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November 12, 2020
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2020 won't load, says not 64 bit and Windows 8.1, or higher, which is NOT true.

  • November 12, 2020
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ProSeries 2020 won't load after the install file was downloaded.  An error message says my computer is not 64 bit and/or Windows 8.1, or higher, which is NOT true.  I have Windows 10 Pro with a 64 bit operating system.  Is anyone else having this issue, or better yet, a fix?

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Best answer by Orlando11

Ok, i'm sorry that didn't work. We will look into the issue and/or turn the message into a warning (so that it proceeds anyway if someone wants).

In the meantime, there's a work around.  Create a new file in your C:\\ drive, named ProSeriesPrereqBypass.txt.    It doesn't have to have anything in it... Just the existence of that file will cause the installer to skip this check.  Then after you create the file, just run the installer.

 

 

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Intuit Community Champion
November 12, 2020

I just finished installing ProSeries Pro stand alone, and had no issues. You may have to call support

Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
November 12, 2020

I remember people getting the same message with the 2019 install, I dont remember what the fix was, sorry.

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Intuit Community Champion
November 13, 2020

As @Just-Lisa-Now-  said some people had that problem last year, and I believe the fix was to download directly from your account at Intuit, and not from the 2019 program. Worth a shot before calling support. 

Bob FAuthor
Level 3
November 13, 2020

It won't load from my account, nor from the 2019 program.  

Level 8
November 14, 2020

I'm sorry you ran into this issue.  I think the fix here will address this: 

https://proconnect.intuit.com/community/proseries-tax-discussions/discussion/not-able-to-install-proseries-2019-receiving-message-vcredist/00/38205

It suggests installing the latest "vc_redist.x86.exe" Microsoft patch found here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads

Go there, scroll down and click on the "vc_redist.x86.exe" link.  After it downloads, click it to run.

This installs the latest version of a Microsoft library ProSeries depends on. The ProSeries installer is supposed to take care of that - but seems to not be doing that on your machine. 

 

Bob FAuthor
Level 3
November 16, 2020

I have tried all of the suggested fixes multiple times.  None have worked.  Please note that late in 2019 (after I had already loaded PS 2019) my machine was updated from Win 7 Pro to Win 10 Pro.  It was one of the very last Win 7 machines that Dell sold.  I requested Win 7 Pro when it was purchased, since we liked it so much and all of our other machines were Win 7 Pro at that time.  Can ProSeries Tech support help me?!?!?

abctax55
Level 15
November 16, 2020

Can ProSeries Tech support help me?!?!?

Probably, but you'll have to call them.  This is a forum of peer-to-peer users of the software.

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