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New Member
posted Jan 19, 2022 8:44:31 AM

Tried to install on win10 got error 2803 anyone know what it is??

installer then stops

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Intuit Alumni
Jan 19, 2022 9:11:30 AM

It may help to forcefully uninstall then reinstall the program. Please follow the instructions here to do so. 

 

If this does not help, please click here to contact customer support. 

Level 2
Jan 19, 2022 11:05:30 AM

@CarissaMI received the 2803 error as well but after I closed the error window the installer appeared to refresh/restart and then complete without any further errors.  After restarting windows 10 as prompted by the installer, I started TurboTax 2021 and installed the prompted application updates.  TurboTax 2021 seems to be running fine.  Can I assume the installation is "good."

Intuit Alumni
Jan 20, 2022 9:22:31 AM

@ksunberg, it appears that the installation is good to go now. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you encounter any more errors.

Level 2
Jan 22, 2022 7:59:18 AM

My experience was similar to @ksunberg.

  • Installer popped error 2803
  • Closed the error pop up
  • The install continued and was successful
  • Started Turbotax
  • Updater ran successfully
  • Clicked the button to continue.  Pop up said Turbotax was restarting but it didn't
  • Started Turbotax from the start menu
  • Activated Turbotax

All seems to be working.

Level 1
Jan 24, 2022 10:52:17 AM

I got a 2803 error but it seemed to install fine. Do I need to do something?

Intuit Alumni
Jan 26, 2022 7:20:48 AM

@rocknrobn26

 

Thank you for posting.  Are you currently receiving any errors at this point?

 

Level 1
Jan 26, 2022 7:27:47 AM

I called tech support on this and they said not to worry if the error went away. So currently:

1) I'm not concerned but I still fear that a problem might pop up later,

and

2) that I knew what the error was.

Intuit Alumni
Jan 26, 2022 7:58:02 AM

That is good to hear. Thank you for letting us know the outcome. 

Level 2
Feb 21, 2022 9:59:56 AM

FYI:  I get the same error message. The program eventually installs but I all future upgrades fail to install.  I have to de-install then re-install the latest update.  Hoping intuit can provide a fix.

 

Ref:  Below is full error message.

 

TurboTax 2021

The installer has encountered an unexpected error

installing this package.  This may indicate a problem with

this package.  The error code is 2803.

Level 1
Feb 21, 2022 10:56:08 AM

Mine is updating fine even though I got the same install error.

Intuit Alumni
Feb 21, 2022 4:14:25 PM

Happy to hear @rocknrobn26; @pvon284 are you still experiencing issues?

Level 2
Feb 22, 2022 5:21:58 AM

I can reproduce this issue.  I've already tried de-installing and re-installing several times.  this is how it looks in eventvwr

Intuit Alumni
Feb 22, 2022 7:18:56 AM

If you tried the suggestions in this thread and you are still having issues, please reach out to TurboTax Customer Support for assistance.

What is the TurboTax phone number?

@pvon284

 

New Member
Feb 26, 2022 6:01:30 PM

How about what causes the error? All the answers are noninformative....