Alex searched, but the file was gone.
“Yes, for two years.”
“That means the registry was wiped during the OS reinstall. Don’t worry. We need Plan B.” Alex remembered there was a full system backup from three months ago on an external USB drive. how to find quickbooks license number in registry
“Then you find an old file,” Carlos said. “QuickBooks sometimes leaves a clue.” Alex searched, but the file was gone
“Open any old QuickBooks company file (the .qbw file) from your data backup in a text editor like Notepad. It’s a mess of symbols, but sometimes the license number appears in plain text near the top.” We need Plan B
“I can’t call support,” Alex moaned to Carlos over the phone. “They’ll ask for the license number, which I don’t have, to give me the license number!”
The Case of the Missing License