QuickBooks Error 12152: Technical Analysis & Solutions

QuickBooks users experience several troublesome technical glitches while trying to get new payroll service updates. Most of the errors that arise in the absence of robust internet connectivity are grouped within the ‘12XXX’ series of errors & a suitable example of such an error is QuickBooks Error 12152.

Whenever this payroll error occurs, users are not able to utilize any tab or button on the QB window, as it becomes fully unresponsive to any commands.

An explicit analysis, along with suitable step-wise resolutions for this error, is provided in this technical blog.

Are you experiencing QuickBooks Error 12152 on your system? You can dial 1-855-856-0042 to contact our QB Experts Team for assistance.

Different Factors That Mainly Provoke 12152 QuickBooks Error Message

Experts have opined that ‘12152 QuickBooks Error Message’ crops up due to the reasons explained below:

• Faulty QB internet connection settings and improper date & time set up on the computer can trigger this error.
• Inadvertent erasing of crucial QB Desktop files can also provoke this technical glitch.

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How Can ‘QuickBooks Payroll Update 12152 Error Code’ Be Effectively Eradicated?

  The ‘QuickBooks Payroll Update 12152 Error Code’ can be easily exterminated using the techniques listed below:

Technique 1: Update your internet connection setup in QuickBooks Desktop to effectively weed out this technical problem

• Firstly, strike the ‘Help’ menu immediately upon opening up the QB Desktop application on the system, and then easily choose the ‘Internet Connection Setup’ option on the screen.
• Afterward, you must select the ‘Use my computer’s Internet Connection settings to establish a connection when this application accesses the internet’ option and then easily move forward by hitting the ‘Next’ button.
• Now, proceed straight away to the ‘Advanced Connection Settings’ tab on the screen to easily strike the ‘Advanced’ option, and after that, move toward the end of the ‘Settings’ window on the system.
• At this point, enable the ‘Use SSL 2.0’ & ‘Use SSL 3.0’ options by checking their checkboxes, following which you can easily strike the ‘OK & the ‘Done’ buttons to fully save the updated settings.
• Now, follow the proper procedure through your QB Desktop application to easily obtain the required payroll service updates.

Technique 2: Establish a valid ‘Date & Time’ setup on the computer to ensure the uninterrupted download of the payroll updates

• Here, first right-click on the ‘Date & Time’ box depicted on the bottom-right corner of the Windows Desktop to easily choose the ‘Adjust Date/Time’ option & after that, you only need to tap the ‘Change date and time settings’ button provided on the newly-opened ‘Date and Time’ window.
• Thereafter, you must move ahead to another window titled ‘Date and Time Settings’, which has just popped up on the screen, and then you can successfully edit the date as well as time to make them fully valid.
• Now, save the updated date & time setup by striking the ‘OK’ options following which you can navigate back to QuickBooks to successfully obtain the relevant payroll updates.

If you execute these two techniques properly, QuickBooks Error 12152 will be completely rectified. For further help, dial 1-855-856-0042 to immediately connect with our QB Professionals Team.

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