SEE Cram - Troubleshooting and FAQ



  1. I purchased SEE Cram.  How do I get the software?
  2. I want to purchase additional licenses for SEE Cram.  How do I do that?
  3. I purchased SEE Cram before I installed the Free Trial.  The Free Trial does not work on my PC.  What do I do?
  4. My virus protection says SEE Cram carries a virus.  What do I do?
  5. I am getting the message: "Setup needs you to restart your computer before it can continue". What do I do?
  6. Setup won't let me install.  It says I don't have permission.
  7. I am getting the message: "Setup is trying to replace {filex}, but the existing {filex} is newer - do you want to keep the file?"
  8. I am getting the message: "Setup is trying to update {filex}, but {filex} is in use and cannot be modified."
  9. I have installed SEE Cram with administrator permissions, but a user without administrator permissions cannot run SEE Cram. What do I do?
  10. My problem is not listed here.  What do I do?




1.  I purchased SEE Cram.  How do I get the software?
  • Check your email:  As soon as you completed your purchase, two emails were sent to the email address you provided when you made your purchase.  The first email is your invoice/receipt.  The second email contains your download link, and information on how to install SEE Cram.
  • Check your Spam blocker and junk folders. Make sure you can receive email from store@phoenixtax.com.
  • We can re-send your download link:  If you accidentally deleted the email we sent, or need us to re-send it for any reason, please email store@phoenixtax.com.
2.  I want to purchase additional licenses for SEE Cram.  How do I do that?

Contact us for volume pricing.  Please send an email to courses@phoenixtax.com.  A representative will contact you as soon as possible, usually within 24 hours.  You may also contact us by phone during business hours:  Monday - Friday 9AM-5PM Pacific Time 1-800-879-1099.

3.  I purchased SEE Cram before I installed the Free Trial.  The Free Trial does not work on my PC.  What do I do?

If you have not installed and activated the purchased version of SEE Cram, we can give you a full refund.  Please send an email with your order number to store@phoenixtax.com

4.  My virus protection says SEE Cram Demo has a virus.  What do I do?

SEE Cram and SEE Cram Demo are virus free.  We use McAfee and Symantec Virus protection software.  Some lesser-known anti-virus programs -ViRobot and BellSouth Antivirus are two examples, will sometimes falsely report that SEE Cram carries a virus. ANY install program can be flagged as a virus if it tries to modify registry settings or make use of the temp folder.  To complete the install, you can disable your virus protection until the install is complete.  If this option concerns you, there are other options:

1.  Try different virus protection software (McAfee or Symantec).
2.  Don't install SEE Cram Demo.  We would never want you to install our program if you are uncomfortable with it. 
3.  You can try submitting our file to your virus protection company for analysis.

5.  I am getting the message: "Setup needs you to restart your computer before it can continue"

This is normal, especially for pre-Windows 2000 systems that have little or no software installed. Simply clicking either the [YES] button, or the [NEXT] button, or the [IGNORE] button will almost always produce a successful installation.  Rarely, even after you have restarted your computer, setup continually prompts you to restart the computer, over and over again.  To solve this problem, reboot your computer into "Safe Mode". When you do this, SEE Cram will install properly (you may have to reboot the system one time, but when you do, reboot into safe mode). Once you have installed SEE Cram, you can reboot your computer into regular mode again, and everything should work fine.

6.  Setup won't let me install.  It says I don't have permission.

This happens because the setup will need to make several registry entries, and, register some system components, both of which require proper admin access. Make sure SEE Cram is being installed by a user with admin rights. This may be your tech support department, or, someone in your IT department, or, perhaps you have an admin login yourself you use for such things.

7.  I am getting the message: "Setup is trying to replace {filex}, but the existing {filex} is newer - do you want to keep the file?"

This is normal, Simply clicking either the [YES] button, or the [NEXT] button, or the [IGNORE] button will almost always produce a successful installation.

8.  I am getting the message: "Setup is trying to update {filex}, but {filex} is in use and cannot be modified."

This is normal, Simply clicking either the [YES] button, or the [NEXT] button, or the [IGNORE] button will almost always produce a successful installation.

9.   I have installed SEE Cram with administrator permissions, but a user without administrator permissions cannot run SEE Cram. What do I do?

You will want to install into one of the following two paths:

c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\SEECram\
c:\documents and settings\{your_account_name}\application data\SEECram\

- make sure you substitute {your_account_name} with your windows user name (for example: bob).

19.  My problem is not listed here.  What do I do?

Please submit any techical questions by email to techsupport@phoenixtax.com.
We cannot provide technical support over the phone.