Data Migration
E-Filing
1099 E-Filing
"Recopying" your File Name and Path to the Windows Clipboard
1099 E-Filing Overview
Applying for a Transmitter Control Code (TCC)
Checking Size of Uploaded File
FIRE System Upload: Navigating to your File
Navigating the IRS FIRE System Website
Printing Summaries and Reports
Payroll Return E-filing
Forms 94x
E-filing Forms 94x with Payroll System
Modifying Your IRS E-file Application to E-file Forms 94x
Requirements to E-File Forms 94x
CA Forms DE 9 and DE 9C
Texas C3/C4 Employer's Quarterly Report
W-2 E-Filing
FAQ
Backup/Restore/Migrate
How do I back up/restore my data?
How do I backup to and restore from a CD or DVD?
How do I configure automatic backup?
How do I find missing backup data?
How do I move CFS programs and data to a new computer?
How do I move CFS programs and data to a new server?
How do I send client data to a colleague via email?
Why does Financial Planning Tools indicate restore database is being shared?
Why is the program not automatically backing up?
Install/Update
How do I download and install an update from within the program?
How do I download and install the single user version of a program?
How do I install a program or update in "safe mode?"
How do I install programs from CD?
How do I manually download and install an update?
How do I map a network drive?
How do I perform a network setup?
How do I perform a workstation setup?
What is the purpose of a network license?
Why does my desktop shortcut open the installer?
Why does the setup tell me to reboot the computer?
License Code/Firm Information
How do I change my address or firm name?
How do I edit my license code/firm information?
How does my license code work?
Where can I find my Customer ID number?
Where can I find my license code?
Why can't I call to update my firm name/address?
Why does my license code change?
Why does the installer tell me my license code is invalid?
Non-technical
Can I get a user’s manual for CFS programs?
Do I need a network license?
How do I contact CFS for technical support?
How do I print to a PDF?
How many computers am I licensed for?
Where can I get help for Fill-N-Print?
Where's my W2/1099 program?
Why aren't all the programs I ordered on the CD?
Why can't I order forms and envelopes over the phone?
Why didn’t you tell me to renew my programs?
Why do I need a MyCFS account?
Why does CFS no longer send renewal packets?
Installation
Instructions and Procedures
CSV Import Guidelines
Connecting to an Existing Network Database
Creating a New Network Database
Entering Data at a Client's Office
Health Insurance Compensation for 2% Owners of S-Corps
Hide/Display State Forms
Manually Importing Client Data From The Previous Year
Payroll System Database Reconstruction
Payroll System QuickBooks Import
Setting: Application Mode
Special Database Recovery Detail Instructions
Special Database Recovery Overview
Switching Between Single-User Mode and Network Mode
W2/1099: Transferring data between 1099-MISC form and 1099-NEC form
Where is the 4th Quarter 941 module for 2020?
Release Notes
Troubleshooting
Download/Install/Update Issues
CD install fails with message "Previous installation not found"
CFS Setup Runs Another Vendor's Installer
Error 12007 "Name not resolved" on Update from the Web
Error 12029 "Cannot Connect" on Update from the Web
Error 12031 when Downloading
Error 339 "File is not correctly registered" During Install
Error 339: CSCMD32.OCX etc failed to self-register
Error 339: THREED32.OCX is not correctly registered
Error 339: VSSPELL6.OCX failed to self-register
Error 35756 when Starting Program
Error 35761 when Attempting to Update
Error 35764 when Attempting to Update
Error 5001 on Installation
Error Message: "A previous version of [program] was not found..."
Error Message: "Not a Valid Win32 Executable"
Error Message: "Version of the application could not be determined"
Error Message: "Zip file damaged"
Move Data Process Error on Install
Setup Stalls During Full Install
Still Running Old Version after Update
Update Setup Reports File Is Locked
Update Setup Stalls
Printing Issues
Error 16 when Printing Form
Error 2018: Page margins are too large, can't run report
Error 2019 when Printing Report
Error 429 when Printing Form
Error 482 when Trying to Print
Error 484 when Trying to Print
OCR-A (or OCR-ACFS) font is not properly installed
Program Crashes Without Error Message when Printing
Program Errors
"Small Fonts and Sans Serif can't be found" when Starting Program
"The feature you are trying to use..."
