After installing Sage 100 Standard 7.00.1.0 and PR 2.21.2, the Common Components folder is missing AESCrypto.dll and AES.exe files.

1. Rename 'C:\ProgramData\Sage\Common Components' folder.
2. Uninstall Sage 100 Workstation Client, then reinstall the workstation client. 
3. Uninstall and reinstall Federal and State Reporting.  
4. Go to C:\ProgramData\Sage\Common Components and verify that AESCrypto.dll and AES.exe exist.
   • If the files are missing, copy from another workstation
   • or contact Sage Support to obtain copies of missing files
5. Try re-running Federal and State Tax reporting again.

Sage 100 Advanced and Premium

• Make sure the account running the Sage 100 Application Service has the following:
  • FULL permissions to C:ProgramData\Sage\ folder
  • or is a member of the Local Administrators group on the Application Server
• Run Regcom.bat (regcom64.bat) to register AES.exe (Aescrypto.dll)

Error 88 CI_EFilingCommon.pvc 280 when processing Federal and State Tax Reports.
How to run Sage 100 Advanced or Premium in Standard mode or "MAS90" mode