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

Last but not least, I've found this page. Is quite complete the cause and further explanation.

SOLVED: Error 1306 AppFabric + Windows Server 2012

Answer 2

I finally made it. I was able to install AppFabric for Win Server 2012 R2. I am not really sure what exact change made it worked. I saw and tried many many solutions from various websites but above solution of making changes to Registry - 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT'worked (please think twice before making changes to Registry on production environment - this was my demo environment so I just went ahead); I changed the temporary folder path but it did not worked first time. Then I deleted the registry entry and then uninstalled AppFabric 1.1 pre-installed instance from Control panel. Then I tried Installation and it worked. This also restored the Registry entry.

Answer 3

Thanks for all of the help.

The log error actually tells you what to do. It is complaining because the file already exists below.

Delete the "Consolidator" file from:

C:\Windows\System32\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows\AppFabric\Customer Experience Improvement Program

Courtesy of Charles Babcock, MCT

Answer 4

I've also had a similar problem. The cause was AppFabric generated a scheduled task and it was left behind when it was uninstalled.

the error message in the logs:

"/create /tn "\Microsoft\Windows\AppFabric\Customer Experience Improvement Program\Consolidator" /xml "C:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server\Consolidator.xml" Error: ERROR: Cannot create a file when that file already exists."

It can't create the Task because it already exists.

To delete this task.

• Go to: %SYSTEM32%\Tasks\Microsoft\Windows.
• Delete the AppFabric Folder.

Then try to re-install it again.

Note: You could also try to delete it from the Task Scheduler GUI but in my case it wasn't shown there.