How To Fix QuickBooks Error 3371: Could not initialize license properties

Are you getting a QuickBooks error 3371 code “Quickbooks could not load license data. This may be caused by a missing or damaged file.”, with a status code of 11118? If you are getting this error code ten it means that your QuickBooks installation is damaged or any specific file sis missing.

However, if you are looking for a solution on how to fix error code 3371, status code -11118, then below in the post you will find the solution. But before that let us know what other possible error message we can get when we QuickBooks installation is damaged or any specific files is missing.

Possible error message when you get Error code 3371:

When you try to run or open QuickBooks Desktop, you may get the following possible error messages:

• Could not initialize license properties. [Error 3371, Status Code -11118] QuickBooks could not load the license data. This may be caused by missing or damaged files.

• Could not initialize license properties. Error 3371: QuickBooks could not load the license data. This may be caused by missing or damaged files.

• Could not initialize license properties. [Error: 3371, Status Code -1] QuickBooks could not load the license data. This may be caused by missing or damaged files.

Reasons Behind the QuickBooks Error Code 3371

As stated above that this error occur when a files that is needed by the QuickBooks Desktop to run is damaged, corrupted or missing. There are two files that might be damaged or missing and these two files are Qbregistration.dat and MSXML component.

• Qbregistration.dat – This file of QuickBooks contains all the information related to QuickBooks’ license. Every time when QuickBooks made to run, the license information is required to retrieved and validated. But if this file gets damaged then you QuickBooks desktop will not get opened.

• Damaged MSXML component – MSXML component is another file that is required by QuickBooks Desktop to run. This component is important because it helps QuickBooks Desktop to retrieve the information in the Qbregistration.dat file that allows QuickBooks to open.

The other possible reasons for the occurrence of the error 3371 could be due to outdated Windows operating system or anti-virus program that are creating or conflicting with some QuickBooks Desktop files.

Solution to Fix QuickBooks Error Code 3371

The first solution that you can follow to fix QuickBooks error code 3371 is to check the latest windows updates are installed or not. If your Windows is not up-to-date then you have to download the latest Windows update. It is because, if you have outdated Windows, then QuickBooks Desktop installation may fail and it might get damaged. Below find out how to ensure Windows is up-to-date and install latest Windows update.

• Click Start>All Programs> Windows Update

• Now click on Install Updates

• If it asks for admin password for conformation, then enter the password and proceed further

• Once all the Windows updates gets completed, install QuickBooks Desktop once again.

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