Hi Experts,

I need some advice on the below query

Our customer needs a package definition file created in .sms format which we did (Updated package definition attributes) manually in notepad and saved as .sms format. I want to know will this work fine. Fine the below example

I Imported the .sms file in to SCCM and deployed the same. I get Application fatal error 1603. Please advice

Example:

PDF]
Version=2.0

[Package Definition]
Language=English
Publisher=XXXXX
Name=XXX
Comment=XXXXX
Version=13.5
Programs=Install, Uninstall

[Install]
Name=Install
CommandLine=XXXX
Comment=XXX
CanRunWhen=AnyUserStatus
DriveLetterConnection=False
UserInputRequired=False
AdminRightsRequired=False
Run=Hidden
EstimatedDiskSpace=Unknown
EstimatedRunTime=U

Where do you get 1603? When the deployed package/program runs?

If so, that has nothing to do with ConfigMgr or how you created the package/program. That's a return value from the command-line that you are running.

1603 is a generic Windows Installer failure code essentially meaning that you need troubleshoot further. That typically means adding logging to the command-line run (using the /l*v option for msiexec) and then diving into the log file to find out what's going wrong: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/astebner/archive/2005/08/01/44632