AppFabric installation failed because installer MS

Question

When I reinstall the AppFabric 1.1, Why I'm getting this error "AppFabric installation failed because installer MSI returned with error code : 1603".?

I did run it with administrative rights.

Below is the error log.

2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  ===== Logging started: 2012-06-26 18:20:07+08:00 =====
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  File:             c:\a0ddcd54d09ca070ef\setup.exe
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  InternalName:     Setup.exe
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  OriginalFilename: Setup.exe
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  FileVersion:      1.1.2106.32
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  FileDescription:  Setup.exe
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  Product:          Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Server AppFabric
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  ProductVersion:   1.1.2106.32
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  Debug:            False
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  Patched:          False
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  PreRelease:       False
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  PrivateBuild:     False
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  SpecialBuild:     False
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  Language:         Language Neutral
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  OS Name:                   Windows 7 Ultimate
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  OS Edition:                Ultimate
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  OSVersion:                 Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  CurrentCulture:            en-US
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  Processor Architecture:    x86
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  Event Registration Source :    AppFabric_Setup
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Setup.Upgrade.V1UpgradeSetupModule : Initiating V1.0 Upgrade module.
2012-06-26 18:20:07, Information           Setup  Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Setup.Upgrade.V1UpgradeSetupModule : V1.0 is not installed.
2012-06-26 18:20:33, Information           Setup  Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Setup.Upgrade.V1UpgradeSetupModule : Initiating V1 Upgrade pre-install.
2012-06-26 18:20:33, Information           Setup  Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Setup.Upgrade.V1UpgradeSetupModule : V1.0 is not installed, not taking backup.
2012-06-26 18:20:33, Information           Setup  Enumerating Windows features
2012-06-26 18:20:36, Information           Setup  Executing c:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe with commandline -iru.
2012-06-26 18:20:46, Information           Setup  Return code from aspnet_regiis.exe is 0
2012-06-26 18:20:46, Information           Setup  Windows features successfully enabled.
2012-06-26 18:20:46, Information           Setup  Process.Start: C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /quiet /norestart /i "c:\a0ddcd54d09ca070ef\Packages\AppFabric-1.1-for-Windows-Server-32.msi" ADDDEFAULT=Worker,WorkerAdmin,CacheClient,Setup /l*vx "C:\Users\COMPUTER-Name\AppData\Local\Temp\AppServerSetup1_1(2012-06-26 18-20-46).log" LOGFILE="C:\Users\COMPUTER-Name\AppData\Local\Temp\AppServerSetup1_1_CustomActions(2012-06-26 18-20-46).log" INSTALLDIR="C:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server" LANGID=en-US
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  Process.ExitCode: 0x00000643
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Error                 Setup  AppFabric installation failed because installer MSI returned with error code : 1603
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Error                 Setup  
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Error                 Setup  AppFabric installation failed because installer MSI returned with error code : 1603
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Error                 Setup  
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Setup.Core.SetupException: AppFabric installation failed because installer MSI returned with error code : 1603
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup     at Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Setup.Installer.WindowsInstallerProxy.GenerateAndThrowSetupException(Int32 exitCode, LogEventSource logEventSource)
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup     at Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Setup.Installer.WindowsInstallerProxy.Invoke(LogEventSource logEventSource, InstallMode installMode, String packageIdentity, List`1 updateList, List`1 customArguments)
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup     at Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Setup.Installer.MsiInstaller.InstallSelectedFeatures()
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup     at Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Setup.Installer.MsiInstaller.Install()
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup     at Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Setup.Client.SetupWorkflow.StartActionPhase()
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup     at Microsoft.ApplicationServer.Setup.Client.ProgressPage.StartAction()
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  === Summary of Actions ===
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  Required Windows components   :  Completed Successfully
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1            :  Completed Successfully
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  Windows Communication Foundation Non-HTTP Activation          :  Completed Successfully
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  IIS Management Console            :  Completed Successfully
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server  :  Failed
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  Hosting Services          :  Failed
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  Cache Client          :  Failed
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  Hosting Administration            :  Failed
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  Microsoft Update  :  Skipped
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  Microsoft Update          :  Skipped
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  
2012-06-26 18:21:46, Information           Setup  ===== Logging stopped: 2012-06-26 18:21:46+08:00 =====

Answer 1

I had this same error. Just had to install IIS and everything worked.

Answer 2

My problem was that there was task already for Customer Experience Improvement Program in Task Scheduler "\Microsoft\Windows\AppFabric\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator". I removed that task and after that installation succeeded.

Answer 3

I also hit this error…

The installation msi will try to create a new task in the Windows Task scheduler to remind you to give customer feedback. This install step executes regardless of whether you do or do not click the check box to participate in customer feedback. In many corporate environments (including mine) creating new windows tasks is denied to all but domain administrators. As a result, running as a local admin is not sufficient and the entire installation fails when adding the task returns “access denied”. This shows up in the install log as a 1603.

The only workaround we could find was to manually pull all the files out of the msi, remove the “add schedule task” from the install script, and then create a new msi. After that one line change, it worked fine.

Answer 4

Although many links talk about deleting the trailing space in the environment variable, that did not apply to my case as there was no trailing space in my case.

https://serverfault.com/a/593339/270420

This was the answer that finally helped me out. I had to delete the AS_Observers and AS_Administrators groups created during previous installation attempt and then reinstall.

Doing this resolved the problem and I could successfully install AppFabric. Couldn't post this as answer in the server fault site due to insufficient reputation.

Answer 5

I had a similar problem

9/21/2012 11:28:01 AM EXEPATH=powershell.exe PARAMS=-command "$str = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable(\"PSModulePath\", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine); $str = $str+\";c:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server\PowershellModules\"; c:\Windows\system32\setx.exe /M PSModulePath \"$str\"" LOGFILE=C:\Users\XXXXXXX\AppData\Local\Temp\AppServerSetup1_1_CustomActions(2012-09-21 11-27-26).log Error: ERROR: Invalid syntax. Default option is not allowed more than '2' time(s). Error: Type "SETX /?" for usage.

My issue was the PSModulePath having an improper " in it

it was:

C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\PowerShell\Modules"

removing the extraneous " corrected the issue

To change this go to Control Panel -> System -> Advanced System Settings -> On the Advanced Tab Select Enviroment Variables -> Under System Variables there is a Variable named PSModulePath, select it -> Click Edit -> Remove trailing "

Answer 6

May be I am really late for reply, Seriously guys this error resolution took hours of time, i tried every possible solution.

1. installing IIS
2. changing Power Shell from environment variable.
3. Deleting the local group

While, the solution is really really simple. If you look closely in environment variable PSModulePath there will be commas at end of the value simply remove those and enjoy