Microsoft installer has a service named ‘MSIEXEC.EXE’ which is primarily responsible for installing modules from. Solution 1: Restarting the service ‘MSIEXEC.EXE’
Make sure you are logged in as an administrator and have an active internet connection. The solutions below target all the problems which you may face. Like mentioned before, it is related to msi service of Windows itself. Users face the error message ‘Java error code 1618’ when they try installing Java on their computer. In this case, we have to diagnose the application and stop it to solve the error message. These security software blocks an installation every once in a while with a false positive. To be specific, ‘KB2918614’ broke the installation module which forces Java to withdraw its process. If the service isn’t running properly, the installation process for Java will not proceed. However, there are also other reasons why your installation might fail. Like mentioned before, this error message caused by a clash in Microsoft Installer.
