Node.js installer with the error "CAQuietExec Failed" and 1603 for Windows 7

Question

I tried to install node.js on my Windows 7. But every time I try to install it, you get the following error:

MSI (s) (A0:64) [20:01:44:207]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=RegisterEventManifest,ActionType=3073,Source=BinaryData,Target=CAQuietExec,CustomActionData="wevtutil.exe" im "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_etw_provider.man") MSI (s) (A0:F8) [20:01:44:217]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI7B6E.tmp, Entrypoint: CAQuietExec CAQuietExec: Transaction support within the specified resource manager is not started or was shut down due to an error. CAQuietExec: Error 0x80071a91: Command line returned an error. CAQuietExec: Error 0x80071a91: CAQuietExec Failed CustomAction RegisterEventManifest returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox) Action ended 20:01:44: InstallFinalize. Return value 3. MSI (s) (A0:64) [20:01:44:528]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0 MSI (s) (A0:64) [20:01:44:528]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0 

I tried the following solutions but did not work:

Node.js Installation Wizard ended prematurely on Windows 7 32 bit

http://blogs.technet.com/b/odsupport/archive/2010/12/30/troubleshooting-office-installation-failures.aspx

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/939399

Can someone please help me here, can give some suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Note. I am using https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/node-v4.1.0-x86.msi

Answer 1

Launch Regedit. Do a search for node.js and node.exe. Delete all entries.

Remove entries from the PATH environment variable.

This condition usually occurs due to incomplete installation or removal of node.js.

Answer 2

I was getting a similar Node.js crash:

 Action 13:26:10: RegisterPerfmonManifest. CAQuietExec: CAQuietExec: Error 0x8007000d: Command line returned an error. CAQuietExec: Error 0x8007000d: QuietExec Failed CAQuietExec: Error 0x8007000d: Failed in ExecCommon method CustomAction RegisterPerfmonManifest returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox) Action ended 13:26:10: InstallFinalize. Return value 3. 

This is from Windows 7 for node -v6.10.0-x64.msi.

The solution for this was to disable performance counters (under the "node.js runtime" section) during installation. This is suggested in the RegisterPerfmonManifest entry in the installation log, and is also recommended in Node.js the GitHub issue as a workaround.

Answer 3

I had the same problem. After a couple of hours trying to fix this, removing the Event Tracing (ETW) check did the trick for me. Give it a try.

Answer 4

For some reason, the supplier decided to ignore the best methods of installing Windows and put it on some utility for installation work. It fails. You are not the developer of this installation, so this is not really a question.

Answer 5

I have done two things:

• Cancel Trace Event (ETW)
• And services.msc turned on Volume Shadow Copy Service. I set automatic

I tried everything, but this is fixed. Hope this helps you.