State tax filing

There is no "standalone state program".   It is included in Premier and Home & Business.  Did you pay the $45 to buy an additional state download?   You don't get a License Code for state.   I have Home & Business.  I haven't seen any posts having trouble downloading the state.  Here's a FAQ for it.......

 

State install looping error…..
https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/electronic-filing/state-install-e-file-u...

 

By the way, why did you  upgrade to Home &  Business?  All the Desktop programs have all the same forms.   You just get more help in the higher version.