So I turned off my wi-fi and I was able to get into the program offline just fine.  So it seems the problem is related to connecting online to Lacerte.  I have a feeling the Windows update messed with my network connection to Lacerte.  UGH!  I cannot get online on any of the Lacerte programs, so reinstalling the update , which I can't even do at this point cause it won't let me connect to Lacerte, won't help. Thank you for the suggestion though.  I do appreciate it.  I have to figure out why I cannot connect to Lacerte through the program.