You must first turn on use of the DCOM servers. You do this by running the QODBC Setup Screen and selecting the "Server Edition" tab page. Check the checkbox for "Use DCOM Servers".

If you're working with the QuickBooks sample company file, this option is available to check even if you do not have a Server Edition license and will be ignored if you open a standard company file and do not have a QODBC Server Edition or evaluation.

Download the following automated tools here.

1. Dcpinst.exe is an installation setup for the automated DCOM configuration object. This needs to be run first and only once.

2. QODBCSetDCOM.VBS is a VB script that uses the installed configuration object to setup the DCOM Servers. It will reset and automatically add all necessary security each time it is run. The script can be edited if you need to change the Accounts it is configuring.

3. The new settings will not take affect until the DCOM servers (qbXMLRPeQODBCInteractive.exe and qbXMLRP2eQODBCInteractive.exe) are removed from memory. Rebooting is the simplest way to accomplish this, but running the Windows Task Manager and Ending Process on any running copies will also work.

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Once this is done, make sure everyting is checked in the Security tab for qbXMLRPeQODBCInteractive and qbXMLRP2eQODBCInteractive. Here's how my Windows XP Pro QODBC DCOM Servers look like:

and finally the Interactive identity: