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aselimagic
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Oct 30, 2019
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SharePoint 2013 install fails with error 1603 everytime...it cannot be done

My challenge is to install SharePoint 2013 SP1 server on Windows 2012R2 Server with SQL Server 2014 as the database. All on one server.

 

All of my attempts have so far failed to get over the installation error 1603 from the Microsoft Installer Bootstarapper. Someone please help.

 

I checked all the websites out there in hope of finding the issues and get this installation competed but nothing helps. HELP.

2013
sharepoint server
  • aselimagic's avatar
    aselimagic
    Nov 13, 2019

    @Trevor Seward @Steve Knutson 

     

    Finally solved this problem. It appears the MSI - oserver.msi was having an issue with compatibility (i assume windows). I downloaded another copy of SharePoint SP1 from MSDN and copied the oserver.MSI package into my initial installation (extracted ISO). I tried just the new copy of the install from MSDN that failed, and the old one also failed on it's own. BUT, the install worked when i replaced this whole "global" directory.

     

    New MSI was created on 2.10.2012 and the one i had was newer - created on 25.01.2014.

    For some reason the installation did not like this newer version of the oserver.MSI

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    Dean_Gross
    Silver Contributor
    Oct 31, 2019
    I'm curious, why do you want to install software that is no longer supported by MS?
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      aselimagic
      Copper Contributor
      Oct 31, 2019

      Hi there Dean_Gross 

       

      We need to migrate up to 2019 - but can't go straight from 2010 to 2019. So here we are 🙂

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        Dean_Gross
        Silver Contributor
        Oct 31, 2019
        UGGH, you have my sympathy 🙂
        I would recommend keeping the SQL and SP on separate machines to help upgrade performance.
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    aselimagic
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 31, 2019
    Hi Steve. Thanks for the hint. It shows installed for me. So when running the pre-reqs it says AppFabric is already there, with nothing to do. But, worth a shot, i will uninstall it, then try the command line install.
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      aselimagic
      Copper Contributor
      Oct 31, 2019

      Hi Steve SteveKnutson,

       

      Failed again. I uninstalled the AppFabric, also the 1.1 updated. Then installed using the command line like you did. It installed without issue again.

       

      BUT SharePoint 2013 SP1 installation again failed and rolled back everything. How frustrating!!!

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        aselimagic
        Copper Contributor
        Oct 31, 2019

        SteveKnutson 

         

        digging through my logs i see the 1603 attached to this MSI. Then it rolls back the whole chain. 

         

        Error: Failed to install product: C:\SharePoint\Install\SharePoint2013\global\oserver.MSI ErrorCode: 1603(0x643).

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