Error 1603 installing SCCM client

Question

When I try to install the SCCM client on some machines I get an installation error 1603. Setup starts ok, but after a while ends in a 1603 error.
ccmsetup.log
MSI: Action 13:45:12: AllocateRegistrySpace. Allocating registry space ccmsetup 14/07/2008 13:45:12 PM 2532 (0x09E4)
MSI: Action 13:45:12: ProcessComponents. Updating component registration ccmsetup 14/07/2008 13:45:12 PM 2532 (0x09E4)
MSI: Action 13:45:12: UnpublishComponents. Unpublishing Qualified Components ccmsetup 14/07/2008 13:45:12 PM 2532 (0x09E4)
MSI: Action 13:45:12: UnpublishFeatures. Unpublishing Product Features ccmsetup 14/07/2008 13:45:12 PM 2532 (0x09E4)
MSI: Action 13:45:12: SmsTSManagerStopServiceInit.  ccmsetup 14/07/2008 13:45:12 PM 2532 (0x09E4)
MSI: Action 13:45:12: CcmStopService.  ccmsetup 14/07/2008 13:45:12 PM 2532 (0x09E4)
MSI: Action 13:45:12: StopServices. Stopping services ccmsetup 14/07/2008 13:45:12 PM 2532 (0x09E4)
MSI: Action 13:45:12: SmsStopUIComponents. Stopping UI Components ccmsetup 14/07/2008 13:45:12 PM 2532 (0x09E4)
MSI: Action 13:45:12: StopDeleteWUSER32. Stopping and deleting WUSER32 service ccmsetup 14/07/2008 13:45:12 PM 2532 (0x09E4)
Installation failed with error code 1603 ccmsetup 14/07/2008 13:45:12 PM 2532 (0x09E4)
There were no previous SMS/SCCM clients installed.
Tried a new install after the rebuild of WMI but without any luck.

Answer 1

Hi John,
The client.msi.log shows this error (same as above):
Action start 23:52:25: StopDeleteWUSER32.
MSI (s) (08:1C) [23:52:26:037]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (08:1C) [23:52:26:037]: Note: 1: 1402 2: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Rollback\Scripts 3: 2
Action ended 23:52:26: StopDeleteWUSER32. Return value 3.
At the bottom of the ccmsetup.log it ends with this error:
MSI: Action 23:52:25: StopDeleteWUSER32. Stopping and deleting WUSER32 service 8/20/2009 11:52:25 PM
Installation failed with error code 1603 8/20/2009 11:52:26 PM
Next retry in 120 minute(s)... 8/20/2009 11:52:38 PM
I'm having trouble locating a windows installer log.  The %temp% folder would be in docs&settings\userid\local settings\temp, I would assume and I've looked through the folders for the acct that is doing the client install as well as all the other acct folders and can't seem to locate any logs with a current date/time stamp.  Any idea where I would look?
Also, BTW, I reinstalled MSI 4.5 before I did this last client installation, but I did it remotely/silently, so no prompts or data returned... I just found the errors below in the \windows\KB942288-v3.log file... might be related?
4.140: 2009/08/20 23:44:40.146 (local)
4.140: e:\6c0499dd2b70eebd34aa8b8c33\UPDATE\update.exe (version 6.3.13.0)
4.172: Hotfix started with following command line: /quiet /norestart
4.187: In Function GetReleaseSet, line 1240, RegQueryValueEx failed with error 0x2
8.578: In Function TestVolatileFlag, line 11825, RegOpenKeyEx failed with error 0x2
8.578: In Function TestVolatileFlag, line 11857, RegOpenKeyEx failed with error 0x2
8.578: DoInstallation: CleanPFR failed: 0x2
8.593: In Function GetReleaseSet, line 1240, RegQueryValueEx failed with error 0x2
8.593: SetProductTypes: InfProductBuildType=BuildType.IP
8.593: SetAltOsLoaderPath: No section uses DirId 65701; done.
8.718: DoInstallation: FetchSourceURL for e:\6c0499dd2b70eebd34aa8b8c33\update\update_SP3QFE.inf failed
8.718: CreateUninstall = 0,Directory = C:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallKB942288-v3$
8.718: LoadFileQueues: UpdSpGetSourceFileLocation for halaacpi.dll failed: 0xe0000102
8.734: BuildCabinetManifest: update.url absent
8.750: Starting AnalyzeComponents
8.750: AnalyzePhaseZero used 0 ticks
8.750: No c:\windows\INF\updtblk.inf file.
8.750: OEM file scan used 0 ticks
10.812: AnalyzePhaseOne: used 2062 ticks
10.812: AnalyzeComponents: Hotpatch analysis disabled; skipping.
10.812: AnalyzeComponents: Hotpatching is disabled.
10.812: FindFirstFile c:\windows\$hf_mig$\*.*
16.500: AnalyzeForBranching used 0 ticks.
16.500: AnalyzePhaseTwo used 0 ticks
16.500: AnalyzePhaseThree used 0 ticks
16.500: AnalyzePhaseFive used 0 ticks
16.515: AnalyzePhaseSix used 15 ticks
16.515: AnalyzeComponents used 7765 ticks
16.515: Downloading 0 files
16.515: bPatchMode = FALSE
16.515: Inventory complete: ReturnStatus=0, 7797 ticks
16.515: Num Ticks for invent : 7797
16.547: VerifyTargetFileSize: Unable to verify size as Source = NULL for file c:\windows\inf\HFX269.tmp
16.578: Copied file:  c:\windows\inf\branches.inf
38.625: Allocation size of drive C: is 4096 bytes, free space = 4751011840 bytes
38.625: Drive C: free 4530MB req: 5MB w/uninstall 0MB
38.625: CabinetBuild complete
38.625: Num Ticks for Cabinet build : 22110
38.625: DynamicStrings section not defined or empty.
38.656: FileInUse:: Detection disabled.
38.656: FileInUse:: Add to list - Service Name: msiserver
39.656: LoadFileQueues: UpdSpGetSourceFileLocation for halaacpi.dll failed: 0xe0000102
40.015: Copied file:  C:\WINDOWS\system32\spmsg.dll
40.125: PFE2: Not avoiding Per File Exceptions.
41.734: DoInstallation: Installing assemblies with source root path: e:\6c0499dd2b70eebd34aa8b8c33\
41.734: Num Ticks for Copying files : 3109
41.812: Num Ticks for Reg update and deleting 0 size files : 78 
41.828: DoInstallation: ApplyAdminSystemAclsRecursive for c:\windows\$hf_mig$\KB942288-v3 failed; error=0x00000003
41.843: UpdateSpUpdSvcInf: Source [ProcessesToRunAfterReboot] section is empty; nothing to do.
43.187: RebootNecessary = 0,WizardInput = 1 , DontReboot = 1, ForceRestart = 0
Thanks again!! --Jo