Causes of License Error in QuickBooks after Cloning

To validate QuickBooks installations, license numbers and product codes are needed; the license file contains encrypted product registration information. QuickBooks displays a QuickBooks license error after clone because the license file that controls the QuickBooks license (Qbregistration.dat) is corrupted or damaged. Other reasons for QuickBooks license errors include:

  1. QuickBooks software that is outdated. Please update QuickBooks now.
  2. The operating system for Windows is outdated.
  3. Importing QuickBooks without saving the.QBO file.
  4. Security programs on other computers are interfering with QuickBook's installation.
  5. XML file in Windows damaged.