Table of Contents:-

Steps to Run the PDF repair Tool
- Step 1: Download and Install the Lacerte Tool Hub
- Step 2: Use the Tool in the Lacerte Tool Hub
Steps to Run the Component Tool
- Step 1: Download and Install the Lacerte Tool Hub
- Step 2: Use the Tool in the Lacerte Tool Hub
What does the PDF Repair do?
What does the Component Repair tool do?
How to Run the Component Repair Tool manually?

In this article, you will learn how to run PDF Repair or Component Repair and what each tool does. Lacerte provides the PDF Repair tool and the Component Repair tool to help you resolve issues you may encounter occasionally.

Steps to Run the PDF Repair tool

Step 1: Download and install the Lacerte Tool Hub

Close the Lacerte.
Install the Lacerte Tool Hub from the Lacerte Tool Hub file and save the file somewhere so you will be able to find it quickly (like your Downloads folder or your Windows desktop).
Open the file (lacertetoolhub setup.exe) that you downloaded.
Install by following the on-screen instructions and agreeing to the terms and conditions.
When the installation is complete, double-click the tool hub icon on your Windows desktop to launch it.

Lacerte Tool Hub

To find Lacerte Tool Hub, do a search in Windows for the program and select it.

Step 2: Use the tool in the Lacerte Tool Hub

Open the Lacerte Tool Hub.
Choose Printing on the left.
Click on Lacerte PDF Repair Tool.

Use the tool in the Lacerte Tool Hub

Follow the on-screen instructions to run the Lacerte PDF Repair tool.

Steps to Run the Component Repair tool

The Component Repair tool should be run by an IT specialist. It is not designed to fix any printer or printing problems.

Step 1: Download and install the Lacerte Tool Hub

Close the Lacerte.
Install the Lacerte Tool Hub from the Lacerte Tool Hub file and save the file somewhere so you will be able to find it quickly (like your Downloads folder or your Windows desktop).
Open the file (lacertetoolhub setup.exe) that you downloaded.
Install by following the on-screen instructions and agreeing to the terms and conditions.
When the installation is complete, double-click the tool hub icon on your Windows desktop to launch it.

Download and install the Lacerte Tool Hub

To find Lacerte Tool Hub, do a search in Windows for the program and select it.

Download and install the Lacerte Tool Hub 2

Step 2: Use the tool in the Lacerte Tool Hub

Open the Lacerte Tool Hub.
Choose the Program on the left.
Choose the relevant Repair Tool for the version of Lacerte you are troubleshooting from the list.

Lacerte Tool Hub to Run the Component Repair tool

Follow the on-screen instructions to run the Lacerte PDF Repair tool.

What does the PDF Repair tool do?

The PDF Repair solution fixes PDF printing problems in Lacerte for any current tax year, as far back as 2002; it also fixes PDF printing problems in Document Management System (DMS), and it fixes PDF printing problems in some previous ProSeries versions.

Removes the background processes of the tax program.
Delete the temporary printer files.
Close and restart the Print Spooler service.
Spoolsv.exe and SLPwow64.exe printer processes can cause the program to hang when generating a PDF or printing. So it is important to close it.
Uninstalls and reinstalls program-specific PDF Converters.
Rename the Amyuni300 and 400 dlls from the registry and remove them.

What does the Component Repair tool do?

ProSeries or Lacerte background processes are disabled.
MSIEXEC has ended and re-registered.
MSXML4 and MSXML6 dlls are unregistered and reregistered.
MSXML 4.0 SP3 is installed.
Restarts and ends the Windows Installer service.
C++ 2005, 2008, 2010, and 2012 are all repaired (ProSeries only)
Repairs the (Lacerte) Java Runtime System.
Client Repairs Entitlement (ProSeries only).
Repairs the.NET Framework 3.5 and 4.5.1, and launches the.NET Checker, which allows you to manually verify your.NET installations.

How to Run the Component Repair Tool manually?

The Component Repair tool should be run by an IT specialist. It is not designed to fix any printer or printing problems.

Install the applicable version of the Component Repair tool
1. Download Component Repair Tool – (2016 and newer)
2. Download Component Repair Tool – (2015 and prior)

Download the executable file and run it. By default, this file should be found in your Downloads folder.
The Component Repair tool will run if you follow the on-screen instructions.

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