FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Neumo Records LLC is committed to providing complete, ongoing support for our HRS Pro software. Support is not covered for environmental issues such as installations. We have provided a User Guide and detailed FAQs that will most likely resolve your issue. Please review these prior to contacting support.
Before contacting support, please:
- Review the HRS Pro Frequently Asked Questions
- Review the HRS Pro User's Guide
- Check Version Information on whether a later version of HRS Pro should be installed
- Use the HRS Pro context sensitive help (press F1 on any HRS Pro screen)
- Use the Keyword Search in the HRS Pro Software Help file from the Help menu in HRS Pro
Who to contact for support:
- Contact the STATE when: you have questions regarding unclaimed property or details on submitting to the state. -----State Contact Info. within HRS Pro - State Guidelines option tab in HRS Pro, click on contact, select state
- Contact SUPPORT when: you are having an issue with the HRS Pro desktop application. -----Click on the Request Support button to send an email to HRS Pro Support.
-----State Contact Info. outside of HRS Pro - See FAQ how do I find state contact information?
-----By telephone, call 617-371-9900.
Enterprise edition expires once a year based on when the registration code was purchased.
- It will expire either June 15th -OR- December 15th.
- Before 6/1, registration code will expire on 12/15 of this year.
- Between 6/1 and 11/30, the registration code expires 6/15 of next year.
- Between 12/1 and 12/31 of this year, the registration code expires 12/15 next year.
However, if paying by credit card, you will not be able to renew until June/Dec 1st to ensure the expiration date is set correctly. If you are renewing by check, you can print an invoice 30 days prior to expiration. When selecting to pay by check, this will become your invoice; you should print this out for your records. Make your check payable and send your check to:
Neumo Records LLC
100 Hancock Street, 10th Floor
Quincy, MA 02171
For all other methods of payment, please email hrsprosupport@unclaimedproperty.com.
Once the enterprise edition is renewed, enter the registration code (help>registration info) and reconfigure the network path under Utilities > Configuration and Defaults.
HRS Pro has been tested extensively but is supplied as is, without warranty of any kind. Under no circumstances can Neumo Records LLC or the states to which you report, be held accountable for any loss of data or other damage which may occur as a result of using the Holder Reporting System.
You should be aware that HRS Pro is designed to be an aid to creating electronic unclaimed property reports: use of HRS Pro does not guarantee a fully compliant report.
You are responsible for reading the 'Instructions to Reporters' that is supplied by the states to which you report.
HRS Pro does include submission requirements for all states but it is recommended to check with the state for latest requirements and preferred delivery method before submitting unclaimed property reports to them.
HRS Pro is updated throughout the year. It's advised to review the Version Notes FAQ to see if you are on the latest build and to determine if there are any state requirement changes made.
To download the latest build, log into your account by clicking on Log In top right corner of screen. Once logged in, click on the License Information tab, there you will see a DOWNLOAD DESKTOP ENTERPRISE button.
- XP
- Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
HRS Pro has been known to be installed on a server (this is non-typical, not a supported environment, could be slower, sharing of memory space, and multi-user may have issues).
After installing the latest version, if your HRS Pro asks you to create a new user & holder, see the FAQ in the Installation section: After installation, my data has disappeared?
- Choose Tools from the Top Menu
- Select Internet Options / Security tab
- Notice the Internet Zone, select on top Click CUSTOM LEVEL button in the Security Settings window.
- Scroll down to DOWNLOADS section, select Enable AUTOMATIC PROMPTING FOR FILE DOWNLOADS.
If HRS Pro isn't configured to point to a network location where the data resides, then most likely it resides locally and isn't being backed up on a regular basis. To create a backup of your data, first make sure the HRS Pro application is closed.
- Right click on your start icon and select 'Windows Explorer'.
- In the directory path type: %localappdata%.
- Expand the HRS Pro folder. You should see a folder now called DATA. Copy this folder and paste it in another location for safekeeping.
If you do not see the DATA folder follow this FAQ titled 'What versions of Windows Operating Systems are supported?' for DATA locations.
- If this message is displayed during the download: try a different web browser and repeat the download process.
- If the download worked, but getting this after clicking on RUN: try saving the file first and then running it (right-click: Run as Administrator – sometimes this is necessary even if you are the administrator to the machine).
- Be sure you are installing to the same location as previously installed, that you are a Local Administrator, and no firewall or anti-virus is blocking the installation.
If you cannot get it to install, you may need to get your IT involved.
HRS Pro is a local installation and installing on a server is not a supported environment. HRS Pro can be configured to point to a DATA directory on the server, but the installation should remain as a local installation.
