Error Reading The Qbregistration.dat File
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in to Go to QuickBooks.com QuickBooks Learn & Support Home QuickBooks Help Last modified QuickBooks, United States Error: QuickBooks has a problem in reading this registration file: qbregistration.dat When starting QuickBooks Desktop, the Loading QuickBooks screen appears temporarily, then the qbregistration.dat location error appears: Why this is happening This error usually occurs if there has been damage
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to the MSXML component of Windows. Other possible causes include: Issues with User Account Control settings. Having Norton 360 (or a similar Norton quickbooks entitlement file location product) installed and running while QuickBooks is being installed or updated. Corrupted QuickBooks installation files resulting from an incomplete "clean install." Note: following these steps will not affect the data in your Company File. How to fix it quickbooks removal tool Intuit recommends 3 solutions for this problem. The first solution may solve your problem, or you may need to try all of them to resolve the issue. For best results, perform the solutions in the order shown. Important: These troubleshooting steps may help resolve your issue. They focus on the Windows operating system, which is not an Intuit product. Intuit recommends that if you are not comfortable doing these steps on your own, you find the
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expert assistance that you need by consulting your computer's manufacturer or a Windows expert. If the difficulty persists after performing these steps, contact your computer's manufacturer or Microsoft. Solution 1: Toggle UAC on or off Toggle User Account Control settings Solution 2: Repair the MSXML component Download the msxml.msi file from Microsoft. Save the file to your desktop. Once the file has been saved, on your keyboard, press Windows + R to open the Run window. In the Open field, enter msiexec.exe /fvaum "%userprofile%\Desktop\msxml.msi" and click OK. When the installation is complete, click OK. Create or re-create the qbregistration.dat file, as needed. Register the MSXML DLL files: Windows 10/8/7 or Vista 32-bit Press the Windows button and type cmd. Right-click on Command Prompt and choose Run as Administrator from the bottom of the screen. Type regsvr32 MSXML3.dll and press the Enter key. You should see a message saying "DllRegisterServer in msxml3.dll succeeded". Click OK. Type regsvr32 MSXML4.dll, and press the Enter key. You should see a message saying "DllRegisterServer in msxml4.dll succeeded". Click OK. Note: if MSXML 4.dll fails to register you may need to temporarily turn off User Account Control (UAC). Be sure to turn it back on when you're done. Type regsvr32 MSXML6.dll, and press the Enter key. You should see a message saying "DllRegisterServer in msxml4.dll succeeded". Click OK. Try starting Q
in to Go to QuickBooks.com × Close Why do you want to report this? Spam Profanity Threats/Abuse Inappropriate Virus/Danger Broken Links Other Back to search results how to fix cannot access qbregistration.dat file after a HD problem had a HD problem and fixed it. now cannot open QB. get an error 00000 39056 and cannot access qbregistration.dat it may be read only. when i looked in the directory there is no such file. how to fix this if i do not have th install CD? 1 comment × Close Why do you want to report this? Spam Profanity Threats/Abuse Inappropriate Virus/Danger Broken https://community.intuit.com/articles/1020826-error-quickbooks-has-a-problem-in-reading-this-registration-file-qbregistration-dat Links Other @polymathicjon , May I know what product and version do you have so I can provide you a direct link installer? Thanks, :) IntuitNed Comment View more Asked by polymathicjon QuickBooks Pro, United States Options Edit Ask for details Archive hide info × Close Why do you want to report this? Spam Profanity Threats/Abuse Inappropriate Virus/Danger Broken Links Other Answer Hello polymathicjon,☺Good day.If you still get the error, https://community.intuit.com/questions/1134759-how-to-fix-cannot-access-qbregistration-dat-file-after-a-hd-problem we can do basic steps first and see if it will get rid of the error/s. Here are the steps:Suppress the Desktop While Starting QuickBooks Press and hold the Ctrl key. Double click your QuickBooks program icon. Hold the Ctrl key until QuickBooks starts and displays the No Company Open window. Suppress the Desktop While Opening a Company File Click your company data file in the No Company Open Window. Press and hold the Alt key. Click the Open button. Hold the Alt key until the log in window appears. Release the Alt key. Enter your user name and password. Press and hold the Alt key. Click OK and hold the Alt key until your file is completely open. QuickBooks will display a blank desktop. Please update us, thanks. :) Was this answer helpful? Yes No IntuitNed Employee 2 comments × Close Why do you want to report this? Spam Profanity Threats/Abuse Inappropriate Virus/Danger Broken Links Other This would not work because the qbregistration.dat file is damaged or missing and the easy option at this point is to uninstall and re-install QuickBooks. There are other steps to fix qbregistration.dat but they are little bit more complex. Amrit × Clo
