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ziebart1
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My turbo tax file from 2018 will not open...when I select the file it says problem with short cut parameter incorrect Any ideas on how to open my older tax files?

 
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CarissaM
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My turbo tax file from 2018 will not open...when I select the file it says problem with short cut parameter incorrect Any ideas on how to open my older tax files?

Do you have Turbo Tax 2018 installed on your computer?

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ziebart1
New Member

My turbo tax file from 2018 will not open...when I select the file it says problem with short cut parameter incorrect Any ideas on how to open my older tax files?

Hi,

 

Yes I have 2018 loaded on my PC, but when I select the short cut it says it is not valid.

ziebart1
New Member

My turbo tax file from 2018 will not open...when I select the file it says problem with short cut parameter incorrect Any ideas on how to open my older tax files?

When I select the short cut it says: "The parameter is incorrect     Problem with shortcut"

CarissaM
Intuit Alumni

My turbo tax file from 2018 will not open...when I select the file it says problem with short cut parameter incorrect Any ideas on how to open my older tax files?

Please try to manually update the software, as this can help it open. You can follow the instructions here to perform the update. 

 

Please let us know if the error continues. 

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