Event ID 1028 — Windows Installer Service Availability

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

The Windows Installer service is an operating system component that centrally manages application installation and configuration tasks, and also the process of uninstalling applications.

Event Details

Product: Windows Installer - Unicode
ID: 1028
Source: MsiInstaller
Version: 5.0
Symbolic Name: EVENTLOG_TEMPLATE_INCORRECT_CACHE_DIRECTORY_OWNER
Message: Windows Installer has determined that its configuration data cache folder was not secured properly. The owner of the key must be either Local System or Builtin\Administrators. The existing folder will be deleted and re-created with the appropriate security settings.

Resolve

This is a normal condition. No further action is required.

Windows Installer Service Availability

Windows Installer Service