AppFabric installation failed because installer MSI returned with error code : 1603

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 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 "