An easy way to resolve QuickBooks Error 557
                     INSTANTLY TROUBLESHOOT QUICKBOOKS 
ERROR 557 WITH THESE PRO METHODS!
THE QUICKBOOKS ERROR 557 CAN INTERRUPT YOU WHILE YOU ARE IN THE PROCESS 
OF DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING THE NEWEST UPDATES OF YOUR QUICKBOOKS 
PAYROLL TAX TABLE. THE FOLLOWING ALERT WARNING MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED: 
“ERROR 557: QUICKBOOKS HAS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO CLOSE. 
WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE”. AS A RESULT, THIS ENTIRE BLOG INTENDS 
TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE IN DETAIL. WE HAVE FOCUSED ON THE TWO 
TROUBLESHOOTING METHODS, FOLLOWED BY MENTIONING THE CAUSES. ENSURE TO 
GIVE IT A COMPLETE READ.
IF YOU WANT TO CLARIFY ANY DOUBTS ABOUT THE QUICKBOOKS PAYROLL 
UPDATE ERROR 557, GET IN TOUCH WITH THE TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS AT 
OUR TOLL-FREE 1.855.738.2784.
WHY DO I INCUR THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP ERROR 
CODE 557?
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY THE ERROR ENCOUNTERS ON YOUR QB SCREEN? THEN 
TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING POINTS-
• THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME TECHNICAL ISSUE WITH YOUR QUICKBOOKS 
DESKTOP, SUCH AS AN INCOMPLETE UPDATE OR INSTALLATION.
• ONE OF THE MOST COMMON REASONS COULD BE USING THE OUTDATED VERSION 
OF THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP.
BY NOW, YOU MUST HAVE A BASIC IDEA OF THE FACTORS THAT TRIGGER THE ERROR. 
AFTER THIS, LET US MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SECTION OF THE BLOG TO LEARN A FEW 
PROCESSES FOR RESOLVING IT. 
TWO TOP WAYS TO GET RID OF THE PAYROLL UPDATE 
ERROR MESSAGE 557 IN QUICKBOOKS
LOOKING FOR THE BEST METHODS TO OVERCOME THE ISSUE? THEN YOU ARE AT THE 
RIGHT PLACE! REFER TO THE FIXING SOLUTIONS WE HAVE PROVIDED HERE-

SOLUTION 1: REMOVE THE ENTITLEMENTDATASTORE.ECML FILE 
TO REGISTER YOUR QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP AGAIN
• ON YOUR KEYBOARD, PRESS THE ‘WINDOWS + E’ KEYS TO MOVE TO THE FILE 
EXPLORER WINDOW.
•  AFTER THAT, GO TO THE FOLLOWING PATH- C:\PROGRAMDATA\INTUIT\ENTITLEMENT 
CLIENT\V8’.
• IN THE FOLDER, SEARCH FOR THE ENTITLEMENTDATASTORE.ECML FILE AND THEN 
TAP ON THE ‘DELETE AND CONFIRM’ BUTTON TO PERFORM THE NECESSARY ACTION.
• IN THE FURTHER STEP, LAUNCH YOUR QUICKBOOKS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE THE 
PRODUCT REGISTRATION DETAIL.
•  AFTER ACTIVATING IT, UPDATE YOUR QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP AND THE PAYROLL TAX 
TABLE.
SOLUTION 2: GET THE NEWEST AVAILABLE UPDATES OF YOUR 
QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP
• QUIT QUICKBOOKS, AND THEN ON YOUR WINDOWS DESKTOP, LOOK FOR THE QB 
ICON.
• NOW, CHOOSE THE ‘RUN AS ADMINISTRATOR’ OPTION AFTER RIGHT-CLICKING ON 
THE ICON.
• IN THE FURTHER STEP, PRESS THE ‘CTRL’ KEY AND THEN DOUBLE-CLICK ON THE 
QUICKBOOKS ICON TO MOVE TO THE NO COMPANY OPEN SCREEN.
•  NEXT, UNDER THE ‘HELP’ MENU, OPT FOR THE ‘UPDATE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP’ 
OPTION.
•  CLICK ON THE ‘OPTIONS’ TAB TO ‘MARK ALL’ AND ‘SAVE’.
•  JUMP TO THE ‘UPDATE NOW’ SECTION, AND MARK THE ‘RESET UPDATE’ CHECKBOX.
•  BY HITTING ‘GET UPDATES’, DOWNLOAD THE UPDATES.
•  EXIT THE ENTIRE WINDOW AND THEN RESTART QUICKBOOKS IN THE FINAL STEP.
•  PROCEED WITH THE INSTALLATION PROCESS AND THEN REBOOT THE SYSTEM.
AFTER READING THIS BLOG, WE HOPE YOU MUST HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE 
QUICKBOOKS ERROR 557 CORRECTLY. IF IN A SITUATION YOU GET STUCK WHILE 
USING THE SOLUTIONS WE HAVE EXPLAINED HERE, DO NOT HESITATE TO HAVE A 
ONE-TO-ONE CONSULTATION WITH ONE OF OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTS FOR INSTANT 
GUIDANCE BY DIALING OUR TOLL-FREE 1.855.738.2784.