"Could access the Windows Installer Service" error when installing or uninstalling anything.

Don't know which forum deals with this. Whenever I try to install anything, such as Quicktime or ITunes, I get this message. Also when I tried to uninstall ITunes, I got the same message.

What is a 64-bit or 32-bit (x 86) version of Vista?

See if there's more information if logging is enabled?

For troubleshooting, turn on the MsiInstaller verbose log file by following the instructions in the article KB Q223300.
223300 - how to enable Windows Installer logging
http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;223300&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

How to repair the operating system and how to restore the configuration of the operating system to an earlier point in time in Windows Vista
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/936212/#appliesTo

You can try to reset the permissions of security to their default values.

How to reset security settings to default values
http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/313222#appliesTo

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