QuickBooks is a leading bookkeeping software in its category in the software industry. The software performs dependable accounting and provides users with precise financial reports to make profitable business decisions. But the software can sometimes get affected by internal issues that affect its output. QuickBooks Error 1904 develops when the software installation fails on your computer. If you also faced trouble installing QuickBooks due to this error, go through this blog to learn the reasons for this error and the effective ways to remove it from your PC.
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Reasons
QuickBooks installation fails on your computer due to the occurrence of the following conditions on your PC-
- The user account settings in your Windows are incorrect, causing the installation to fail.
- The User Account Control settings forbid QuickBooks installation on your computer.
- Windows components are damaged, causing a malfunction in the Windows Installer.
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Solutions
QuickBooks installation won’t be affected by this after using the methods given below-
Solution 1- Sign in using your Windows admin account
QuickBooks will fail to install if your Windows account doesn’t has permission to access the files in the system drives or install new applications on your PC. You must sign in using your Windows Admin account to grant Windows installer access to essential files and prevent it from getting blocked by the Windows Firewall. Use the steps given below-
- Type ‘cmd’ in the search panel and right-click Command Prompt in the search results.
- Tap Run as Administrator.
- Type net user administrator /active:yes accurately in the black screen and press Enter.
- Close the command prompt window and sign out of your account using the Windows Start button menu.
- Sign in using your Windows Administrator account.
- Now open the file explorer and go to C:\Program Files\Common Folder.
- Right-click the common folder and select Properties.
- Go to the Security tab and click the Users option below Group and Username.
- Select your user account and click the checkboxes for Modify, Read, Write, List folder contents, read and execute.
- Click Apply at the bottom of the tab to save the settings.
Try installing QuickBooks and switch back to the regular account using the steps below-
- Use the Windows Start menu to sign out of your Admin account and sign in again with your regular account.
- Run the Command prompt in Administrator mode and type net user administrator /active:no.
- Press Enter and close the Window.
If QuickBooks fails to install again, jump to the next solution.
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Solution 2- Fix issues with the QuickBooks Install Diagnostic tool
QuickBooks tool hub can be used to rectify the issues while installing QuickBooks. Use the steps given below-
- Launch the QuickBooks Tool hub and go to the Installation Issues menu.
- Select the Run QuickBooks Install Diagnostic tool option and let the tool repair the issues.
- Try installing QuickBooks again on your computer.
Conclusion
The reasons QuickBooks Error 1904 stops the software installation on a computer are discussed in this blog. We hope you’ll execute the methods described in the blog to eliminate the issues and install QuickBooks on your computer successfully.
If you encounter issues while executing the techniques, take the help of a QB expert available at 1.855.738.2784.
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