Problem and Solution - SharePoint 2013 Prerequisites Installation on Windows Server 2012 R2

Overview

After I installed my Windows Server 2012 180 days trial version I decided to install SharePoint Server 2013 and give it a try (I know I'm late but being late is better than never).

I was very excited but once I started to install the SharePoint 2013 prerequisites I got the following error:



It seems that the installer can't install some of the Windows roles (such as Application Server and Web Server (IIS)).

After searching I figured out that Prerequisiteinstaller.exe throws an exception on Windows Server 2012 R2, so the best solution now is to install Windows Roles and Features and SharePoint prerequisites manually.

1- Install Windows Roles and Features

open Server Manager

Click on “Add roles and features”.



Select “Role based or feature based installation” and click “Next”.



Select “Select a server from the server pool” and the server that you are currently working on and click “Next”.



On the “Select server roles” page, check:

• Application Server
  
  
  
  
• Web Server (IIS)
• IIS 6 Management Console
• You will find it here: Web Server (IIS) >> Management Tools >> IIS 6 Management Compatibility >> IIS 6 Management Console.