If you’re getting the Quickbooks error 15106, there are a few things you can do to try and fix the problem. First, make sure that you have the latest updates for Quickbooks installed. You can check for updates by going to the “Help” menu and selecting “Check for Updates”. If there are any updates available, install them and then restart Quickbooks.
Delete The QBWUSER. File
If that doesn’t fix the problem, try deleting the QBWUSER.INI file. This file stores your preferences for Quickbooks, so deleting it will reset all of your settings to their defaults. To delete the QBWUSER.INI file, go to the “Windows” folder on your computer and delete the file named “QBWUSER.INI”.
Delete Your Company File
If you’re still having problems, delete your company file and re-open it. The easiest way to do this is go to the “File” menu, choose “Open or Restore Company”, then select “Open a Company”. Choose the file that you want to open, then Quickbooks will ask whether you want to convert the file from previous version to the current version or create a new file. Just choose “Create New File” and then try re-opening Quickbooks.
Uninstall Quickbooks
If removing the QBWUSER.INI file, deleting your company file, or installing updates doesn’t work, you can uninstall Quickbooks by going to Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs on Windows XP, or Programs and Features on Windows Vista/7/8. You can then reinstall Quickbooks using your product key to reactivate the program.
If you experienced this error while trying to install updates for Quickbooks, make sure that your computer is running the latest version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). This will update automatically when you install updates for Quickbooks.
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Remove Any .tmp File
Other solutions to try are removing any .tmp files that are still in your temp folder, deleting the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Intuit\QuickBooks\Installer registry key, restarting your computer, and/or re-installing Quickbooks. Sometimes this error can also be caused by a conflict with another program on your computer, so try disabling any other programs that you have running and then try to install the updates again.
If all of these solutions still don’t work, you can contact Quickbooks support for help.
Hopefully one of these solutions will fix the Quickbooks error 15106 for you. If not, please contact Quickbooks support for further assistance. Thanks for reading!
Final words
The Quickbooks error 15106 is a common problem and there are many possible solutions. For most users, the first step should be to install any updates that might have been released for their version of Quickbooks. If this doesn’t fix the issue, you will want to try deleting QBWUSER.INI file or reinstalling QuickBooks altogether using your proterduct key to reactivate it. You can also contact customer support if these don’t help with your error code.
