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Reasons for the QuickBooks Error 1642

The causes of the QuickBooks Error 1642 may be due to several reasons. Some of the reasons are shown as follows,

A malfunction in the Microsoft Windows Installer
Any destruction occurred during QuickBooks Desktop installation
When the system is under the control of a virus or some malware attack
When the user does not possess the permission for installation or uninstallation of QuickBooks application

Step 1: Reinstallation with the help of a Clean Install

QuickBooks application operated on a very complicated algorithm and occasionally it would not be feasible to rebuild your QuickBooks manually with simple troubleshooting facilities. In such a case, the QuickBooks Desktop is difficult to be resolved from a plain reinstallation of the software. You will be required to entirely uninstall QuickBooks from your system and rename all of the installation files that were placed behind and then install the QuickBooks again. This method is called Clean Uninstall or Clean Install.