MSMQ installation on Windows 2008 fails with error "Attempt to install Message Queuing Server failed with error code 0x80070643. Fatal error during installation”
MSMQ installation on Windows 2008 fails with error "Attempt to install Message Queuing Server failed with error code 0x80070643. Fatal error during installation”
Symptoms
When Installing MSMQ on Windows Server 2008 computer, the installation may fail with the following error:
"Attempt to install Message Queuing Server failed with error code 0x80070643. Fatal error during installation.
The follwoing features were not installed:
Message Queuing Services.
Message Queing Server.
Cause
This issue may occur if user permissions are inadequate for the installation. This can happen if UAC is turned on.
Resolution
To resolve this issue follow the steps listed below:
1. Go to Control panel and click User Accounts
2. Select User Accounts and click Turn User Account Control on/ Off
3. Un-check the check box beside User Account Control
4. Close the User Account Window, reboot the computer and try to install Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) again
Note: Be sure to turn User Account Controll back on when the issue is resolved
You can also give full permission to authenticated user for C:\Windows\System 32 and C:\Windows\debug folder and then try to install again.
Comments
Anonymous
June 04, 2009
One of my colleagues in support has ventured under the MSMQ spotlight with a post about a permissions/UACAnonymous
December 03, 2013
I ran into this problem. The MSMQ registry entry was corrupted. We had to use RegDelNull from sysinternals. Once we ran that the Registry entry could be deleted or updated. We could not delete,Change permission or add any addtional sub entries. technet.microsoft.com/.../bb897448.aspx