QuickBooks Won’t Open

Often QuickBooks users face trouble since at the end of the day it is just software.

One of the most common problems which QuickBooks users often experience is that QuickBooks Desktop won’t open or doesn’t start.

Although this issue can severely impact day-to-day business operations, it can be easily fixed with some easy steps.

What is QuickBooks Won’t Start is all about?

QuickBooks often fails to start and the owner fails to perform any bookkeeping function from it. This results in hampering the business process and eventually the productivity too.

For a better understanding, here is an image of the error that emerges when QuickBooks won’t start.

Why the QuickBooks won’t Start?

There are ample reasons why your QuickBooks won’t start, some of which are mentioned below:

• Corrupted hard disk
• Damaged or missing QBWUSER.INI file
• Company name is too long
• QuickBooks Desktop is installed incorrectly
• Operating system is out of date.

How to Fix the QuickBooks Won’t Start Problem?

Step 1: Close the particular QBW32.exe process

Step 2: Delete the QuickBooks application.

Step 3: Download and restart the QuickBooks desktop application. Once restarted, you will have a new system. Try to see if QuickBooks works.

Step 4: Register again QuickBooks-related elements in Windows.

Note: In case the QuickBooks is unregistered, do the following:

• Step 1: On the screen, press OK and close the particular product information screen
• Step 2: Select the Help option and select Activate QuickBooks
• Follow the instructions present on the screen and authenticate the information to finish the activation process

Step 5: QuickBooks installation repair

Step 6: Clean it and then install the software.

Note: Avoid clicking your QuickBooks too many times when it works is working slowly. This can change the QuickBooks functions and hence can make the process slow.

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