Fix QuickBooks Error 1311- Source File Not Found (D:\ZF561407.CAB)

QuickBooks error 1311 comes under the exporting file errors because users get this error while exporting the Financial Statement Designer to Microsoft soft Excel spreadsheet. QuickBooks error code 1311 also occurs at the time of updating and installing the QB software or something went wrong with your CD drive. 

When you get into this error following error messages will appear on your screen:

Error 1311: “Source file not found: D:\ZF561407.CAB. Verify that the file exists and that you can access it.

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QuickBooks Error 1311: “Source file not found (name of the file). Check that file exists and that is accessible to you.”

Why this Error Occurs?

You’ll get QuickBooks error 1311 due to multiple reasons that are listed below:

• Using the old version of the Windows operating system 
• When you aren’t able to install your Microsoft excel spreadsheet properly 
• You have mistakenly deleted an important file of the Microsoft excel sheet 
• QuickBooks Desktop version and Microsoft office version are not compatible with each other
• When you are exporting the report of the financial statement designer into a corrupt CD
• An issue with your CD-ROM drive or installation CD 

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Symptoms of QuickBooks Error Code 1311

• Problem while installing the QuickBooks software with the help of a CD 
• Unable to export the QB financial statement designer into your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
• While exporting the FSD(financial statement designer), your computer system will stop working or crashes frequently
• An error message code 1310 prompts on the computer screen

Solutions To Resolve QuickBooks Error 1311

Solution 1: Copy the Photoshop Elements

• Make a new folder on your computer desktop.
• Now you need to insert all the photoshop elements disc inside the DVD/CD-ROM drive.
• There are chances to autoplay window open, if occurs then close it.
• Then you need to open My computer inside your computer system.
• Here you need to right-click on the drive in which you had put the photoshop element install disc.
• Go to the Desktop and copy the “Adobe Photoshop Elements” folder into the folder you newly created.
• Here you need to press “Ctrl + V” the “Photoshop Elements install Disc”.
• When it finishes opening the “Adobe Photoshop” folder, and open the folder which you newly created click twice on the “setup.exe” for installation.
• Once the installation gets finished then open your QuickBooks software and check you are facing the same problem which you are earlier faced.

Solution 2: Copy File into Hard-drive and Install

• To export the QuickBooks financial Designer report into your Microsoft Excel spreadsheet you need to insert a CD into your CD-Rom drive.
• Then you need to choose the “Quit” from your lower right corner.
• If your installation will start automatically then right-click on the “Start” and then select “Open Window Explorer”.
• After that, you need to create a new folder at any location from where you can access it easily. and save it in the name of QuickBooks.
• Now you to go to the CD-ROM and right-click on it and choose the “Explore”.
• Then you need to highlight QuickBooks and other third party software.
• Copy all of them and paste them into the newly created folder.

Solution 3: Reinstalling the CS4 Application

• If you are a user of Windows XP, then press “Windows + R key from the keyboard”.
• Then a small box will open.
• Here you need to type “msiexec/unreg” and hit the “Enter”.
• If you are the user of the “Window vista” then open the run command by pressing the “Windows + R” key.
• Same you will get the small box.
• Here you need to type “msiexec/regserver” and then hit the “Enter”.
• Once you have done the above steps then you need to Reinstall the CS4 application.

Solution 4: Checking Your MS Office is compatible with QuickBooks

• Go inside the control panel and choose the “Add or Remove Programs”.
• Here you need to choose MS office to make changes.
• Then the version should be 2000 and later version.

Solution- 5 Scanning and Installing from Command Prompt

• Go to “Start” > “All Programs”.
• Here you need to find the “Command” once you get it “open as an Administrator”.
• When the command opens here you have to type “SFC/SCANNOW” and hit “Enter”.
• It will take a few seconds to complete the scan, after that you need to type “msiexec/unregion” and again hit the “Enter” key.
• Then you need to type the “msiexec/regserver” and again hit the enter key.
• Once you have done all the above-given steps then you need to forward to the installation of the creative suite product.

Solution 6: Changes Acess To CD ROM

• Go to the “Start” button.
• Then you have to go inside the “Setting” > “Control Panel” > “Administrative Tools”.
• Once you get it then choose the “Local Security Policy”.
• Then your search for the folder of “Local Policies” and tap on it.
• Now you need to go inside the “Security”.
• After that, you need to select – “Restrict access to CD-ROM” for only those types of users who are logged on locally.
• Now you need to tick the “Disable” and then restart your computer system.

The Bottom Line

QuickBooks error 1311 can occur at the time of exporting the QFD into MS Excel spreadsheets, updating and installing QuickBooks, and installing QuickBooks with the help of CD Drive. You can solve this error code by applying the above-given solution. But still, any error continues while following manual solutions, you can take help from our QuickBooks ProAdvisor by releasing a call on or toll-free number anytime.