Measures to rectify QuickBooks invalid product number error

QuickBooks POS is a well-known bookkeeping software among retail store owners around the world. However, users sometimes encounter QuickBooks invalid product number error while launching the software. If QB POS fails to open on your PC due to this error, read this complete blog to figure out its causes and the appropriate methods to eliminate it.

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Why your QuickBooks POS gets affected by this issue?

You might sometimes receive an invalid product number POS warning while transferring your financial data to QuickBooks Desktop. The primary reasons for the occurrence of this QB POS issue on your PC are mentioned below-

• QuickBooks Point of Sale cannot access its program files on your system due to restrictions of the Windows firewall or any other antivirus.
• The QB POS entitlement folder data has been damaged, and the software develops errors when processing the files.
• The QB POS malfunctions due to an incorrect product number entered while installing the software on your PC.

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Useful methods to remove the error from your QB POS

You’ll face trouble running the financial exchange with QB Desktop or opening POS on your PC. Some effective techniques to deal with this QB POS issue on your PC are described in detail below-

Solution 1- Delete the files damaged inside the Entitlement Client folder

QB POS uses the Entitlement Client folder to store its launch configuration files in an encrypted format, including the product license number and all the registration details. If any of these files get damaged, you’ll face QuickBooks POS error 176109 during the start-up, and the software will fail to launch. You must remove the damaged files to fix the issue, which can either done manually or using the Cleat Entitlement file tool, readily available on the official QB website. Download the tool and proceed with the steps given underneath-

1. Open the Clear Entitlement File tool package after it is downloaded to unzip its contents.
2. Launch QuickBooks POS on your PC to complete the registration after the tool is completely installed.

You can also delete the files from the Entitlement Client folder as shown in these steps-

1. Navigate to C:\Program Data\Intuit\Entitlement Client\V8 or V6 on your PC.
2. Press Ctrl+A to select all the folder files and right-click on them.
3. Tap Delete in the options list and click Yes to confirm the deletion.

If you still run into the error while launching QB POS, try the next solution.

Solution 2- Rename the WSActivity file in the POS folder

Invalid Product number warning 176109 can also block the QB POS launch if the WSActivity file gets corrupted and fails to run. The following steps will help you recreate the file-

1. Launch the file explorer and visit C:\Program Data\Intuit\QuickBooks Point of SaleXX\ini.
2. Right-click on the WSActivity file inside the folder and tap Rename.
3. Add ‘OLD’ at the beginning of the file name, and do not make any other changes.
4. Save the file and delete the Entitlement Client folder files again.

Conclusion

This blog thoroughly explains why QuickBooks invalid product number error appears when you launch Point of Sale on your PC. The techniques to counter the POS error are also discussed in the blog, and we hope you use them to run QB POS errorlessly on your PC.

Speak to our QB expert at 1.855.738.2784 to eliminate the issue quickly from your PC.

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