Installation issue Error 1603 AutoCAD

Anonymous · ‎06-04-2017

Hello guys,

i am trying install autocad in my drafters machine but keeps on getting this "...Error 1603 something..."

anyone please help me?

thanks.

Otto · ‎06-04-2017

Hello harveycollins919

The Error 1603 is a generic error given by the Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) when a problem occurred during the installation of your Autodesk product. This error is not specific to any particular Autodesk product, but tends to be specific to the system on which you are installing on.

Conduct a Clean Uninstall of the program use MSfixitTool to complete the uninstall
Log in as an Administrator
Empty your TEMP folder. To open the TEMP folder, type %TEMP% in the address bar of Windows Start Menu and hit Enter
Temporarily disable your Antivirus software & Firewall
Temporarily disable UAC: Windows 7, Windows 10
Autodesk Virtual Agent (download all the parts)
You can run the software as a Trial by clicking "Try"

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Anonymous · ‎06-04-2017

Thank you for prompt reply. Will try this.

Anonymous · ‎06-06-2017

Did not work

Mark.Lancaster · ‎06-06-2017

@Anonymous

Without your installation log file we can only speculate what the issue at this point. So post your installation file.. Posting info: Sometimes installation log files contain personal information such as your serial #. Prior to posting your log file please make sure to remove such info.

Mark Lancaster

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natasha.l · ‎06-08-2017

Hello @Anonymous,

If you tried conducting the steps from first reply with no success try to using the www.autodesk.com/aida it can help pin point a issue on the system.

The following are some other 1603 error conditions and solutions we have diagnosed and documented:

A file is locked and cannot be overwritten
The Windows TEMP folders are full
Not enough disk space
Setup files were corrupted during extraction
Short file name creation is disabled on the target machine
Additional 1603 Error solutions

Let us know how it turns out.

Please "Accept As Solution" if a reply has helped resolved the issue or answered your question, to help others in the community.

Natasha
Community Product Support Specialist