QuickBooks Desktop installation on the computer often gets restricted due to the occurrence of many technical errors, and one of these common technical glitches is QuickBooks Error 1618.
This error mainly pops up due to incorrect execution of the Microsoft Windows installer on the user’s system, and in most cases, the system performance gets significantly diminished due to this issue.
Read the whole blog to get some of the easiest & most reliable techniques to fully eradicate this problem.
Annoyed by the QuickBooks Error 1618? Simply dial 1-855-856-0042 to reach out to our QB Experts Team for assistance.
Installation Error 1618 in QuickBooks: Probable Factors
The Installation Error 1618 in QuickBooks arises due to the factors explained as follows:
- Damaged installation files of the QB Desktop & corrupted Windows registry often provokes QB Error 1618.
- Problems within the Microsoft Runtime Libraries often trigger issues while installing QB Desktop on the system.
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Suitable Step-Wise Techniques to Eradicate QB Desktop 1618 Installation Error
The QB Desktop 1618 Installation Error can be easily resolved by the techniques mentioned as follows:
Technique 1: Fully resolve all problems related to QB installation by executing ‘QB Install Diagnostic Tool’ on the system
- First and foremost, your task is to download the latest edition of the ‘QuickBooks Tool Hub’ on your system through the appropriate link available on Intuit’s website, and once you complete the download, you shall need to save this QB Tool Hub file (‘QuickBooksToolHub.exe’) to an easily accessible location like Windows Desktop.
- After that, you can just launch the ‘QuickBooksToolHub.exe’ file so that you can easily implement all the steps that are needed to get the QB Tool Hub installed on your system.
- After fully finishing the QB Tool Hub installation, just double-click on the QB Tool Hub icon to promptly open it up, following which you must tap the ‘Installation Issues’ tab, and then you can straightaway hit the ‘QuickBooks Install Diagnostic Tool’ icon in order to execute it.
- All the glitches related to QB Desktop installation will get completely exterminated through the full execution of the ‘QB Install Diagnostic Tool’, and then you should restart the system so that you can successfully install the QB application.
Technique 2: Successfully install the Microsoft Runtime Libraries and execute the ‘Quick Fix my Program’ tool to resolve this issue
- You must download the ‘Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable Package’ on your system because it contains the ‘Microsoft Runtime Libraries’, and for that, you can click on the relevant link on the Microsoft website, depending on your computer.
- If you have a 64-bit computer, you can download the ‘Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x64)’, and for 32-bit computers, you can download the ‘Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86)’ from the Microsoft website.
- Once the download process has been fully accomplished, just open up the relevant file (‘vcredist_X86.exe’ or ‘vcredist_X64.exe’) and then successfully install the Runtime Libraries.
- Thereafter, click on the ‘Program Problems’ tab within the QB Tool Hub so that you can tap the ‘Quick Fix my Program’ icon, and once the ‘Quick Fix my Program’ tool has fully executed, you can easily install the QB application.
These verified techniques should be used in the proper sequence to easily eradicate QuickBooks Error 1618. For more guidance & help, dial 1-855-856-0042 to contact our QB ProAdvisor Professionals Team.
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