How to Fix Sage Error 1605?

Updated On: November 7, 2024 6:48 am

Sage 50 Error Code 1605

Sage 50 is one of the most popular and user-friendly accounting software program that is being used by several small and medium business owners around the world to handle their financial and operational transactions. It comes with a wide range of features and services including but not limited to payroll management, tax management, invoices, cash flow management, customer management, standard and essential accounting, and so much more. However, there are times that you may come across certain errors that could prevent you from using the software effortlessly. One such error that could affect your work is the Sage Error 1605 that comes with the message “Error: 1605 this action is only valid for products that are currently installed.”

In this post, we are going to discuss in detail about the Error code 1605 and the various ways to resolve it depending on the version of the Sage software you use.

What is Sage 50 Error 1605?

Sage Error Code 1605 is returned when you attempt to uninstall an application that isn’t actually installed on a target system. Error 1605 is a Windows error which means “ERROR_UNKNOWN_PRODUCT“. Below is a screenshot where a command is configured to uninstall Adobe Reader. Notice that you can add 1605 to the Successful Return Codes field so that the deployment won’t return an error if the Adobe Reader doesn’t exist.

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Note that this can sometimes happen if the version you are attempting to uninstall is not present on the system. In these cases, if you don’t know what version is installed, or you don’t know if the application is even installed, you can use another method to uninstall by name. 

Read More-: How to Solve Sage 50 Error 1608

How to Fix Sage Error 1605?

In this section, we have discussed in detail how you could fix Sage Error Code 1605 on multiple Sage software versions. However, before you attempt any of the solutions, it is highly critical that you take a backup of your Windows Registry. Once done, follow the below-mentioned steps according to the Sage version you use:

Sage 50 2021

  • Select Edit>Find
  • Type {363A56EE-EF51-423A-89C5-B2494DCEFA3E}
  • Select Find Next. All keys named {363A56EE-EF51-423A-89C5-B2494DCEFA3E} in the registry should be deleted.
  • If the key is in another key folder named 363A56EE-EF51-423A-89C5-B2494DCEFA3E, in the left pane, delete the whole folder 363A56EE-EF51-423A-89C5-B2494DCEFA3E instead.
  • Press the F3 key on your keyboard to continue searching for the next key that contains the value.

Sage 50 2020

  • Select Edit>Find
  • Type {ECFE78AE-B220-4A07-8D53-A9DD5A97269C}
  • Select Find Next. All keys named {ECFE78AE-B220-4A07-8D53-A9DD5A97269C} in the registry should be deleted.
  • If the key is in another key folder named EA87EFCE022B70A4D8359ADDA57962C9, in the left pane, delete the whole folder EA87EFCE022B70A4D8359ADDA57962C9 instead.
  • Press the F3 key on your keyboard to continue searching for the next key that contains the value.

Sage 50 2019

  • Select Edit>Find
  • Type {FAAEBF68-EC88-4147-B08F-A25DE8F3A005}
  • Select Find Next. All keys named {FAAEBF68-EC88-4147-B08F-A25DE8F3A005} in the registry should be deleted.
  • If the key is in another key folder named 86FBEAAF88CE74140BF82AD58E3F0A50, in the left pane, delete the whole folder 86FBEAAF88CE74140BF82AD58E3F0A50 instead.
  • Press the F3 key on your keyboard to continue searching for the next key that contains the value.

Sage 50 2018

  • Select Edit>Find
  • Type {CDB21C1F-4317-4A76-8711-50F9FCF30542}
  • Select Find Next. All keys named {CDB21C1F-4317-4A76-8711-50F9FCF30542} in the registry should be deleted.
  • If the key is in another key folder named F1C12BDC713467A47811059FCF3F5024, in the left pane, delete the whole folder F1C12BDC713467A47811059FCF3F5024 instead.
  • Press the F3 key on your keyboard to continue searching for the next key that contains the value.

Sage 50 2017

  • Select Edit>Find
  • Type {040522E9-CDA8-495B-941D-8B4164A2CE49}
  • Select Find Next. All keys named {040522E9-CDA8-495B-941D-8B4164A2CE49} in the registry should be deleted.
  • If the key is in another key folder named 9E2250408ADCB59449D1B814462AEC94, in the left pane, delete the whole folder 9E2250408ADCB59449D1B814462AEC94 instead.
  • Press the F3 key on your keyboard to continue searching for the next key that contains the value.

Sage 50 2016

  • Select Edit>Find
  • Type {3F4F1778-F87C-4B08-BCE6-1BF3E42F26BD}
  • Select Find Next. All keys named {3F4F1778-F87C-4B08-BCE6-1BF3E42F26BD} in the registry should be deleted.
  • If the key is in another key folder named 8771F4F3C78F80B4CB6EB13F4EF262DB, in the left pane, delete the whole folder 8771F4F3C78F80B4CB6EB13F4EF262DB instead.
  • Press the F3 key on your keyboard to continue searching for the next key that contains the value.

