Set access permissions for QuickBooks services
3. Try opening your
QuickBooks company file.
4. Check startup options
on the QuickBooks service and restart it.
1. Click the Windows
Start button:
§ Windows 7 or Windows Vista:
In the Search field, enter services.msc and press Enter.
§ Windows XP:
Click Run and type services.msc in the Run field and click
OK.
2. Right-click QuickBooksDBXX
in the list, and select properties.
3. Change the Startup
type to Automatic.
4. In the Service
status section, click the Stop button.
5. In the same section,
click the Start button.
5. Re-scan the folder your
company file is in again (Solution 2, Step 2).
If you still see the error, try the next solution.
Add your server to the Windows hosts file
Important: Use the IP address and Computer name from Solution 1, Step
2.
Note: If the following resolves the issue, this may indicate your
server is using a Dynanmic IP address or there is an issue in the DNS settings
of the network. Intuit recommends you notify your IT person of the changes made
so they can investigate the DNS and IP settings of the network.
1. On the workstation
where you see the error, open the Windows hosts file.
§ (C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc\)
using Notepad.
§ Open Notepad as
Windows Admin if necessary.
2. Place the insertion
point after the last IP address listed and type the server’s IP address.
3. Press the TAB key
once, and type the server name.
4. From the File
menu, choose Save. From the same menu, choose Exit.
5. Try opening your
company file.
If you still see the error, try the next solution.
