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MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2 (Microsoft XML Core Services)

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  • Version: 40SP2
  • Category: Service Pack
  • Language: English

MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is a complete replacement of MSXML 4.0 and MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). MSXML 4.0 SP2 provides a number of security and bug fixes. MSXML 4.0 SP2 does not replace MSXML 3.0.

  • MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is a complete replacement of MSXML 4.0 and MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1). MSXML 4.0 SP2 provides a number of security and bug fixes. For more information about MSXML 4.0 SP2 see the release notes.

    MSXML 4.0 SP2 does not replace MSXML 3.0 because some obsolete and non-conformant features are no longer supported. You may run MSXML 4.0 and MSXML 3.0 and earlier versions concurrently.

    Release Notes

    MSXML4 SP2 Release Notes

Files

Status: Deleted

This download is no longer available on microsoft.com. The downloads below are archives provided by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine from the Microsoft Download Center prior to August 2020.

FileSHA1 HashSize
msxml.msi5c439de4bd3c125bcfe7f8f659e9a307b079303e4.72 MB
msxml4msms.exe8b603e54e29aba2fd194351252e3499987b5c097724 KB
MSXML4SP_RelNote.htmfc51b6ab7446770a6797781ba9239a03c9e7be667 KB
msxmlcab.exee01d405ebe8d77c2806657a6e2dc7dcf2f5519e8680 KB
msxmlsdk.exe45ca62de978a59105017fd4a29d1be66434a8e2a3.27 MB

System Requirements

Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

  • Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Installation Instructions

  • There are four options for downloading MSXML 4.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2):
    • Use msxml.msi to install MSXML 4.0 SP2 and the SDK on your computer. You may also save msxml.msi to your local disk to install later. The MSXML 4.0 SP2 SDK is not installed by default. You must select the custom install option to install the SDK.
    • Use msxmlsdk.exe to download the redistributable merge module xmlsdk4.msm to distribute with your setup application.
    • Include msxml4sxs32.msm and msxm4sys32.msm in your msi installer. To get these files run msxml4msms.exe. For more information about packaging these msm files, see the release notes.
    • Use msxmlcab.exe to download the CAB file to redistribute MSXML over the Internet.

    1. Click the file you want to download from the list below.
    2. Do one of the following:
      • To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
      • To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.

    Important: If you choose to install MSXML 4.0 using the MSI file, you need Windows Installer 2.0. Download Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 or Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 98, and Windows Millennium Edition.

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