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Article ID: 953214 - Last Review: September 10, 2011 - Revision: 2.0

Error message when you start Accounting Professional, Accounting Express, or Small Business Accounting 2006: "Small Business Accounting has encountered a problem and needs to close"

SYMPTOMS

When you start Microsoft Office Accounting Professional, Microsoft Office Accounting Express, or Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006, you receive the following error message:
Small Business Accounting has encountered a problem and needs to close.
Also, the following error message is logged in the Windows error reporting file:
Parameters:
<bucketingParameters>
<type>InvalidOperationException</type>
<SBA_Version></SBA_Version>
<Entry_Point>Callback</Entry_Point>
<Exception_Point>CreateBuckets</Exception_Point>
<CLCID>409</CLCID>
<SkuName>0</SkuName>
</bucketingParameters>

CAUSE

This problem occurs if a required value in the Microsoft Windows registry was not set or was incorrectly set during the installation of Accounting Professional, Accounting Express, or Small Business Accounting 2006.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, repair the installation of Accounting Professional, Accounting Express, or Small Business Accounting 2006. To do this, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
  2. Follow the appropriate step:
    • For Windows XP:
      • If you use Accounting Professional 2009 or Accounting Express 2009, double-click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Change or Remove Programs. In the list of programs, click Microsoft Office Accounting 2009, and then click Change/Remove.
      • If you use Accounting Professional 2008 or Accounting Express 2008, double-click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Change or Remove Programs. In the list of programs, click Microsoft Office Accounting 2008, and then click Change/Remove.
      • If you use Accounting Professional 2007 or Accounting Express 2007, double-click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Change or Remove Programs. In the list of programs, click Microsoft Office Accounting 2007, and then click Change/Remove.
      • If you use Small Business Accounting 2006, double-click Add or Remove Programs, and then click Change or Remove Programs. In the list of programs, click Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006, and then click Change/Remove.
    • For Windows Vista:
      • If you use Accounting Professional 2009 or Accounting Express 2009, double-click Programs and Features, click Microsoft Office Accounting 2009, and then click Uninstall/Change.
      • If you use Accounting Professional 2008 or Accounting Express 2008, double-click Programs and Features, click Microsoft Office Accounting 2008, and then click Uninstall/Change.
      • If you use Accounting Professional 2007 or Accounting Express 2007, double-click Programs and Features, click Microsoft Office Accounting 2007, and then click Uninstall/Change.
  3. In the Microsoft Office Accounting <year> Setup Wizard or in the Microsoft Office Small Business Accounting 2006 Setup Wizard, click Reinstall, and then complete the wizard.

MORE INFORMATION

The Office Accounting Error Reporting dialog box appears when an error occurs that results in a fatal event in the program. The Office Accounting Error Reporting dialog box includes a button to send the information about the fatal event to Microsoft. Microsoft collects information about these kinds of events in a database to try to find the cause. For more information about the Microsoft data collection policy, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://oca.microsoft.com/en/dcp20.asp (http://oca.microsoft.com/en/dcp20.asp)
For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
283768  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=283768/ ) Description of the end user privacy policy in application error reporting when you are using Office
289508  (http://kbalertz.com/Feedback.aspx?kbNumber=289508/ ) How to view error signatures if an Office program experiences a serious error and quits

APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2008
  • Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2008
  • Microsoft Office Accounting Professional 2007
  • Microsoft Office Accounting Express 2007
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