Also, make sure the user has proper rights set at C:\Program Files(x86 if 64-bit OS)\Wagers and Associates folder & %localappdata%\HRS Pro folder. Right click the folder, select Properties, then select the Security tab. This user should have both Read/Write options selected.
- Check to see if there is a DATA folder under C:\program files(x86 if 64-bit OS)\wagers and associates\hrs pro.
- If the folder exist, right click and select cut. Then on your desktop, right click and select paste.
- In Windows Explorer (right click on the start icon, select Windows Explorer) type this in the address line: %localappdata% look in the HRSPRO folder, do you also see a data folder?
- If there is a DATA folder, rename this to TestData.
- The Data folder that was pasted on your desktop, move that to the %localappdata%\HRSPRO folder.
- Launch HRS Pro and see if your data is there now.
- If the data is correct, delete the TestData folder under the %localappdata%\HRSPRO folder.
Be sure that the Registration Code is entered and the network path is specified under Utilities > Configuration and Defaults menu.
First, reinstall as an administrator that has the proper permissions to write to the windows registry.
If reinstalling doesn't work, manually register these files with the Start, Run entry box. This is assuming that c:\program files\wagers and associates\HRS Pro is where the program is installed at. First, (before trying the registry entries) check the subdirectory listed is correct. Secondly, check that a text file can be created and saved in the HRS Pro directory. If not, there are rights that need to be set from the "wagers and associates" subdirectory on down.
- regsvr32.exe C:\Program Files\Wagers And Associates\HRS Pro\ctToolBar.ocx /s
- regsvr32.exe C:\Program Files\Wagers And Associates\HRS Pro\ctNavBar.ocx /s
- regsvr32.exe C:\Program Files\Wagers And Associates\HRS Pro\ctListBar.ocx /s
- Install HRS Pro as an Administrator that has the proper rights to write to the windows registry.
- Launch HRS Pro. If still receiving error go to step 3, do not skip this step as if something should happen during step 4 your data can be lost.
- Create a backup copy of the existing DATA and LOCAL folders. Try locating the data folder using windows explorer. Look first in C:\Program Files(x86 is 64-bit OS)\Wagers And Associates\HRS Pro\DATA. If that folder is empty or does not exist, look in %localappdata%\hrspro\data (you can type this in the address line in windows explorer). Once you locate the data folder, make sure the files in the data folder are not read-only and Write/Read are checked under security for that folder (right click on folder, select properties, and then select the security tab). If you using the Enterprise edition your data may reside on a network drive.
- Then from your computer's Start menu select All Programs > HRS Pro > then click on hrs_rebuild. Follow the directions when completed.
- Try launching HRS Pro again.
The solution is to delete any VFP9*.* files in \Windows\System32.
Also do a search of the users 'C' drive for these resource files: FoxUser.dbf / FoxUser.fpt. If you find either of these resource files do the following:
- Close HRS Pro
- Delete FoxUser.dbf
- Delete FoxUser.fpt
- Restart HRS Pro
If these steps do not work, try loading HRS Pro on another workstation as this is an environmental specific issue.
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders
It should be set to %USERPROFILE%\appdata\local, most likely it is set to local setting
Once updated, you will need to reboot your computer
HRS Pro should not be installed on the desktop. You will need to uninstall HRS Pro and install to the default location which is: c:\program files (x86 for 64 bit)\wagers and associates\HRS Pro.
- Make sure you are installing to the previous location
- That you have proper Admin rights to install and write to the Windows Registry
- Make sure Firewall or Antivirus isn't blocking the installation
- Try a different web browser
- HRS Pro Template Spreadsheet can be found within HRS Pro. Click on the Utilities menu, select Import Data and then look for the link to 'Open Excel Template File'. Once you click on the link the spreadsheet will open in Excel.
- It is recommended to SAVE the template with a new filename in order to preserve the empty template for future import processes.
- Template MUST also be SAVED AS a “Microsoft Excel 5.0/95 Workbook” (which has a limitation of 16,384 rows) or “CSV (comma-delimited)” (which has no limitation of rows. (Only Excel .xls (or .CSV) properly imports, .xlsx is a compressed file that does not import).
- For CSV File Import, choose .XLS Spreadsheet Template as the template file type.
- Do not edit the CSV file. If corrections need to be made open the .XSL file, edit as needed, then save as .CSV file (replace existing file).
Note: copy each column by column. Only paste VALUES so that the column formats do not change (such as text, date, numeric formats). Maintain the order of the columns in the HRS Pro Template Spreadsheet. Column widths need to be maintained. Do NOT enter return characters or line wraps in comments or addresses.
