HPC Pack 2008 Service Pack 1 – Exit Code 1642 and 1603
Trying to install HPC Pack 2008 Service Pack 1 onto Windows Server 2008 Data Center with HPC 2008 – HPC Cluster Manager client/server version 2.0.1551.0 – generate Exit Code 1642. Reason? Running x86 installer for a 64bit OS doesn’t work 
However, once I ran the x64 installed, I now get:
MSI (s) (40:B8) [10:45:20:335]: Product: Microsoft HPC Pack – Update ‘Service Pack 1 for HPC Pack 2008 (KB972008)’ could not be installed. Error code 1603. Additional information is available in the log file C:\Users\ADMINI~1.LAB\AppData\Local\Temp\2\HPC_PATCH.log.
MSI (s) (40:B8) [10:45:20:336]: Windows Installer installed an update. Product Name: Microsoft HPC Pack. Product Version: 2.1.1703.0. Product Language: 1033. Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. Update Name: Service Pack 1 for HPC Pack 2008 (KB972008). Installation success or error status: 1603.
MSI (s) (40:B8) [10:45:20:336]: Note: 1: 1729
MSI (s) (40:B8) [10:45:20:336]: Product: Microsoft HPC Pack — Configuration failed.
MSI (s) (40:B8) [10:45:20:337]: Windows Installer reconfigured the product. Product Name: Microsoft HPC Pack. Product Version: 2.1.1703.0. Product Language: 1033. Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation. Reconfiguration success or error status: 1603.
Anyone know how to fix this?
Looks like it’s “not supported”.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2004911
I also tried using “Run as Administrator” and fiddling with the Compatibility mode to make it think it’s running as Server 2008, but all those paths lead to the same error.