How to Fix QuickBooks Error Code: 80029c4a

QuickBooks as accounting application has been a first choice within small and medium business because of the ease of handling complications in bookkeeping and excellence in reporting. Since it is an application, it requires a platform to work which is called operating system (OS). It can be Mac or Microsoft Windows which has periodic version changes and system updates. Due to those changes QuickBooks application get affected while using the operating system files and generates errors or issues. After the OS updates or version changes QuickBooks also comes up with QuickBooks Updates to counter the changes to streamline the Bookkeeping as usual for the users. Those updates are created as per the issues raised by the billions of QuickBooks users.

What cause QuickBooks Error Code: 80029c4a –

Error code: 80029c4a get generated due to corrupt system file of QuickBooks or OS which is used while opening QuickBooks. This error can also appear if the desired file is missing or deleted due to major OS related update or at times it is also been seen after antivirus software has quarantined OS system files and reported system files infected. This has also reported after QuickBooks 2016 release R9 update.

Fixing QuickBooks Error: 80029c4a –

REBOOT.BAT – QuickBooks Error: 80029c4a gives an OK prompt and after clicking on the button it shows the name of required or corrupted DLL file which is not that relevant. We need to close and exit out of QuickBooks and restart the computer. After restart when the system reaches desktop, Right click on QuickBooks icon on the desktop and select “Open File Location”. It will open the QuickBooks folder under Program files, locate the Reboot.bat batch file and execute it. This is going to close all the active instances of QuickBooks and re-registers all the DLL files required to work with QuickBooks. Reopen QuickBooks and check for the error.

QuickBooks Repair –  If still facing error then close QuickBooks and click on Windows Button then open Control Panel click on Uninstall or Change Program, under the list of programs select QuickBooks and click on Uninstall/ Change. Select Repair on QuickBooks installation window and click on Repair at the bottom. After completion of Repair process, click Finish and then Restart the computer. Now Open QuickBooks and check it is working normally.

Still facing same issue, then the recommended solution from Intuit QuickBooks Error Support is to perform a Clean Install of QuickBooks. Contact QuickBooks Error Support Number and ask for help from QuickBooks Certified Expert Pro-Advisors.

You can also follow our How to Article –  Performing QuickBooks Clean Install.