Installation environment
- Operating System: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Installation Package: Sharepoint Server 2013 with SP1
Problems and Solutions
I. Required kit (prerequisiteinstaller.exe) Installation
1. appfabric Installation failed
Solution:
1) modify the environment variable (system variable): psmodulepath, and add the following path after it:
%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\
The modified environment variable should be as follows:
C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\;c:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server\PowershellModules
2) execute the following command to continue the installation:
start "Launch SharePoint preparation tool" "G:\prerequisiteinstaller.exe" /continue
2. An error occurred while downloading Microsoft Information Protection and Control client.
Manually download the installation package:
Http://download.microsoft.com/download/9/1/D/91DA8796-BE1D-46AF-8489-663AB7811517/setup_msipc_x64.msi
Run the command above to continue the installation.
3. An error occurred while downloading Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.0.
Because essential components need to be installed after 5.0, you can download both packages at a time and install them:
5.0: http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/F/9/8F93DBBD-896B-4760-AC81-646F61363A6D/WcfDataServices.exe
6.0: http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/C/A/1CAA41C7-88B9-42D6-9E11-3C655656DAB1/WcfDataServices.exe
After installation, run the preceding command to continue installation.
See:
Http://blogs.technet.com/ B /praveenh/archive/2013/02/22/sharepoint-2013-prerequisites-fails-with-msi-installer-error-code-1603-while-installing-appfabric-1-1.aspx
Http://wellytonian.com/2012/07/sharepoint-2013-pre-requisites-downloader/