Your Step-by-Step Guide to Fix QuickBooks Error 1904

Facing QuickBooks error 1904 while trying to install the QuickBooks Desktop application on the computer? If yes, stay tuned to this post until the end to know what exactly you need to do. You might be getting an error message of the error code, displaying, “[file path / name / extension] failed to register.” Generally, such an installation error gets triggered when the folder containing QuickBooks installation files needs additional permissions. However, there are several other reasons that can trigger installation error 1904.

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What causes QuickBooks error code 1904?

The followings are all the possible reasons that can trigger QuickBooks error code 1904:

1. Windows can’t access the folder containing QuickBooks installation files due to a lack of required permissions.
2. Any QuickBooks installation file might have been corrupted or damaged.

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What are some options for resolving QuickBooks error 1904?

Solution 1) Grant permissions to the folder containing the QuickBooks installation file

Step 1) Sign in to the system using the admin account

1. Select the Windows Start menu, type “CMD” into the search box, and then right-click Command Prompt.
2. Choose the Run as administrator option.
3. If prompted, enter the admin password of Windows.
4. On the command window, you need to type “net user administrator/active:yes” and press the Enter key.
5. Press Alt + F4 keys together to close the command window,
6. Select the Windows Start menu and then click on the Sign out option.
7. Now, sign in to the system using the account named Administrator.

After following the aforementioned steps, try to install QuickBooks Desktop on the computer.

Step 2) Change user permissions of the Common Files folder

1. Select the Windows Start menu, and open File Explorer by typing “File Explorer” into the search box.
2. Navigate to the following path: C:\Program Files\Common Files.
3. Right-click the Common Files folder, and then choose the Properties option.
4. Select the Security tab, then select the Edit option.
5. In Group or user names, choose the Users option.
6. Under the Permissions for Users section, allow the following permissions: Modify, Read & execute, List folder contents, Read, Write.
7. Select the Apply option, then press the OK button.

After following the aforementioned steps, try to install QuickBooks Desktop on the computer.

Solution 2) Run the QuickBooks Install Diagnostic tool from the QuickBooks Tool Hub

1. At first, get the QuickBooks Tool Hub of the1.4.0.0 version on the computer.
2. Click on the installation file (QuickBooksToolHub,exe) and follow the steps you see on the computer screen.
3. To complete the QuickBooks Tool Hub installation, agree to the terms and conditions.
4. Select the Installation Issues tab in the QuickBooks Tool Hub.
5. Allow the QuickBooks Install Diagnostic Tool to run by selecting it from the drop-down menu.
6. Once the tool completes the repair, restart the computer and try to install QuickBooks again.

Conclusion

If you can’t resolve QuickBooks error 1904 even after following all the troubleshooting solutions mentioned in this post, there is a great possibility that the Microsoft MSXML component, which helps The license information is retrieved by QuickBooks from the QBregistration. dat is an unregistered file. We suggest you try to register the MSXML DLL files and see whether this fixes the error or not. For additional troubleshooting assistance, you can get in touch with our QuickBooks error experts by dialing 1.855.738.2784.

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