New Quickbooks install will not open

QuickBooks 2011 through QuickBooks 2014 will work fine on Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. I have done this.

QuickBooks 2014 will work fine on Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit. I have this running now.

What operating system are the 2 Dell machines?

One thing QB needs (and I did not see it mentioned in the summary above in a quick read) is .NET Framework. Sometimes Windows leaves .NET Framework updates behind as recommended. Make sure .NET updates and all other updates have been done. Restart after doing that.

What Antivirus are you using?  I use Symantec Endpoint Protection myself and for clients. You might try disabling your AV to do the QB install.

Of course, you should log in with a user that is a member of the admin group. Do this instead of installing with Run As Administrator.

Try these ideas and please let us know.

... Thinkpads_User

I will try the .NET items again, i have a feeling it could be related to that.  What version of .net does it need?  I see version 4 is on the Windows 7 Dell.  How can I test if it is working correctly?

The 2 Dell Machines are Windows 7 32bit SP1.

Antivirus is ESET Endpoint Antivirus 5.0, and I did disable it during installation and when trying to open Quickbooks but it didn't help.

The .net framework tool said each version I had installed on the PC was working.  I have .NET 2.0 SP2; .NET 3.0 sp2; .NET3.5 sp1; .NET 4.0 Client; & .NET 4.0 Full.  I removed 1.1 sp1.  It didn't help.  I then logged in as a different administrative user, removed Quickbooks 2014 from the pc and ran the "Quickbooks Clean Install Utility" and ran it for every version listed so it would rename any leftover reminents of past 2011, 2012 and 2014 installation attempts.  I then rebooted the pc and reinstalled QB 2014 with the antivirus disabled but it has the same issue.  I am RDP'ed in when trying this so I know it is not a video driver issue like one article suggests.

I cannot remove this machine as it is in use.  If I knew reinstalling the OS would work for sure maybe we could do it but without knowing we can't spare any or the time away from them.  I know QB 2014 works on windows 7 64bit as I have installed it in other locations.  The PC's are all Dell Vostro220's, and all have the same issue as well as a 2008 R2 Virtual Machine.  What sets these apart?

I do not know what would set a Dell Vostro apart from other machines. Windows is Windows and the only thing different about a Dell than (say) a Lenovo is drivers. I cannot see a driver causing QB to not install. You have verified .NET Framework (thank you) so that is not it.

It must be some software installed of some kind. Did Dell install an Antivirus that you perhaps did not remove? QB back to V2011 is fine on Windows 7 64-bit.

Look through Programs and Features and look for duplicate Antivirus and other programs that perhaps you were not aware were installed on the computer.

QB should work on Windows Home, but I assume these are Pro. I only mention if perhaps that is not the case.

Do you have a spare machine? Put that into service and try to spring a Dell loose to reinstall Windows.

.... Thinkpads_User

We are ordering a new PC to try QB on, we found a old one we should replace and will update once we try QB on it.

So QuickBooks is running on the new PC. I think I expected that because I have install and used QuickBooks for years.

other server 2k8 r2 that was running QB 2006 on it fine and upgraded it to qb 2014.  Same problem

I would look for something (I confess I do not know what) that you may be installing that conflicts with QuickBooks.

Start by comparing entries in Programs and Features and then by comparing Services.

.... Thinkpads_User

Thing is it just doesn't seem like there is anything out of the ordinary on it.  But it has to be something.  I did the install of QB right after the MS Office 2013 install on the new PC before I joined it to the domain to be sure It didn't conflict with something there.  I built the Domain from the ground up and I can't seem to find anything there.  I did go through the programs and features lists and the startup lists for the server already.  

This may be one of a handful of issues I never solve as it may not be worth the time.  I may see if they just want to RDP to the working PC instead of using the server console.

I am running out of ideas.

I have installed all versions of QuickBooks Pro/Premier from and including V2002 to V2014 on all Windows systems from (back then) Windows 98 to now Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit. I have always matched the version to the system I was using, that is, installing just the newest version on the newest operating system.

I have put QuickBooks Pro on Server 2003 but not Server 2008 because there has not been a need. I do not recommend putting QB on Servers - just the Database Manager program.

QuickBooks has never failed to install for me, not even once.

The only common denominator in the above was Norton Internet Security (2003 and earlier) and Symantec Client Security (Corporate) 2004 and later until Symantec Endpoint Protection for the last few years.

I put in on no-name white box machines until about 2003 and then only on Lenovo machines after that.

I am not sure at this point what is conflicting on your machines.

.... Thinkpads_User

Please close this question.

Since this was just a work around, but good advice I awarded some points but didn't mark as answered fully because it wasn't fixed.  Although the tools and links provided did help eliminate possibilities.