If you experience any of these signs or symptoms, it is important to address the issue promptly to avoid further problems. And yes it is very important to determine the symptoms so that you can get rid of it early. QuickBooks fails to update to the latest version and displays an error message with the QB code 15212. The update process freezes or stops at a certain point and does not complete. QuickBooks may become unresponsive or slow to respond. The computer may crash or freeze when attempting to update QuickBooks. Users may experience connectivity issues with the QuickBooks server. You may be unable to access certain features or functions in QuickBooks until the update is completed.