Feature Transfer Error- 1603

Question

Original Title: Feature Transfer Error

In Microsoft  Flight Simulator FSX

Error: - 1603 Fatal Error during installation

Consult Windows Installer Help(Msi.chm) or MSDN for more information.

Error occurred just about at the end of installation disk 2 .

close the program and received another  error 1722 also.

tried everything with no results.

Windows 8.1

with plenty of memory

a little help please

Dmat

Answer 1

Apparently, tested to see  if Flight Simulator FSX will install under ISO Windows 8.1, it will not , 

had to reinstall Windows 8 and then update to Windows 8.1. and reinstall  Flight Simulator FSX

and it works fine now.

lessen learn

Thanks everyone.

Answer 2

Hello,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

You may face this issue if Windows Installer is not working properly or some third party software is conflicting.

I would suggest you to follow the methods given below and check.

Method 1:

Verify that the Windows Installer service is set to Automatic, to do this follow the steps below:

1. Press Windows key+ X key and select Run.
2. Type services.msc in RUN, and then press ENTER. If you are prompted for an administrator password or for confirmation, type the password, or click Continue.
3. In the Services list, double-click Windows Installer.
4. In the Windows Installer Properties dialog box, click Automatic in the Startup type list.
5. Click Start, click Apply, and then click OK.

Check if you are able to install the Microsoft  Flight Simulator FSX.

If issue still persists try method 2.

Method 2: Perform Clean Boot.

Placing your system in Clean Boot state helps in identifying if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue. Check this issue in clean boot state.

Refer: How to perform a clean boot in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135

Note: After clean boot troubleshooting step, follow the section "How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot" in the provided link to return your computer to Normal startup mode.

If the above steps do not help, you may also access the link below and contact Flight Simulator support for further assistance on this issue and check if you need to change any setting to install the game.

Refer:

Support for PC games common problems

Hope this information is helpful. Please do let us know if you need further assistance with Windows.