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Copper Contributor

Nov 15, 2016

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Cannot install Sharepoint 2016 on Server 2016

Has anyone been able to install Sharepoint 2016 on a fresh Server 2016? The prerequisiteinstaller fails to do anything. Downloading and Installing all the prerequisites also fails to satisfy the Se...

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Richard Bourke
Nov 15, 2016
Based on the log, you seem to be encountering this issue https://www.vioreliftode.com/index.php/sharepoint-2016-it-preview-there-was-an-error-during-installation/.

There are a couple of solution options towards the end of the post.

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May 07, 2017

Through my test environment, the requirements for SharePoint 2016 on Windows Server 2016 Database or Standard fails to install Windows Server AppFabric 64x and 86x.

Rollback to Windows Server 2012 R2 without any issues with installing the requirements and installing SharePoint 2016.

Myron Cramer

Copper Contributor

May 11, 2017

SOLVED! Trevor's suggestion was the key. It ended up being something stupid. The default Internet Options did not permit file downloads. That was the only reason why the prerequisiteinstaller was failing.

After I followed Trevor's suggestion on a fresh Server 2016 using the latest ISO and with the latest SharePoint 2016 ISO, I tested the URL that failed in Internet Explorer and the issue was obvious. Simply adjusting the Internet Options to allow downloads resolved everything.

The prerequeisites all installed easily and SharePoint installed with no issues. AppFabric installed correctly as long as there weren't any residuals from previous attempts in the registry or system environment space.