Tally Solutions aggressively protects its IP. Patching is a violation of the Tally End User License Agreement (EULA). While Tally rarely sues individual small businesses, using a patched version in an audit can lead to professional disrepute and CA certification issues.
Since Tally 7.2 expects a hardware dongle or old Windows environment, install Oracle VirtualBox or VMware Player and set up: tally 7.2 patch file download
Then install Tally 7.2 inside the VM. The software will run in "Educational/Trial mode" because there is no dongle. Trial mode restricts voucher count and printing. But for viewing old data, this is acceptable. Tally Solutions aggressively protects its IP
If you need to edit or continue using your old data, patching is a dead end. Consider these superior options: Then install Tally 7