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Causes of QuickBooks Error 1618 and accurate ways to Fix

July 20, 2023
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QuickBooks is a one-stop solution for all the problems that are bound to occur in business accounting. It can be human-persuaded mistakes or discrepancies during reconciliation. The software is preferred because of its reliable bookkeeping and the features it has to offer. Even being the best software in the market, QuickBooks can sometimes get affected due to random internal errors. QuickBooks Error 1618 develops in the software while updating or installing the software. If you also encountered this error in your QuickBooks, continue reading the blog to figure out its reasons and the measures you can take against it.

A QB support team is always reachable at +1(855)-738-0359 for troubleshooting issues in the software.

About the issue

You will run into error 1618 in QuickBooks while updating or installing QuickBooks when the background processes of the software stop responding or suddenly crash. This can be due to the occupancy of resources by some different programs running on your PC. In any case, QuickBooks will fail to install, and you’ll see error codes on your screen with a message that another program is being updated. A lag in your system is bound to occur after the error codes appear on your screen. You must fix this error before updating or installing your QuickBooks again.

Reasons

Here are some of the reasons QB error 1618 occurs while updating/installing QuickBooks-

  • The installation file you are using has been damaged and is now in an unsupported format.
  • The User Account Control settings do not allow QuickBooks installation on your PC.
  • MSIEXEC.exe has started running in the background.

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Solutions

Here are some of the methods that can help you remove QuickBooks Desktop error 1618 from your system-

Solution 1- Make sure MSIEXEC.exe is not running in the background

The Windows Installer uses MISEXEC.exe to fetch installation packages and install them. Whenever a new program is installed on your PC, the MSIEXEC.exe runs in the background to ensure the installation is successful. If you see it running in the background, then some other program may be getting installed on your computer. Follow the steps given below to stop the installation-

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc on your keyboard altogether to open the task manager.
  2. Click on the Processes tab in the Task Manager and scroll down.
  3. Look for MSIEXEC.exe in the list of processes.
  4. Right-click on the process that you want to close and select End Task.
  5. Retry Installing QuickBooks.

If QuickBooks error 1618 is blocking the installation, move to the next method.

Solution 2- Use the QuickBooks Tool hub

QuickBooks Tool hub can be very helpful against minor issues that affect the software. You must download the latest version (1.6.0.2) of the QuickBooks tool hub and follow the steps given below-

  1. Open the QuickBooks Tool hub using the shortcut icon on your PC.
  2. Click on Installation Issues and select QuickBooks Install Diagnostic Tool.
  3. Wait for the tool to finish and retry installing QuickBooks.

QuickBooks will install successfully after using the methods mentioned above.

Conclusion

This brings us to the end of our blog; QuickBooks Error 1618 is described in detail, along with the reasons that caused it to occur. You now also know the methods to eliminate it, and we hope you use them to terminate this error from your QuickBooks.

In case the error persists, reach out to our QB support team at +1(855)-738-0359 to resolve it.

 

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