I'm here to help you get past the statement writer fatal error, Monteiar.
Certain technical reasons can develop into QuickBooks Statement Writer Fatal Error. Below are the reasons why you're getting this error:
- If you are signed in to the company file as the External Accountant, that can cause this error message. You must be logged into the company file as the Admin user to access and use the Intuit Statement Writer.
- Opening an Accountant’s Copy of QuickBooks Accountant 2010 and you are running Windows 7, you will get this error launching ISW.
- The Excel might be causing the QuickBooks Statement Writer Error due to internal problems.
To better isolate the issue, as an initial step, ensure your QuickBooks is on its latest release to take advantage of changes and bug fixes. Once done, let's update the Statement Writer.
Here's how:
- Open QuickBooks Statement Writer (QSW).
- Click Help Center
- Hit Update. If a Download/Install update prompt appears every time you open QSW or shows up after updating, select Cancel to open QSW.
After the update, go back to your QuickBooks and open a statement. However, if you're still getting the same results, you can go through this article for other troubleshooting steps (proceed to Step 3): Fix problems with Statement Writer. On the same link, you'll find a write-up about how to enable User Account Control (UAC).
Let me know the result of this troubleshooting or if you ran into a different situation by adding a comment below. I need to make sure this is resolved and you're able to open a statement without error. All the best!
