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QuickBooks Desktop: Troubleshooting the Web Connector

Here are some tips for the most common errors when running the Web Connector

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Troubleshooting Tips:

Follow these tips & guidelines to help ensure your Web Connector installation goes as smoothly as possible:

  • Make sure the Web Connector file is stored on the same computer as your QuickBooks file.

    • Note: If you are using a remote server, the file must be moved to that remote server.

    • Different remote servers have different methods of installing files onto them.

    • Most users are familiar with moving files to their own remote servers.

    • Users that do not know how to do this, should have a teammate available that can help them with this process.

    • You should be able to download the Web Connector file to your main computer, and then upload it to your remove server.

  • Make sure that you're logged in as an Admin user.

  • Make sure you're in Single User mode. If you're in Multi-User mode, you'll need to log back in as a Single User.

  • Have you tried opening the Web Connector file at least 3 times?

    • Sometimes it takes multiple attempts to get the Web Connector to Run

    • You can try the following 2 approaches to launching the Web Connector:

      • Double click the Web Connector to Open directly from the File Explorer.

      • From within QuickBooks, click:

        • File → App Management → Update Web Services → Add Application

  • If all of the above troubleshooting fails, it's recommended that you please restart your computer and try again.


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