1603 Fatal Error during installation. Consult Windows Installer Help or MSDN for more information.

The error may have been caused due to one of the following:

Language - Regional settings on your operating system are hindering the installation of AdvancePro. To successfully install, follow the steps given below:

  • In the control panel, access Regional Settings
  • On the First Tab called Regional Options make the following changes
  • Change the Standard Format to `English (United States)`
  • Change Location to `United States`
  • On the `Advanced` tab make the following changes:
  • Change the Language Non Unicode Programs to English (US)
  • You may get a `Advanced` pop up message, say YES to it
  • Restart your computer
  • Once you have restarted, install AdvancePro with the new regional setting.
  • You can revert back to your original regional settings once you have installed AdvancePro.
  • If you decide to uninstall AdvancePro, make sure you change the  regional-language settings again

You are required to install the  .Net Framework. AdvancePro requires the .NET platform to install

  • Go to the Microsoft Windows update website to install the .NET Framework

Get the critical Windows updates - Your OS does not have the critical windows updates thus AdvancePro does not recognize the system`s settings

  • Go to the Microsoft Windows update website to install the critical Windows updates

You may have upgraded your OS from an older version without formatting your computer: The registry settings of the previous version have not been removed

  • Format your computer
  • Install the latest version of the Operating System

You have a peer to peer network. Remove your computer from the network and install AdvancePro (multiple or single user version):