All You Need to Know About QuickBooks Error 3371 Status Code 11118

QuickBooks, popularly known for its accounting and bookkeeping features, has become one of the most favored accounting software around the world. Being used by thousands of businesses, QuickBooks makes the management of income and expenses much easy. With the help of QuickBooks, a user can easily invoice customers, pay bills, prepare tax and generate financial reports, such as profit & loss reports. However, irrespective of the popularity of QuickBooks or the beneficial aspect of using it, the fact that it is not entirely immune to several errors and bugs cannot be denied. QuickBooks error 3371 status code 11118 is one such error that many users have reported while attempting to open or activate QuickBooks Desktop on their systems. The error code pops up on the computer screen with an error message, which reads, “QuickBooks could not load the license data. This may be caused by missing or damaged files.” Usually, such kinds of errors get triggered when the QBregistration.dat file which contains the license information is damaged. As a QuickBooks user, you might be familiar with the fact that every time QuickBooks Desktop is made active, the license information needs to be retrieved and validated. Therefore, whenever there is some damage done to the QBregistration.dat file, you will not be able to open QuickBooks. Considering the complex nature of QuickBooks error 3371 status code 11118, we have come up with this post to provide you with all the necessary information to get rid of it.

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What are the reasons that often prompt Error 3371 could not initialize license properties?

Apart from the damaged QuickBooks installation file named QBregistration.dat, there are a number of other reasons also that can prompt error 3371 could not initialize license properties, such as:

• The Microsoft component named MSXML, which helps QuickBooks retrieve the information in the QBregistration.dat file, might have been damaged.
• The Windows operating system might have been outdated.
• Any third-party security application might have blocked some necessary QuickBooks Desktop files.

What should be done to resolve QuickBooks Error 3371 Status Code 11118?

Solution 1) Manually install the latest Windows updates

• Select the Windows Start menu, type “Settings” in the search bar, and select Settings from the top of the list.
• In settings, look for the Under & Security option and select it.
• Choose the Windows Update option from the left panel.
• Click on the Check for updates option and let the updates download & install.
• Once the Windows updating is done, try to open or activate QuickBooks Desktop.

Solution 2) Manually remove the Entitlement file and register QuickBooks Desktop again

• Open the Windows File Explorer by pressing Windows + E keys on the keyboard.
• In the Windows File Explorer, navigate to the following path: C:\ProgramData\Intuit\Entitlement Client\v8. 
• In the folder, look for the file named EntitlementDataStore.ecml and right-click it.
• Choose the Delete option from the drop-down list of options and then select the Yes option to confirm.
• Now, open QuickBooks Desktop and follow the on-screen instructions to register it again using the license information.

Solution 3) Manually repair the Microsoft MSXML component

For the 64-Bit Windows operating system:

• Open the Windows Start menu, type “cmd” in the search box, and right-click Command Prompt.
• Select the Run as Administrator option from the drop-down list of options.
• If prompted, type the Windows admin username and password.
• At the C: prompt, you need to type cd\windows\syswow64
• Next, you need to type regsvr32 MSXML6.dll and then press the Enter key on the keyboard.
• Now, try to open or activate the QuickBooks Desktop application.

For the 32-Bit Windows operating system:

• Open the Run command window by pressing Windows + R keys on the keyboard.
• In the Run command dialog box, you need to type “CMD” and then click on the OK button.
• On the Command Prompt window, you need to type regsvr32 MSXML6.dll and then press the Enter key.

Solution 4) Restore blocked QuickBooks files from the Anti-Virus application

For the PC Tools Internet Security application

To restore QuickBooks files that have been blocked:

• Open the PC Tools Internet Security application and go to the Settings menu.
• Choose the Quarantine option from the drop-down menu.
• Look for the QuickBooks files to restore and then select them.
• Choose the Restore option and then click on the Yes option.
• At last, hit the OK button.

To prevent QuickBooks directory from being scanned:

• Open the PC Tools Internet Security application and select the Settings menu.
• Choose the Global Action List option from the drop-down menu.
• Click on the Add option to select the QuickBooks files to be excluded from scanning.
• At last, hit the OK button.

For the AVG Anti-Virus application

To restore QuickBooks files that have been blocked:

• Open AVG Anti-Virus User Interface and then select the History option.
• Click on the Virus Vault option and then select the QuickBooks files that have been blocked.
• Choose the Restore option and then hit the Close button.

To prevent QuickBooks directory from being scanned:

• At first, open AVG Anti-Virus User Interface.
• Double-click the Resident Shield option and then select the Manage exceptions option (located at the bottom-left corner of the screen).
• Click on the Add Path option and then type C:\Program Files\Intuit as the path to the folder that contains QuickBooks installation files.
• Click on the OK button.
• At last, hit the Save Changes button to save the changes you have just made.

Conclusion:

In case you are unable to resolve QuickBooks error 3371 status code 11118 even after following the aforementioned steps, then there is a great possibility that QuickBooks installation files have been damaged. We suggest you to reinstall QuickBooks Desktop using the clean install tool and see whether this resolves the error or not. You can also get in touch with our QuickBooks error experts at (844-888-4666) for additional troubleshooting assistance resolving the error.