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New Member
posted Jan 10, 2020 3:35:08 AM

Cannot download updates to 2019 TT Get error code 2502 and 1712. Been trying for two days to find solution. thnaks

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Level 15
Jan 10, 2020 4:31:11 AM

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New Member
Feb 4, 2020 6:33:12 AM

Cannot download updates to 2019 TT Get error code 2502 when trying to update tax forms. First error with program installs or updates in 24 years. Thanks

 

Level 15
Feb 4, 2020 6:34:20 AM


@PAF wrote:

Cannot download updates to 2019 TT Get error code 2502 when trying to update tax forms. First error with program installs or updates in 24 years. Thanks

 


Contact TurboTax support for this problem

 

Use this website to contact TurboTax support during business hours - https://support.turbotax.intuit.com/contact/
Support can also be reached by messaging them on these pages https://www.facebook.com/turbotax/ and https://twitter.com/TeamTurboTax

New Member
Mar 15, 2020 9:28:02 AM

Keep getting Error Message 2502 when program automatically downloads updates. Can you help

Intuit Alumni
Mar 16, 2020 9:37:13 AM

Please contact customer support below for assistance with the 2502 Error you are experiencing.

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New Member
May 22, 2020 5:55:23 PM

These 2502 and 2503 errors are because a program needs to install using the temp folders and they do not have permission to do so. I have been doing IT for 35+ years.

 

These next steps give permissions to the temp folder to fix not having those errors.


Press the Windows key on the keyboard and while holding that key down, press the letter "R"
The Run command will display
type cmd
Hold the control key + the shift key and while holding both of those keys, use the mouse to click the OK button
Answer Yes if you are prompted with a Yes/No question

copy and paste these commands

takeown /f "%systemroot%\Temp" /R /A /D Y
icacls "%systemroot%\Temp" /inheritance:r /grant:r Users:(OI)(CI)F /T
icacls "%systemroot%\Temp" /inheritance:r /grant:r Everyone:(OI)(CI)F /T
icacls "%systemroot%\Temp" /grant Administrators:F /T
icacls "%systemroot%\Temp" /grant Users:F /T
icacls "%systemroot%\Temp" /grant SYSTEM:F /T
icacls "%systemroot%\Temp" /grant Everyone:F /T


takeown /f "%temp%" /R /A /D Y
icacls "%temp%" /inheritance:r /grant:r Users:(OI)(CI)F /T
icacls "%temp%" /inheritance:r /grant:r Everyone:(OI)(CI)F /T
icacls "%temp%" /grant Administrators:F /T
icacls "%temp%" /grant Users:F /T
icacls "%temp%" /grant SYSTEM:F /T
icacls "%temp%" /grant Everyone:F /T


Done. No reboot necessary.

- cyanohydrax

New Member
Oct 4, 2020 6:42:59 AM

Had the same problem, error code 2502.

On my end, thought it might be a connectivity problem.

I was overseas at the time: thought Intuit servers might be giving priority to US requests for whatever reason (it was tax rush hour).

Connected from a quality, paid US VPN, and the program was able to update.

New Member
Jan 15, 2022 4:48:39 AM

Re: Cannot download updates to 2021 TT Get error code 2502 when trying to update tax forms. I have had nothing but GRIEF trying to install updates. First it was a 1630/1603???

New Member
Jan 15, 2022 8:36:16 AM

Easy.  You don’t have permissions to two folders

c:\windows\temp

and %temp%
that %temp% is c:\users\username\appdata\local\temp

right click those folders and make sure you have full control of those folders especially the group called Users.  YouTube how to get full permissions to your temp folders if you don’t know how to do that.