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How to download and install prior-year Lacerte

by Intuit•14• Updated 2 weeks ago

To install Lacerte 1996 through 2001, select here.

Step 1: Download and install the Lacerte Tool Hub

If you do not have the Lacerte Tools Hub already on your computer, complete the following steps:

  1. Close Lacerte.
  2. Download the Lacerte Tool Hub Install file. Save the file somewhere you can easily find it (like your Downloads folder or your Windows desktop).
  3. Open the file you downloaded (lacertetoolhub_setup.exe).
  4. Follow the on-screen steps to install and agree to the terms and conditions.
  5. When the install finishes, double-click the icon on your Windows desktop to open the tool hub.
    PCG_LAC_TH_Icon.png

If you can't find the icon, do a search in Windows for Lacerte Tool Hub and select the program.

Step 1: Download and install the Lacerte Tool Hub

If you do not have the Lacerte Tools Hub already on your computer, complete the following steps:

  1. Close Lacerte.
  2. Download the Lacerte Tool Hub Install file. Save the file somewhere you can easily find it (like your Downloads folder or your Windows desktop).
  3. Open the file you downloaded (lacertetoolhub_setup.exe).
  4. Follow the on-screen steps to install and agree to the terms and conditions.
  5. When the install finishes, double-click the icon on your Windows desktop to open the tool hub.
    PCG_LAC_TH_Icon.png

If you can't find the icon, do a search in Windows for Lacerte Tool Hub and select the program.

Step 2: Using the tool in the Lacerte Tool Hub to install 2002 and newer

  1. Open the Lacerte Tool Hub.
  2. Select the Install tab.
  3. Select the Install Lacerte Tax button.
  4. From the dropdown menu that presents itself, select the tax year you'd like to install.
  5. Follow the on-screen instructions to run the tool.

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Installing tax years 1996 through 2001

Before you start:

  • Tax Years 1996 - 2001 Lacerte can be installed by downloading the self-extracting executables from Web Downloads on the MyAccount website.
  • A prep file will need to be installed for Tax Years 1996 - 2001.  If you do not already have a prep file, they can be obtained from My Account. For 1990 - 2002 programs, you would select Older prep files from 1990 to 2015 (.zip) on the dashboard of My Account.
  • The following are requirements for installing and using 96-01:
    • For 96 and 97: 32-bit Windows or Virtual Machine (these programs are 16-bit and will not run on 64-bit Windows natively)
    • 98 - 01 are 32-bit programs and can run on a 64-bit system.
    • PCL compatible printer.
  • It is highly recommended to install 1996 - 2001 Lacerte as a standalone install.
  • If you have the program CD's, install Lacerte from the CD otherwise download the self-extracting executable from the MyAccount website. The following are the final CD for each year:
    • 96: 1996-10 version 17.1231
    • 97: 1997-9 version 18.11060
    • 98: 1998-7F version 19.1104
    • 99: 1999-8P version 20.1102
    • 00: 2000-6A version 21.1107
    • 01: CD6B version 22.1106

Installing Lacerte 1996-2001:

Tax Years 1996 - 1999 have both a DOS and Windows version.  When installing the Windows version, the DOS version is also installed automatically. If one version doesn't work, use the other.  The following instructions are for the Windows installation.  To install only the DOS version, run DOSSETUP.EXE instead of SETUP.EXE.

  1. Open Windows File Explorer.
  2. Prepare the installation directory by opening the C: drive, creating a Lacerte folder if it does not exist.
  3. In the Lacerte folder create a new folder called YYTAX for the year being installed. For example, when installing Lacerte 1997 you will create the following path: C:\Lacerte\97TAX
  4. Copy the PREP.XX file for that year into the appropriate folder. Using the previous example, copy PREP.97 into the 97TAX folder.
  5. Right-click the prep file and choose Properties.  Make sure that Read-Only is NOT checked.
  6. Go to the My Account dashboard page and click on previous years.
  7. Select the applicable year from the select previous year drop down.
  8. Click the Download Full CD Image button for the year you want to create the CD.
  9. Save the LACERTEXXXX-CDS8P.EXE to your downloads folder.
  10. Locate the LACERTEXXXX-CDS8P.EXE file in your downloads folder, double click the file.
  11. In the extracting window, set the Destination folder to C:\, and click Extract.
  12. Browse to the C:\ location and open the folder LacerteXXXX-CD8P.
  13. Select all files and folders in this folder (Ctrl+A) and copy.
  14. Return to the C:\ location, and paste the copied folders and files (be careful not to paste into another folder here). Note: Destination Folder Access Denied may appear, check the box for Do this for all current items and click Continue.
  15. Once complete, locate the SETUP.EXE found in C:\. This will initiate your installation.

To launch the DOS version of 96-99 instead of the Windows version, browse to the installation directory and double-click 9xTAX.EXE.  To change the DOS window to full screen or back to windowed mode, press ALT+ENTER on the keyboard.  Note that not all monitors support full-screen DOS mode

Additional Notes:

If you receive the error "Setup has determined that source directory, C:\0TAX, does not exist. Please contact your system administrator for assistance." copy and paste the contents of the extracted folder LACERTE2000-CDS6A (00TAX, LES, LSCUTIL, autorun.exe, autorun.inf, cd011107.ver, dun.dll, dun.hlp, inst00.dat, LES Tutorial.exe, LSC_CDRO.M and Setup.exe) directly onto the C drive then run setup.exe again.

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