A quick fixing guide for QuickBooks Error 1402
                     APPROPRIATE WAYS TO DEBUG QUICKBOOKS 
ERROR 1402
WHEN YOU MAKE AN ATTEMPT TO INSTALL THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP ON YOUR 
WINDOWS DEVICE, SEVERAL TECHNICAL ERRORS CAN COME UP RESTRICTING YOU 
FROM INSTALLING THE APPLICATION. ONE SUCH INSTANCE IS THE QUICKBOOKS 
ERROR 1402, WHICH DISPLAYS A MESSAGE SAYING, “COULD NOT OPEN KEY”. NOT 
BEING ABLE TO INSTALL THE SOFTWARE CAN BE QUITE FRUSTRATING, AND HENCE, 
WE HAVE CURATED THIS INFORMATIVE BLOG TO HELP YOU WITH FIXING THE 
GLITCH SUCCESSFULLY. TO ACQUIRE AN IN-DEPTH INSIGHT INTO THE ENTIRE 
MATTER, MAKE SURE TO READ IT TILL THE END.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE QUICKBOOKS 
INSTALLATION ERROR 1402, THEN DIAL-UP 1.855.738.2784 AND GET AN 
INSTANT ANSWER TO ALL YOUR QUERIES.
WHAT CAUSES THE INSTALLATION ERROR MESSAGE 
1402 IN QUICKBOOKS?
CAN YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THE EXACT FACTOR BEHIND THE ISSUE? THEN READ OUT 
THE REASONS THAT WE HAVE LISTED BELOW-
• ONE OF THE MICROSOFT COMPONENTS, THAT IS, THE .NET FRAMEWORK, MIGHT 
HAVE BEEN CORRUPTED. BESIDES, IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT IT HAS BEEN 
DAMAGED BECAUSE OF WHICH THE ERROR ARISES.
•  A THIRD-PARTY FIREWALL IS BLOCKING THE INSTALLATION OF THE QUICKBOOKS 
SOFTWARE IN YOUR SYSTEM.
HOW TO REMOVE THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP ERROR 
CODE 1402 BY USING RELEVANT TROUBLESHOOTING 
METHODS?
TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING TWO TOP METHODS OF RECTIFYING THE PROBLEM 
WITHIN A SHORT TIME. WE HAVE PROVIDED A STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE SO THAT YOU 
CAN FOLLOW EACH SOLUTION PRECISELY-

SOLUTION 1: INSTALL THE QUICKBOOKS DESKTOP BY USING THE 
SELECTIVE STARTUP MODE
• AFTER ACCESSING THE ‘RUN’ COMMAND, YOU MUST TYPE IN ‘MSCONFIG’ IN THE AREA 
PROVIDED AND TAP ON THE ‘OK’ BUTTON.
•  NOW, ON THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION WINDOW, YOU MUST CLICK ON THE ‘GENERAL’ 
TAB AND THEN OPT FOR THE ‘SELECTIVE STARTUP’ AND ‘LOAD SYSTEM SERVICES’ 
OPTIONS.
•  NEXT, FROM THE ‘SERVICES’ TAB, CHECKMARK THE ‘HIDE ALL MICROSOFT SERVICES’ 
CHECKBOX AND THEN CLICK ON THE ‘DISABLE ALL’ BUTTON.
•  AFTER THAT, REMOVE THE CHECKMARK FROM THE ‘HIDE ALL MICROSOFT SERVICES’ 
CHECKBOX.
• IN THE NEXT STEP, GO TO THE LIST OF SERVICES AND ENABLE THE ‘WINDOWS 
INSTALLER’ CHECKBOX.
• HIT THE ‘OK’ BUTTON AND THEN ‘RESTART’.
• VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF INTUIT TO DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL THE QUICKBOOKS 
DESKTOP.
• ONCE DONE, ENSURE TO SET YOUR DEVICE IN THE NORMAL STARTUP MODE.
SOLUTION 2: RECTIFY THE ERROR BY FIXING THE MICROSOFT 
.NET FRAMEWORK
• ENSURE TO END ALL APPLICATIONS THAT ARE RUNNING ON THE DESKTOP.
•  FROM THE ‘START’ MENU OF WINDOWS, ACCESS CONTROL PANEL AND TAP ON THE 
‘PROGRAMS AND FEATURES’ OPTION.
•  AFTER THAT, YOU MUST HIT THE ‘UNINSTALL A PROGRAM’ OPTION AND THEN GO TO 
THE ‘TURN WINDOWS FEATURES ON OR OFF’ OPTION.
•  ONCE THE LIST GETS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN, LOOK FOR THE .NET FRAMEWORK.
• IN THE FURTHER STEP, SEE IF THE .NET FRAMEWORK 4.5 CHECKBOX HAS BEEN MARKED 
OR NOT.
•  IF IT HAS NOT BEEN CHECK-MARKED, ENABLE THE BOX AND CLICK ON THE ‘OK’ 
BUTTON.
•  SAVE THE CHANGES AND THEN REBOOT YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM.
• IN CASE THE .NET FRAMEWORK 4.5 CHECKBOX HAS BEEN SELECTED, THEN TURN IT OFF.
• CONFIRM THE ACTION BY TAPPING ‘OK’.
• FINALLY, YOU MUST START THE DEVICE AGAIN.
THE BLOG ENDS HERE. IF YOU REQUIRE ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE RELATED TO 
THE QUICKBOOKS ERROR 1402, GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR TEAM OF EXPERTS 
WITHOUT ANY HESITATION AT 1.855.738.2784.