Sage 50 2015

  • Select Edit>Find
  • Type {1585982E-766D-476A-BF0D-5FE4A1C1BE9F}
  • Select Find Next. All keys named {1585982E-766D-476A-BF0D-5FE4A1C1BE9F} in the registry should be deleted.
  • If the key is in another key folder named E2895851D667A674FBD0F54E1A1CEBF9, in the left pane, delete the whole folder E2895851D667A674FBD0F54E1A1CEBF9 instead.
  • Press the F3 key on your keyboard to continue searching for the next key that contains the value.

Sage 50 2014

  • Select Edit>Find
  • Type {B9DBDDE5-ED84-4D53-92BD-DD5BE646BB4B}
  • Select Find Next. All keys named {B9DBDDE5-ED84-4D53-92BD-DD5BE646BB4B} in the registry should be deleted.
  • If the key is in another key folder named 5EDDBD9B48DE35D429DBDDB56E64BBB4, in the left pane, delete the whole folder 5EDDBD9B48DE35D429DBDDB56E64BBB4 instead.
  • Press the F3 key on your keyboard to continue searching for the next key that contains the value.

Sage 50 2013

  • Select Edit>Find
  • Type {52D160F1-0E2C-4AC1-9EF9-8ABE1CAF2F8D}
  • Select Find Next. All keys named {52D160F1-0E2C-4AC1-9EF9-8ABE1CAF2F8D} in the registry should be deleted.
  • If the key is in another key folder named 1F061D25C2E01CA4E99FA8EBC1FAF2D8, in the left pane, delete the whole folder 1F061D25C2E01CA4E99FA8EBC1FAF2D8 instead.
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  • Press F3  on your keyboard to continue searching for the next key that contains the value.

Simply Accounting 2012

  • Select Edit>Find
  • Type {2CEDEB33-4931-48B1-8010-20618772B58E}
  • Select Find Next. All keys named {2CEDEB33-4931-48B1-8010-20618772B58E} in the registry should be deleted.
  • If the key is in another key folder named 33BEDEC213941B840801021678275BE8, in the left pane, delete the whole folder 33BEDEC213941B840801021678275BE8 instead.
  • Press the F3 key on your keyboard to continue searching for the next key that contains the value.

Simply Accounting 2011

  • Select Edit>Find
  • Type {53AB83B3-9908-44DF-97B5-C107140F26AD} 
  • Select Find Next. All keys named {53AB83B3-9908-44DF-97B5-C107140F26AD} in the registry should be deleted.
  • If the key is in another key folder named 3B38BA358099FD44795B1C7041F062DA, in the left pane delete the whole folder 3B38BA358099FD44795B1C7041F062DA instead.
  • Press the F3 key on your keyboard to continue searching for the next key that contains the value.

Simply Accounting 2010

  • Select Edit>Find
  • Type {5BB74B26-8320-4846-951F-84CFFAD671C6}
  • Select Find Next. All keys named {5BB74B26-8320-4846-951F-84CFFAD671C6} in the registry should be deleted.
  • If the key is in another key folder named 62B47BB50238648459F148FCAF6D176C, in the left pane, delete the whole folder 62B47BB50238648459F148FCAF6D176C instead.
  • Press the F3 key on your keyboard to continue searching for the next key that contains the value.

Note: This manually and fully removes Sage 50 (Simply Accounting) from the registry, allowing for a full uninstall or install or reinstall to follow afterwards.

Also Read-: How to Fix Sage 50 Error 1706

Final Words

We hope that the above-mentioned solutions help you resolve the Sage Error 1605 on your computer. However, if you still continue to face the same problem. We strongly recommend that you connect with our expert Sage technical support staff who are trained specifically to resolve all your Sage related concerns and queries. You can call or write to them anytime as they work round the clock.

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Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs)

How to Back up the Windows Registry?

Follow these steps to back-up the Windows Registry:
🔹 Click on the Start button and search RUN in it or you can also press Windows+R buttons from keyboard to open the RUN
🔹 Now type the “Regedit” then click on OK button
🔹 A window is opened named Registry Editor
🔹 In this, click on the My Computer, or Computer
🔹 After that, select the File and then Export it
🔹 In Export range, select “All” after that chooses a location for saving the backup of the registry.

How can I Install Sage 50 Forecasting using the Command Prompt?

To install Sage 50 Forecasting from the command prompt, this is what you have to do:
🔹 32-bit operating system – Press the Windows key and press X then click CMD Prompt as Administrator.
🔹 64-bit operating system – Browse to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 then right-click cmd.exe and click Run as administrator.
🔹 To change directory to where the download file is saved type CD <> for example, CD C:\USERS\JOHN.SMITH\DOWNLOADS then press enter.
🔹 Type the file name SG50SFF2007WEB.EXE and press enter.

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