I've tried several times to install Exchange Server 2010 SP1 on a fresh Windows Server 2012 box. Everything except the Mailbox role installs. Here's the portion of the log file that seems to contain the error:
[10/24/2012 17:13:34.0661] [1] Processing component 'Mailbox Configuration' (Configuring Mailbox).
[10/24/2012 17:13:34.0661] [1] Executing:
$wevtutil= join-path (join-path $env:SystemRoot system32) wevtutil.exe;
$manifestPath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($RoleInstallPath, "Scripts\TSCrimsonManifest.man");
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$wevtutil" -Args:"im `"$manifestPath`" "
[10/24/2012 17:13:34.0755] [2] Active Directory session settings for 'Start-SetupProcess' are: View Entire Forest: 'True', Configuration Domain Controller: 'CELIA.salsa.jasonlopez.ca', Preferred Global Catalog: 'CELIA.salsa.jasonlopez.ca', Preferred Domain
Controllers: '{ CELIA.salsa.jasonlopez.ca }'
[10/24/2012 17:13:34.0755] [2] Beginning processing Start-SetupProcess -Name:'C:\Windows\system32\wevtutil.exe' -Args:'im "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Scripts\TSCrimsonManifest.man" '
[10/24/2012 17:13:34.0911] [2] Starting: C:\Windows\system32\wevtutil.exe with arguments: im "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V14\Scripts\TSCrimsonManifest.man"
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0020] [2] Process standard output: Channel Operational is declared by an existing provider Microsoft-Windows-ApplicationResourceManagementSystem{{770ca594-b467-4811-b355-28f5e5706987}}.
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0036] [2] Process standard error: Configuration error.
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0129] [2] [ERROR] Unexpected Error
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0129] [2] [ERROR] Process execution failed with exit code 15010.
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0161] [2] Ending processing Start-SetupProcess
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0161] [1] The following 1 error(s) occurred during task execution:
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0176] [1] 0. ErrorRecord: Process execution failed with exit code 15010.
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0176] [1] 0. ErrorRecord: Microsoft.Exchange.Configuration.Tasks.TaskException: Process execution failed with exit code 15010.
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0176] [1] [ERROR] The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();
$wevtutil= join-path (join-path $env:SystemRoot system32) wevtutil.exe;
$manifestPath = [System.IO.Path]::Combine($RoleInstallPath, "Scripts\TSCrimsonManifest.man");
Start-SetupProcess -Name:"$wevtutil" -Args:"im `"$manifestPath`" "
" was run: "Process execution failed with exit code 15010.".
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0176] [1] [ERROR] Process execution failed with exit code 15010.
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0176] [1] [ERROR-REFERENCE] Id=MailboxComponent___13A8A6B7DE0A4fe3BEB5CB1D86105DA3 Component=EXCHANGE14:\Current\Release\PIM Storage\Content Indexing
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0176] [1] Setup is stopping now because of one or more critical errors.
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0176] [1] Finished executing component tasks.
[10/24/2012 17:13:35.0239] [1] Ending processing Install-MailboxRole
Any ideas?