Error 1004: Error Accessing Database
Error 1706: No valid source could be found for product ( ). The Windows Installer cannot continue.
Error 3022 in Payroll System
Error 3031 when Restoring Payroll Data
Error 3045 in Payroll System
Error 3049 in Payroll System
Error 3050 in Payroll System
Error 3051 in Payroll System Network Installation
Error 3051 when Restoring Payroll Data
Error 3051: The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open the file...
Error 3075 in Payroll System
Error 3112 in Payroll System
Error 3343 in Payroll System
Error 339: component missing or not properly registered
Error 3421 when Restoring Data
Error 3633 when Starting Payroll System
Error 3800 in Payroll System
Error 380: Invalid property value
Error 381: Invalid property array index
Error 400: Form already displayed; can't show modally
Error 429: ActiveX component cannot create object
Error 429: You don't have an appropriate license to use this functionality
Error 480: Can't create AutoRedraw image
Error 48: Trouble loading DLL
Error 52: Bad file name or number
Error 5: Invalid procedure call
Error 63 and Error 380
Error 6: Overflow
Error 7 when Starting Program
Error 70: Permission Denied
Error 75: Path/File Access Error
Error 9 and Error 381
Error 9 and Error 63
Error TX4OLE invalid property value 1-900
Items "Not Saved"
Message that something "needs to be installed" or "is on CD"
Your Network Data Is Read-Only
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- Error 3050 in Payroll System
Error 3050 in Payroll System
Updated
by John Logue
“Unable to lock.”
In a network environment, with multiple workstations accessing the Payroll System database, there are locking mechanisms to prevent one workstation from accessing data being changed by another workstation. The error results when the operating system cannot employ such a lock. In some cases, the error can even occur in a single-user environment.
There are two apparent causes for this problem: security and resource overload.
Security
Each user logon must have modify or change permission on the Properties/Security tab for the database folder. if the database is being accessed across a network, each user must have modify or change permission on the Sharing tab of the share point on the server. If any user without the appropriate permissions attempts to access the database, error 3050 is a likely result.
Resource Overload
In a normal situation with healthy hardware, access to the database is fast. However, if there is another program accessing the database file, access to the file by Payroll System can be slowed down to the point where the operating system declares a timeout, resulting in the error.
Usually, the other party responsible is an antivirus program. It reads files that are being accessed by an application, which can delay Payroll System enough to cause the error. Another possible culprit is automatic backup software, which attempts to make an immediate copy to a backup location any time you change a file.
Obviously antivirus or automatic backup software can cause a resource overload in a network environment, but it can even cause problems in a single-user installation, with program and data installed locally.
Solution for Antivirus Software
If you are running antivirus software, you can test to determine whether it is causing the problem. Antivirus software has different components. One of the components is called real-time protection. Turn off this part of the antivirus program and then test Payroll System to determine whether it still fails.
If this test indicates that the real-time part of the anti-virus program is the problem, the fix is to configure the antivirus program to make an exception or apply an exclusion for at least the current database folder (e.g., X:\CFSLIB\PR2012\PR2012DB\). To apply to all years, exclude the entire CFSLIB folder (X:\CFSLIB).
Solution for Automatic Backup Software
Some automatic backup utilities immediately back up any file you change, either to an external hard drive or to the internet. Such systems may cause Error 3045. However, it should be possible to configure them so that they do not interfere with Payroll System.
First, configure the automatic backup utility so that it does not back up the Payroll System database folder. Second, make sure Payroll System is configured to create a backup on exit (whenever data has changed). The automatic backup utilility can then capture that backup folder.
The automatic backup utility may perform both real-time and scheduled backups. If so, you can configure it to exclude CFSLIB from real-time backups, while allowing scheduled backups.
If necessary, call the vendor of your automatic backup software, explain to them that there is conflict, and ask them how to avoid it.