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“sccm installation failed with error code 1603” Getting error for SCCM 2007 Client installation Below are the SCCM Client installation options for CCMSETUP.exe “sccm installation failed with error code 1603” 1. Navigate to the following folder and run the following commands: C:\Windows\System32\Wbem for /f %s in ('dir /b *.mof *.mfl') do mofcomp %s for /f %s in ('dir /b /s *.dll') do regsvr32 /s %s First command will recompile all the mof fils under the WBEM folder Second command will register all the .dlls under the WBEM folder 2. Verified the WMI permission under DCOMCNFG Default WMI DCOM Settings: Modifying the default WMI DCOM Settings can also cause a wide range of problems. Once again, you can use DCOMCNFG to view these settings. Windows XP a. Start -> Run -> Open: DCOMCNFG b. Expand Component Services node c. Expand Computers node d. Expand My Computer node e. Expand DCOM Config nod

Client Push Installation In order to successfully use client push to install the Configuration Manager 2007 client, you must add the following as exceptions to the Windows Firewall: • File and Printer Sharing  • Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)  Client Installation using Group Policy In order to successfully use Group Policy to install the Configuration Manager 2007 client, you must add File and Printer Sharing as an exception to the Windows Firewall. Client Requests In order for client computers to communicate with Configuration Manager 2007 site systems, you must add the following as exceptions to the Windows Firewall: TCP Port 80 (for HTTP communication) TCP Port 443 (for HTTPS communication) Network Access Protection In order for client computers to successfully communicate with the system health validator point, you need to allow the following ports: •UDP 67 and UDP 68 for DHCP •TCP 80/443 for IPsec Remote Control   In order to use the remote

System Center Configuration Manager Services  Active services running in SCCM primary server SMS_Executive Service  SMS_Site_Component_Manager SMS_Site_SQL_Backup SCCM Active Server Services Secondary Site