| QB Begin Session Failed - Error Code : 80040408 |
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| Posted : 2007-06-27 15:10:05 |
Australian QB Premier
W2000 Pro Platform
Running Program : QBW32premiergeneric.exe
Using Sample Company File.
When running VB Demo32 the following error occurred:-
QB Begin Session Failed
Error Code : 80040408 Could not Start QB
Could you advise please. |
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| Tom |
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| Posted : 2007-06-27 22:55:42 |
Sounds like your have QuickBooks 2007/08. The workaround for this is fairly simple -- if you go to your QuickBooks program files directory and COPY qbw32.exe to qbw32<flavor>.exe where <flavor> is the flavor of QuickBooks you have installed, in your case QBW32premiergeneric.exe.
Then follow the: How do I connect to QuickBooks for the first time? procedure. |
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| Posted : 2007-06-28 03:10:15 |
Thanks Tom,
Yes I have Quickbooks 2007/08.
I am running on a multi user PC, using just the sample company file until i get the QODBC working.
Prior to my previous post, I made a copy of qb32.exe, and then re-named it to qb32premiergeneric.exe.
Is this OK, or do i have to have a file called qbw32premiergeneric first ?
If so, where do i get such a file please ? |
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| Posted : 2007-06-28 11:13:29 |
| Just use qbw32.exe. Please ensure you have registered your copy of QuickBooks with Quicken (Reckon in Sydney). |
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| Posted : 2007-06-28 13:28:36 |
Thanks Tom,
All works fine. |
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| Posted : 2007-08-08 09:25:37 |
I got the same error "Begin Session Failed. Error = 80040408, Could not start QuickBooks." and tried the steps in this thread. It still does not work.
Environment Win 2003 Server, QuickBooks Enterprise Wholesale 2007 USA.
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| Posted : 2007-08-08 10:01:35 |
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| Posted : 2007-08-09 02:11:12 |
| My copy is registered with Intuit and it used to connect earlier to both, VB Demo and to my ColdFusion application. Just after I reinstalled QODBC with a new extended trial license (on my development system), it stopped working and produced this error: "Begin Session Failed. Error = 80040408, Could not start QuickBooks." |
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| Posted : 2007-08-09 05:08:25 |
It works now  . What had happened is that when I reinstalled the QODBC driver, the "Use Remote connector" check box somehow got unchecked, and produced the error. |
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| Posted : 2007-08-09 09:14:13 |
| Yes, unfortunately when you re-install QODBC all the default settings are restored including the optimizer settings, so I always have to go into the QODBC Setup screen and reset my options back to the way I had them. |
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| Posted : 2007-10-31 00:34:42 |
I am running QB 2008 premier contractor with vista business and get the following error
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VB Demo 32
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[QODBC] QB Begin Session Failed. Error = 80040408, Could not start QuickBooks.
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OK
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My QB is registered.
The file is QBW32PremierContractor.exe
still cannot get it to work. |
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| Posted : 2007-10-31 07:39:52 |
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