Please Open Excel Template File and copy the data to the new spreadsheet. Please note, column T is now used for DELETED SHARES and the subsequent data elements shifted to columns U through DB.
If you import a template and receive a validation error: LAST TRANSACTION DATE required for all properties, and you have entered dates for all properties in column A then you may be importing an old version of the import template.
Please follow the instructions above or insert a column after S – Reported Shares, column T should now be blank, save and re-import.
- Check there is a first owner lastname in column AD.
- Check that there is NO TOTAL ROW at the bottom of the spreadsheet.
- Check that the 3rd column has no values.
- Check for excessively wide addresses or comments and abbreviate if possible.
- Check for carriage returns or wraps in addresses or comments and remove these.
If you are still getting the error message, recheck that you are saving your template spreadsheet as an Excel .XLS (5.0/95 workbook), or save as a .CSV (comma-delimited) file.
If you are unable to resolve the problem, try copy/pasting just a few rows from your existing template into a new template and then importing into a new datatset. Keep doing this until you run into the error. You will need to delete the test datasets you have created.
- Check that there are no empty dates.
- Check that date format should look like 3/14/1998 in cell format.
- Check that the SSN field does not start with a letter.
- Check that the zip code field does not start with a letter.
Review the HRS Pro Help within the Desktop application.
It may also be very helpful to view Frequently Asked Questions and Version Notes.
- Install HRS Pro on the new computer (be sure and install with administrative rights).
- Open HRS Pro while logged in with the account that will be running the HRS Pro software.
- Add a new user and new holder when prompted. This creates a DATA directory and all tables at %localappdata%\HRSPRO for Vista, Win7, Win8, and Win10 operating systems.
- Close HRS Pro.
- Copy the DATA folder from old computer (the whole folder, not just the contents of the folder) and replace the current DATA folder on the new computer: %localappdata%\HRSPRO.
- Have the user log into HRS Pro. This should show contents that were copied from the old computer.
***Do not copy other subdirectories other than the DATA directory from the old computer***
Once you enter the registration code (Help > Registration Info) on the workstation you want to transfer the data to a shared network drive, this code allows you to configure within HRS Pro a shared network location. To configure HRS Pro to point to a shared network location select the Utilities menu, Configuration and Defaults, then on the Alternative Data Path field (defaults to \DATA if empty) click on Change.
The HRS Pro software when seeing an empty subdirectory being pointed to, will ask about copying the local data to the location specified. When this location is entered, all users will be able to access the data once the network location is configured on each workstation.
For each workstation that will be accessing the same data will need to have the registration code entered, and then network configured as above. Once a data directory resides on the network, you will not be prompted on the additional workstations to move the data, you will just enter the network location.
Yes, you can access the Merge Document in PDF format, at this link: Merge Databases
Be sure to read the document in its entirety before performing the merge process as this process is technical in nature and should require someone with technical understanding. Please consult with your IT department for further guidance when performing the merge process.
- Owner state is CO. In the spreadsheet template this would be owner 1's state.
- The comments are not really long in the spreadsheet template.
- Empty out any values in Column C, Property Category in the spreadsheet template.
HRS Pro gets installed at the C:\Program Files(x86-if using a 64 bit OS)\Wagers and Associates\HRS Pro. However, the DATA (Vista, Win7, Win8, Win10) is installed by default on the local machine at: %localappdata%\HRSPRO\DATA. Windows XP the data resides here: C:\Program Files\Wagers and Associates\HRSPRO\DATA. Since most times your local system does not get backed up, you would need to manually back up the DATA folder and save it to a different location.
Data resides on a network location:When configuring HRS Pro to point the data to a network location, the data then can reside on a network drive where there is generally a backup scheduled. Therefore, the data would automatically be backed up based on your IT policy.
If HRS Pro has not been configured to point the data to a network location, most likely you have not performed a data backup. If you have a backup of your data follow the instructions as they are written below:
If you have a backup of your DATA.
- Download and install HRS Pro onto another working computer as an Admin.
- Start HRS Pro with the login account of who will be using HRS Pro.
- Create a User and Holder (or Company) as prompted which creates all the data tables.
- Copy the backup DATA folder and replace the existing DATA folder at %localappdata%\HRSPRO\DATA location.
If a backup cannot be found, look for possible backups of the DATA folder by searching for "HRS.DBC" in the most likely network drives. If you cannot find a backup, there is no way to recover the data.
- Click on Utilities menu.
- Click on Configuration and Defaults menu.
- Click on the Owner Letters tab.
Instructions:
- Install the latest version of HRS Pro, if needed on the computer that has previous year's data.
- Prepare an empty subdirectory on the network drive, in an area that all users will have read/write rights.
- Enter the Registration code in HRS Pro, top menu choice of Help, About.
- Enter the path to that empty subdirectory in HRS Pro, Utilities, Configuration screen.
- Respond YES to copy all data over to that empty subdirectory.
IMPORTANT: Do the computer with the most data first, completing #3,4,5.
Repeat steps 1, 3, 4 on the other workstations that will be sharing the data.
If you are receiving an Error #12 it is from trying to import a custom template, which used to be an SDF type. This version has not been supported since June of 2012 when the template was updated. Recently, we have done some extensive database and template updates which has caused this custom template to stop working.
The only supported method for importing data into HRS Pro is using the spreadsheet template that is provided for you within HRS Pro. Since the provided template has very specific formatting, users will copy and paste just the values into the template within HRS Pro, and then import the template into a new dataset. NOTE: when pasting, be sure to right click and select the option 'Values' only.
Error 13 is due to mineral interest state missing in the mineral interest section. The only states that accept mineral interest details within HRS Pro are OK, AR & TX. All other states would not have the mineral interest defined. Make sure you are using the latest template within the software or it will cause validation errors.
To resolve this error you can either edit each property record by adding the state to the mineral interest tab or correct the spreadsheet template (using latest version) by entering the state for the mineral interest and then re-import into a new dataset.
DataSets cannot be merged together. You can use the export feature under the Holder Reports menu 'Export'. This will allow you to export the report as an CSV or XLS file type. Then you can use the spreadsheet template and copy/paste the data content into the correct column on the template from each report exported.
After you combine the data into the new template, you can create a new DataSet and import the template.
HRS Pro creates two different types of the NAUPA II files based on state requirements:
- .HDE
- .TXT
HRS Pro knows which file extension should be assigned to each particular state. All states accept the NAUPA II format.
Prior to June 2019 the non-encrypted file was saved as a .HRS file. This was changed to .TXT to avoid problems with renaming the file extensions for states that do not accept .HRS files.Click on the link below to download the NAUPA Revised (NAUPA II) Electronic Reporting Standard (in PDF format).
Algorithm: SHA256
Hash:6D751B47458457C254A98D531E4D964E348176B3C77B9189C39130CF6AC16E8D
Use this link to download the latest HRS Pro Enterprise Desktop edition:
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Rebranding:
Installer: changed License Agreement HRS Pro Setup to Neumo HRS Pro Setup
NAUPA file Output: changed SUMM-CREATOR in Summary Record (9) to NEUMO
Changed HRS Pro to NEUMO HRS Pro on Main window, Registration Info. and About HRS Pro
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Fixed Bug: Mineral Interest Record (4 or 8) produced when a data set for AR, ND, OK or TX is changed to a state that does not accept the additional mineral interest record. NAUPA files no longer produce the 4 or 8 record for states other than AR, ND, OK or TX.
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Fixed Bug: Owner3 – First Name validation, changed column for Owner3 Corporate status from BZ to BT.
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Please note this is not needed if creating NAUPA files using HRS Pro (Standard or Enterprise editions).
HRS Pro has been tested extensively but is supplied as is, without warranty of any kind. Under no circumstances can Avenu Unclaimed Property Systems LLC or the states to which you report, be held accountable for any loss of data or other damage which may occur as a result of using the Holder Reporting System.
You should be aware that HRS Pro is designed to be an aid to creating electronic unclaimed property reports: use of HRS Pro does not guarantee a fully compliant report. You are responsible for reading the "Instructions to Reporters" that is supplied by the states to which you report.
HRS Pro does include submission requirements for all states but it is recommended to check with the state for latest requirements and preferred delivery method before submitting unclaimed property reports to them.
After registering you would have received an email confirming your email address entered during registration. If you did not receive this email be sure to check your spam or junk folder. If you still cannot locate the email, click on Login and select Resend Email Verification option.
If you are not receiving any type of email, check with your IT staff to determine if the email is being blocked the email would come from DONOTREPLY@unclaimedproperty.com.
Click on Register.
You will be directed to the purchase details screen to select which method of payment you will be providing. Either pay by credit card or by check (all other methods such as ACH, you must email support). Once payment is received your account will be switched to the Enterprise edition. To confirm what edition you are using, click on 'Manage Account' in the top right corner of the application.
Paying by credit card, you have the option to print your receipt and one will also be emailed to you at the email address you provided.
If you have already created an account and would like to upgrade, see the FAQ while logged into the application on upgrading from the Standard to the Enterprise edition.
Please note this is not needed if creating NAUPA files using HRS Pro (Standard or Enterprise editions).