Turbotax is one of the leading tax preparation software used in the USA. The software is emerging with new enhancements, bug fixes, latest features, design, etc. But there are some situations when you face some problems at the time of using the software. One such drawback is the TurboTax error code 42016. It is recommended to resolve the error at the earliest. The error 42019 can affect your system’s speed, or it, may put your system at high risk of losing files. Check all the details related to Turbotax error 42016 and learn some simple troubleshooting steps to fix the issue.
What is TurboTax Error 42016?
Runtime Error 42016 takes place in our systems when TurboTax fails or crashes while running. It does not indicate that the code was corrupt in some way, but it may not work during its run-time. This error appears as a notification on your screen and remains as it is until it is properly handled or corrected. Given below are the symptoms, causes and methods to troubleshoot the error code 42016.
Symptoms of TurboTax Error 42016
Runtime errors generally occur in your systems without any warning. The error message can appear on the screen anytime while TurboTax is running. The error message or any dialogue box can come up repeatedly if you ignore it during starting. This error may sometime delete some files or new files may appear in the system. Although, this symptom is majorly because of virus infection. There may be some instances of a sudden drop in internet connection speed.
Reasons for TurboTax Error Code 42016
There can be multiple reasons why TurboTax error 42016 pops up on your computer screen. The causes of this error are somehow similar to that of Turbotax Error 2318 & Turbotax Error code 42015. These bugs can happen only during runtime if not properly addressed at the time of designing and testing. However, some of the main reasons are given below:
- Incomplete download of the TurboTax setup file.
- Because of memory problem, a bad graphics driver
- Virus infection or Poor Network connections.
The problem must be resolved at earliest to avoid further problems rather than identifying its cause. Given below are the ways to fix TurboTax error code 42016.
How to resolve TurboTax error 42016?
TurboTax error 42016 can be frustrating and annoying. However, resolve the issue by following some simple methods and then continue your tax preparation work. Given below are the lists of methods that you can use to get rid of the error:
1. Close Conflicting Programs
If you receive any runtime error, make sure that it is happening because of the programs that are conflicting with each other. To resolve this, the first thing you can do is to stop the conflicting programs. For this follow the steps given below:
- Click Ctrl-Alt-Del all at the same time to open Task Manager. By this, you will see the list of currently running programs.
- Then, go to the Processes tab and stop all the running programs one by one by selecting the program and clicking the End Process button.
- Must observe if any error message reoccurs each time you stop a process.
- Once it is identified that the error is caused by which program, move to the next troubleshooting step, reinstalling the application.
2. Update your Virus protection program or install the latest Windows Update
You can easily prevent or delete virus infection causing runtime error on your computer. For this, update your virus program and scan of the computer properly or, run Windows update in order to access the latest virus definition and its debugging technique.
3. Re-install Runtime Libraries
Error code 42016 may appear in system because of any updates which may not be properly installed in your system. In such cases, uninstall the current package and try to install it again. To uninstall the package, Go to the Programs and Features, find and package of the file to be uninstall and delete it. When it is uninstalled, reboot your system. It is generally recommended to download the latest redistributable package and then install it.
4. Reinstall Your Graphics Driver
If the error is because of a bad graphics driver, then follow the given below steps:
- Open your Device Manager and try to locate the graphics driver.
- Right click on the video card driver then click uninstall
- At last, restart your computer.
5. IE related Runtime Error
If the error is related to the Internet Explorer, go through the following steps:
- Reset your browser.
- For Windows 7, Click Start, go to Control Panel, and then click Internet Options appearing on the left side. Then click on ‘Advanced’ tab then finally on the Reset button.
- For Windows 8 and 10, click search and type Internet Options, then go to ‘Advanced’ tab and click Reset.
- Disable script debugging and error notifications.
- Go to Advanced tab and find out the Disable script debugging radio button.
- Put a check mark on the same.
- Uncheck the “Display a Notification about every Script Error” button at the same time and then click Apply and OK to reboot your computer.
