Hello,
this message it's only to advise that the error "Unable to locate BOE platform components. Install or reinstall BOE platform and retry" when you try to open "Data Services Designer" with the following software can be solved uninstalling Patch 01 of BI 4.1 SP03
Windows 7 SP01
SAP BO BI Platform v4.1 SP03 Patch 01 (client components)
SAP BO Data Services v4.2 SP01 Patch 04 (client components)
Hope this helps
Regards