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What Does the Error “The File You Specified Cannot Be Opened. Make Sure That It Is Not Currently Being Used By Another Program Or A Read-Only File. The Windows Error Is: The File Exists” Mean?

Chief Mechanic · September 12, 2010 ·

According to Intuit, the error “The file you specified cannot be opened.  Make sure that it is not currently being used by another program or a read-only file. The Windows error is: The file exists” indicates that QuickBooks has encountered a problem reading a file.  There are several situations under which the error can occur.  The cause and fix therefore varies.

If you were attempting to print a form, according to Intuit the error is most likely caused by a changed file attribute on the file QBPRINT.QBP to any attribute other than archive.

In the error occurred in that setting, consult this Intuit knowledge base article for specific steps to resolve it.

If the error occurred in a situation other than attempting to print a form, according to Intuit the error is caused by a problem reading the company file or tax form files.  The error may occur when running under Microsoft Windows Vista.  There are several possible fixes:

  • turn Vista User Account Control (UAC) off, restart, then turn UAC back on, and restart again
  • verify the folder permissions on the upper level program folder, as in C:Program FilesIntuit
  • repair your QuickBooks installation

For the specific steps to resolve this error in this setting, consult this Intuit knowledge base article.

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What Does Error Code 1606 Mean?

Chief Mechanic · September 5, 2010 ·

According to Intuit, Error Code 1606 indicates that QuickBooks couldn’t access a network location when installing QuickBooks.  The error message could also indicate that the Windows current user account is damaged.

The most common fixes for this error are to:

  • create a new user account in Windows, log in using that new account, and re-attempt installation or
  • disconnect from your local network and re-attempt installation

If you’re attempting to install QuickBooks to a shared folder, you should also check that the currently logged in user has full control permissions for that folder.

If you are attempting to install QuickBooks under Windows Vista, you need to have User Account Control (UAC) turned on.  Consult this Intuit knowledge base article on the subject of turning UAC on.  Note that after a change to your UAC setting, you’ll need to restart your computer.

For more information on resolving Error Code 1606, consult this Intuit knowledge base article.

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