, especially early in filing season,” got me thinking. What if these potential outcome changes result in a higher tax liability or a lower tax refund? Would that expose the TurboTax user to a higher risk for a tax audit? This is the main reason why I don't want to allow the TurboTax program to change after I file my tax returns.
