Accessing QuickBooks can get slightly nerve-wracking when an error message pops-up. However, that doesn’t mean the data has been compromised. Out of the most common errors the QuickBooks install error 1904 is one of them. This error can occur in all the editions of QB including (Self-Employed, QuickBooks Simple Start, QB Essentials, QuickBooks Advance, and Pro/Premier. The same issue can occur in QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise Solutions too.

QuickBooks error message 1904 can occur due to a number of reasons, such as issues with the Microsoft .NET Framework, issues with the Microsoft C++ Redistributable Package, or issues with your system's configuration settings.