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How to Handle the QuickBooks Error H202? Your Quick Fix Guide


A fact that is not hidden from QuickBooks users is the presence of different errors in the QuickBooks software. If you stumbled upon this page, then you are one of the many users who got the QuickBooks error h202 while switching to the multi-user mode. It is the inbuilt feature of QB which lets you and your other team members access the same company files at the exact same time while working on separate workstations. To know more about this issue, keep following this article to the end.

If you are seeking help from certified technical experts, then call at 1-855-856-0042. They will surely answer all your doubts and queries to fix the issue quickly

Why Are You Seeing QB Error Code H202 Message?

Below are the multiple reasons that you are seeing QuickBooks error H202 popping up:

  1. When the multi-user mode is not adequately set up, it gives rise to error H202.

  2. Window OS firewall or antivirus settings block the connection between the user computers.

  3. Wrong configuration of DNS setting on the system.

  4. When QBCFMonitor or QuickBooksDBXX services are not running in the background.

  5. When the company file is corrupted or damaged in QB.

Useful Methods to Rectify QuickBooks Multi-User Mode Error H202

Following are the two methods you must try to get rid of the error from your QB application:

Method 1: Check if the QB services are running on the server

Follow the below steps to check QuickbooksDBXX & repeat them for QBCFMonitorService quickly.

  1. On the server computer, click on the Start menu.

  2. Search Run and open it.

  3. In the Run window, enter the command "services.msc"

  4. Locate and double-click QuickBooksDBXX on the list. XX notes the version of QB.

  5. For the Startup Type, choose Automatic.

  6. The Service status either be running or started.

  7. If it is none, then choose Start.

  8. Now, choose the Recovery tab.

  9. Now, from each First Failure, Second Failure, and Subsequent Failure drop-down menu, choose Restart the Service.

  10. Now choose Apply & click OK to save changes.

  11. Do repeat the above steps for QBCFMonitorService.

  12. Lastly, open QB on every workstation & locate the File tab and choose the Switch to Multi-user Mode.

Method 2: Ping the server through each workstation

It is needed to check the connection of the server computer.

Note: turn on the Network Discovery on the server computer and workstations with an error, then follow the steps below

  1. On the host system, select the Start menu.

  2. Type Run to open the Run window on the screen.

  3. Type in “CMD” in the Run window and click OK.

  4. Type in “ipconfig/all” in the CMD window and click OK.

  5. Now, in the Windows IP Configuration section, look for Host Name.

  6. The server name will be on the right.

  7. Then, write down the Host Name.

  8. Then, open any one of the workstations and open the Run window.

  9. In the CMD window, type “ping [your server name]” – input the name you wrote before & don't add the brackets.

  10. Now, press Enter.

  11. Lastly, follow the exact steps to rectify an error in each workstation.

Conclusion

By applying the solutions, you might get rid of the QuickBooks error H202 as soon as possible. But, in some peculiar situations, even after trying out the possible solutions, the issue still persists in QB it's due to other errors associated with it. If this happens to you, too, contact the support team at 1-855-856-0042 for more instructions.

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