The Windows Installer Service On Local Computer Started And Stopped - Event Id 1026

[htsid5]

Hello,

 

When i tried to start WINDOWS INSTALLER service, i get error of THE WINDOWS INSTALLER SERVICE ON LOCAL COMPUTER STARTED AND STOPPED. SOME SERVICES STOP AUTOMATICALLY......................

 

I am unable to install anything on my windows server and no automatic updates are applied because of this. This server is also part of CCR of exchange 2007.

 

I am getting event ID 1026 in my Windows server 2008 sp2. Error message is

 

Windows Installer has determined that its configuration data registry key was not secured properly. The owner of the key must be either Local System or Builtin\Administrators. The existing key will be deleted and re-created with the appropriate security settings.

 

I have tried unregistering/registering msiinstaller service, but no luck. Please Help

[mmthomas]

Just checking is this server the passive node? You can't install updates on the active node in the cluster.