2825177 - BI Platform installer errors: "Error code from call to Windows Installer API: 1603"

• SAP BI Platform Patch installation finished with message SAP BusinessObjects BI Platform 4.x SPx Patch x has encountered errors during the installation process
• In ErrorsAndWarnings.log, there are errors similar to the following:
  

  Error: *** Action result: unknown.
  Error: Error code from call to Windows Installer API: 1603
  Error: unmarshalSizet: curPos past end of string
  Error: Serialization error. Expecting at least 1 arg(s). Got 0.
  Error: Poco Exception: Software caused connection abort
  Error: RunRedistProgram: failed: 2
  Error: can not remove the read only status
  Error: ReplaceFileVariables: C:\SAP BusinessObjects\\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\java\apps\multitenancyManager\jars\multitenancymanagerSystem.properties doesn't exist
  Error: RunRedistProgram: failed: 2
  Error: Poco Exception: Software caused connection abort
  Error: *** Action result: unknown.
  Error: unmarshalSizet: curPos past end of string
  Error: Serialization error. Expecting at least 1 arg(s). Got 0.
  ntservice Error: ChangeService: Service: BOEXI40Tomcat: invalid state. Expecting: SERVICE_RUNNING, Got: SERVICE_STOPPED
  Error: RunRedistProgram: failed: 2

• Files which reportedly don't exist (in this example, C:\SAP BusinessObjects\\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\java\apps\multitenancyManager\jars\multitenancymanagerSystem.properties), are confirmed to exist

• SAP BusinessIntelligence Platform 4.x
• Support Package / Patch installation
• Windows Server

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