For as long as I've been using TT, I have archived both the setup executable and its w_perrelsuperpatch_ttax_ executable. I do this to have the ability to reinstall TT for "past-year versions [that] are no longer supported" by Intuit - which, as of this writing, is tax years 2017 and earlier. I did just this yesterday for tax year 2020 and discovered two things:
1) After reinstalling the setup executable and the manual patch executable (R39), restarting Windows 10, and launching TT, TT still downloaded an update (same as R39).
2) TT required that I download the state program, causing me to wonder how to archive state executables.
My questions to the Intuit TT team:
1) Do I need to only a) archive the setup executable because the "Check for Updates" function within TT will always b) update to the latest patch c) regardless of the supported status of a tax year?
2) If I had originally paid for additional states, will the "Download State" function recognize this based on the filed status, and download, for no charge, all prior paid-for state forms as long as I check those states in the "Here are the states you've downloaded" box?
