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Anonymous
April 15, 2019
Question

Quickbooks Desktop, multi-user mode issues

  • April 15, 2019
  • 2 replies
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Hi there, I wonder if anyone can help. We host our company file on a server and have recently upgraded both of our workstations that access that company file to Quickbooks Desktop 2019. All went well but when I tried to switch to multi-user mode it came up with error H202. I followed the suggestions to deal with that but still no joy. We haven't changed anything on the server where the company file sits so access to it should be the same as it was when we were both running Quickbooks Desktop 2014.

I've printed off numerous help pages and run database scans, the intuit file doctor etc but nothing seems to be helping.

Has anyone else encountered this upon upgrade ?

Any help would be most welcome

Thanks

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MirriamMQuickBooks Team
QuickBooks Team
April 15, 2019

Welcome to the Community, SueMapp. I'd be glad to lend a hand in fixing error H202.

 

To get this be fix, use the QuickBase Database Server Manager. Here's what you'll need to do:

  1. Go to your server computer.
  2. At your server computer (computer hosting your company file/s), open the start menu then type database.
  3. Click on QuickBooks Database Server Manager.
  4. If no folder locations are shown, click Browse and browse to the folder where you store your company file(s).
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Start Scan, which will repair the firewall permissions to allow QuickBooks to communicate over your network and resolve your error.
  7. Once done, click Close.
  8. Try opening QuickBooks in Multi-User mode on your workstation(s).

That's it! For more detailed steps, I'm including a helpful article that you can check: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/community/Help-Articles/Error-H101-H202-H303-or-H505-when-opening-your-company-file/m-p/238999.

 

I want to ensure that this is taken care of for you, so please feel free to let me know how it goes. Have a great day!

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Anonymous
April 16, 2019

Hi there, thanks for coming back to me. I have tried this solution several times but it hasn't worked. I have two workstations running QB Desktop 2019 and only one user can get in at a time. I've run the scan several times to try and cure it so that we can work in multi-user mode but it doesn't make any difference. I've been googling various solutions but cannot fathom out why it now won't work. It was fine when we were running QB Premier 2014 

 

Any other suggestions would be great, thanks 

Sue

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Anonymous
June 17, 2019

I'm inquiring as to whether you were able to rectify the multi-user mode issue.  We are having the same problem.  The office usually has two users, sometimes three users.  Our upgrade was from QB Premier 2016 to QB Premier 2019.  The IT person tried the fixes, but without any luck.


Hi there, in the end we have deployed the Quickbooks Company File onto a user's machine and shared the file so that others can access it. We ensure this file is regularly backed up and that the machine is always on for when the users need it. 

We had problems with the .net part of QB 2019 and our server wasn't playing ball so as we only have 2 users that need QB this seemed the best workaround. 

Once the files were moved to the user's machine we were able to switch to multi-user and all has been well since. 

I did this with help from QB support over the phone 

Hope that helps 

Sue

    Angelyn_T
    Angelyn_TModerator
    Moderator
    May 7, 2020

    Hello, @book3.

     

    At this time I recommend following the steps provided by my colleagues above to resolve the problem you're getting. If you're getting the same problem, I recommend reaching out to our Support Team so they can review and check this error further.

     

    To contact support:

     

    1. Open this link: https://help.quickbooks.intuit.com/en_GB/contact.
    2. Select QuickBooks Desktop for the product.
    3. Pick the options that suit your experience under the What can we help you with? section. (Errors, Errors by code number)
    4. Choose a way to connect with a representative under Here's how to connect with a QuickBooks expert about "I ...".

    Post again if you have any other questions. I'm always here to help. Have a good day!

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