Error with installation of AppFabric 1.1 on PSModulePath

Question

Have several tries to install AppFabric Caching 1.1 but it keeps failing on the same line.

Finally traced the problem down to this line in the log:

22-2-2012 14:16:50 EXEPATH=powershell.exe PARAMS=-command "$str = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable(\"PSModulePath\", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine); $str = $str+\";C:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server\PowershellModules\"; C:\Windows\system32\setx.exe /M PSModulePath \"$str\"" LOGFILE=C:\Users\Mike\AppData\Local\Temp\AppServerSetup1_1_CustomActions(2012-02-22 14-16-21).log

Error: ERROR: Invalid syntax. Default option is not allowed more than '2' time(s).
Error: Type "SETX /?" for usage.
ExitCode=1

This is my current PSModulePath:

C:\Users\Mike\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Modules;C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\;c:\Program Files
(x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Tools\PowerShell\Modules"

How can i resolve this issue, kinda lost here. 

Answer 1

There seems to be trouble in escaping the stuff.

C:\Windows\system32\setx.exe /M PSModulePath \"$str\""

Can you please try both of the following and see if any works:

C:\Windows\system32\setx.exe /M PSModulePath \""$str\""

C:\Windows\system32\setx.exe /M PSModulePath \"$str\"

Thanks,

Laxmi

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Answer 2

Thanks, you're reply solved the issue. After your remark i've noticed my PSModulePath did indeed contain a " at the end. Seems it was put there by SQL Server 2012. Removing the " solved the installation-issues.

Answer 3

i had similar issue, i had an ending " in the value of PSModulePath environment variable. Remove this " fixed appfabric installation.

i had come across this thread yesterday when i search after AppFabric installation failed. However, i did not understand what is talking about here. It seemed unrelevant.

Then, I followed http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc535232.aspx to find out the follow error message. At last, i notice the ending quotation mark in PSModulePath which caused the problem (for how to manage environment variable: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310519/en-us).

MSI (s) (48:A0) [06:57:59:828]: Note: 1: 1722 2: Env_PSModulePath_powershell_i 3: c:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server\Microsoft.ApplicationServer.InstallHelper.exe 4: powershell.exe "-command \"$str = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable(\\\"PSModulePath\\\", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine); $str = $str+\\\";c:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server\PowershellModules\\\"; c:\Windows\system32\setx.exe /M PSModulePath \\\"$str\\\"\"" "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\AppServerSetup1_1_CustomActions(2012-11-11 06-57-20).log"
CustomAction Env_PSModulePath_powershell_i returned actual error code 1 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)
MSI (s) (48:A0) [06:57:59:828]: Product: AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server -- Error 1722. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.  Action Env_PSModulePath_powershell_i, location: c:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server\Microsoft.ApplicationServer.InstallHelper.exe, command: powershell.exe "-command \"$str = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable(\\\"PSModulePath\\\", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine); $str = $str+\\\";c:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server\PowershellModules\\\"; c:\Windows\system32\setx.exe /M PSModulePath \\\"$str\\\"\"" "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\AppServerSetup1_1_CustomActions(2012-11-11 06-57-20).log"

Error 1722. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or package vendor.  Action Env_PSModulePath_powershell_i, location: c:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server\Microsoft.ApplicationServer.InstallHelper.exe, command: powershell.exe "-command \"$str = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable(\\\"PSModulePath\\\", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine); $str = $str+\\\";c:\Program Files\AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server\PowershellModules\\\"; c:\Windows\system32\setx.exe /M PSModulePath \\\"$str\\\"\"" "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\AppServerSetup1_1_CustomActions(2012-11-11 06-57-20).log"
MSI (s) (48:A0) [06:57:59:833]: Note: 1: 2265 2:  3: -2147287035
MSI (s) (48:A0) [06:57:59:833]: User policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
MSI (s) (48:A0) [06:57:59:833]: Machine policy value 'DisableRollback' is 0
Action ended 6:57:59: InstallFinalize. Return value 3.

Answer 4

Thanks ! :-) 

C:\Windows\system32\setx.exe /M PSModulePath \"$str\""

Answer 5

thank you Laxmi

I had the same issue, I checked my PSModulePath in environment variable and found it ended with ( " ), I removed it and AppFabric installed successfully...

I think this happen after I installed SQL Server 2012.

Answer 6

Thank you maberth,

Due to your post I have resolved my problem during a re-install of AppFabric

I have removed the "  in my PSModulePath variable , like you .

But me It's after remove old instalation of Appfabric .

 

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