Error installing sccm client: An error occurred during the installation of assembly

Question

Hi all,

File C:\WINDOWS\ccmsetup\{EBC2C590-6BD4-4468-8F10-5823837E35D0}\client.msi installation failed. Error text: ExitCode: 1603

Action: SmsClientInstallSucceeded.

ErrorMessages:

An error occurred during the installation of assembly 'Microsoft.ConfigurationManager.WinRTProvider.dll,Version="5.0.0.0",Culture="neutral",PublicKeyToken="31bf3856ad364e35"'. Please refer to Help and Support for more information.

ccmsetup 12/9/2024 12:50:18 PM 12184 (0x2F98)

I have this error when try to install sccm client in a few machines (not all machines).

I try to restore winmgmt, cleanup old sccm installation, check prerequisites like 2013 redistributable...

I don't know what more can I do...

TIA!

Answer 1

We can close it .... We think is related with .NET but... MS ask to reinstall the server... So ... We can not advance more in this case..

Solution: Reinstall the OS.

Answer 2

Hi, @Sergi Díaz Ruiz

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

The error code 1603 often indicates an issue with the installation environment or prerequisites. Here are some steps you can take to troubleshoot:

1. Like you mentioned, ensure that there are no remnants of previous SCCM client installations on the affected machines.
2. Ensure that the required version of the .NET Framework is installed on the machines. Sometimes, missing or incompatible .NET versions can cause assembly installation failures.
3. Since you've already checked the 2013 Redistributable, ensure that all necessary versions of Visual C++ Redistributables are installed and up to date.
4. Since you mentioned restoring winmgmt, ensure that the WMI repository is healthy. You can use the command winmgmt /verifyrepository to check its integrity and winmgmt /salvagerepository to attempt a repair if necessary.
5. Have we tried other method to install client? Like manual installation?

For more prerequisites for deploying clients to Windows computers:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/core/clients/deploy/prerequisites-for-deploying-clients-to-windows-computers

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