Cannot Print PDF Files From Quickbooks in Windows 7 – Printer not activated, error code -20
October 28th, 2009 | Posted by in Tech/Web
I finally updated my machine to Windows 7 and for the most part, everything has been seemless and has worked great. Even though I’m not one of the many people who had problems with Windows Vista, I still decided to upgrade to Windows 7. Partially due to all of the hype about Windows 7, and partially to satisfy my urge to have the newest and latest software. 
Anyways, all of my programs work great, but the other day when I logged into Quickbooks to do some accounting, I got an error message when I tried to print some invoices to PDF.
Printer not activated, error code -20.
After doing some research, I found that I needed to “Repair” my Quickbooks installation, so I started to do that. In that process, I got another error:
Error 1334. The file ‘Ilxact3res.dll’ cannot be installed.
Insert the QuickBooks CS and retry or note the error and type this in a web browser:
www.quickbooks.com/support/update.html
I’ll be posting more, but in the meantime, I’m going to try to completely remove my Quickbooks installation and try to reinstall a new one.
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I am having the same exact problem. Tried to call Quickbooks for help and was told that I have to join a support program for $40 a month!
Did the reinstallation fix the problem??
Thank you!