Error 1603 is related to insufficient rights to install QB. Please follow these steps to resolve this issue. Assuming you have Win XP. 32 Bit OS.
1. Remove QB from Start>control panel>Add/remove programs. {IF YOU FIND ANY QB INSTALLED].
2. Rename all intuit folders to Intuit-old. You wil find these folders here:
- C:\Program Files\Intuit
- C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intuit
- C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Intuit
- C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Common Files\Intuit
3. Then install QB using QuickBooks.msi . You will find it inside QBooks folder in your QB disc. Right click on the DVD / CD drive and click Open/Explore. Then go to Qbooks folder, find Quickbooks.msi and then run it. Follow the wizard and then install it.
IF STILL ISSUE IS UNRESOLVED, THEN REMOVE AND INSTALL MICROSOFT .NET FRAMEWORK 2.0 SP2. To do it, please follow.
1. Download and install .NET removal tool from:
http://public.blu.livefilestore.com/y1pM-hUF1x_Oqpme4sYbkLY1eFfh7z7FTyANwGAK1PQgJMwhILtFzMj7WXQJtjfH39GalpsBeQRzeQHXRlbO9w1gA/dotnetfx_cleanup_tool.zip?download&psid=1
then save it and unzip it . Then run it. Select Allversions in the box where it will ask to remove .net framework from the computer.
2. Download .NET framework 2.0 SP1 and then install it . you can download it from:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?familyid=5b2c0358-915b-4eb5-9b1d-10e506da9d0f&displaylang=en
click on DOWNLOAD next to NetFx20SP2_x86.exe. download it and install it.
3. Restart your computer and then again install QB.
IF STILL YOU GET ANY ISSUE, REPLY WITH FOLL :
1. WINDOWS VERSION.
2. are you installing QB using a disc or downloading from the Internet?
3. Any Antivirus on the computer?
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