in to Go to QuickBooks.com × Close Why do you want to report this? Spam Profanity Threats/Abuse Inappropriate Virus/Danger Broken Links Other Back to search results Create or re-create https://community.intuit.com/questions/1198110-create-or-re-create-the-qbregistration-dat-file-2014-and-older-versions the qbregistration.dat file (2014 and older versions) Comment Asked by QuickBooks Help QuickBooks 2014 & Older, United States Options Edit Ask for details Archive hide info × Close Why do you want to http://kb.reckon.com.au/issue_view.asp?ID=289 report this? Spam Profanity Threats/Abuse Inappropriate Virus/Danger Broken Links Other Recommended Answer If the qbregistration.dat file is not created, created incorrectly, or becomes corrupted, you can create it yourself manually. Note: following error reading these steps will not effect the data in your Company File. Detailed instructionsFor the steps below, you will need your license and product numbers. How to locate your license and product numbers To find your license and product numbers: For a downloaded product, look in the purchase confirmation email you received from Intuit. If you purchased QuickBooks on CD, look for the a brightly colored sticker error reading the on the original CD envelope. ProAdvisors: You can locate your installation codes on the ProAdvisor Software & Licenses page (login required). If you have previously registered your QuickBooks software, you can get help finding your license number or key code with our License and Key Code Lookup tool. (ProAdvisors: This tool will not work for licenses included in your ProAdvisor software package, but it will work for copies of QuickBooks you ordered separately). If you have not previously registered your QuickBooks software our knowledgebase article on missing or illegible installation numbers may help. To create the qbregistration.dat file: Browse to the QuickBooks folder where qbregistration.dat should be located. The folder location depends on your version of Windows: Note: If you do not see the folders listed, you need enable Windows to show hidden folders: Windows 8 On your keyboard, press Windows + E to open the Computer window. Click the View at the top of the window. Select Hidden Files if not already selected. Windows 7 or Vista Right-click the Windows Start button and choose Explore. Click Organize and select Folder and Search Options. Click the View tab and select the Show hidden files and folders option. Click O
289 Category: Accounts - Business Range - Desktop & Hosted (previously QuickBooks) Status: Resolved Views: 3868 Question: Why am I receiving the Error: QuickBooks has a problem in reading this registration file: qbregistration.dat? Solution: When starting QuickBooks, the "Loading QuickBooks..." screen appears temporarily, and then the following error message appears:QuickBooks has a problem in reading this registration file. You need to ask your system administrator to REMOVE this file and re-install QuickBooks C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Common Files\Intuit\QuickBooks\QBRegistration.datThis error usually occurs if there has been damage to the MSXML component of Windows.Note: This has been known to occur after installing an update to Symantec's Norton 360 security software suite.This error may also occur even if Norton 360 is not installed on the computer.In order to fix the problem, you will need to repair the damaged MSXML 4 component.Disable your anti-virus or anti-spyware program.To install or repair the MSXML 4:Download the msxml.msi [2.3MB] installation file from Microsoft's MSXML 4.0 Service Pack3 Web page provided in the link below and save it to local disk C:http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=7f6c0cb4-7a5e-4790-a7cf-9e139e6819c0Windows XP:Click the Windows Start button and select Run. Enter msiexec.exe /fvaum c:\msxml.msi in the Open field and click OK.Windows Vista:Click the Windows Logo button. Enter msiexec.exe /fvaum c:\msxml.msi in the Start Search field and press Enter.Install QuickBooks after the MSXML 4 installation is finished.Enable your anti-virus or anti-spyware program.Need more help?Ask the Reckon Community at: https://community.reckon.com.au/reckon. Related Issues: No related issue is available. Submitted: 19/06/2009 Modified: 26/02/2014 Did this solution answer your question ? Please leave a comment, click here. Please leave a comment with a maximum of 250 characters in length. Rate how well this question was answered. 100% 75% 50% 25% 0%