topic Cannot input License info - Server service errors with Error: 1053 in QlikView

Cannot input License info - Server service errors with Error: 1053

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:19:17 GMT

We were installing a QV server yesterday and the server did not have internet access. The install failed as a result. We connected the server, uninstalled and reinstalled and now the server service does not start.

We can open Management Console but the input boxes where one enters the license number are "unclickable". You cannot input any information in them. The server service is shown as not running and attempts to start it return this:

Could not start the QlikView service on Local Computer
Error 1053:The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion

We appear to be in a loop: The service won't run to take the license key. The license cannot be entered becase (it appears) the key must be present.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

Cannot input License info - Server service errors with Error: 1053

Karl_Humma — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:55:45 GMT

Go to start >run > and type regedit go to Computer\HKEY_Local_Machine\SOFTWARE\QlikTech and erase the QlikViewServer folder.

This should allow you to start the server then enter the key and reset all settings in the QEMC.

/Karl

Cannot input License info - Server service errors with Error: 1053

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:03:09 GMT

Thanks Karl, we'll give it a shot.

Cannot input License info - Server service errors with Error: 1053

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:24:48 GMT

This worked. Thank you for this suggestion and fix!

Cannot input License info - Server service errors with Error: 1053

Emmanuelle__Bustos — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 14:27:06 GMT

I had the same issue and was because the ports 4747 and 4774 wasn't open.