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The Windows Imaging Component (WIC) has been included as part of the OS since Windows Vista. This redistributable was provided to enable WIC functionality for Windows XP and Server 2003-based OSes. Because Windows XP and Server 2003 are no longer supported by Microsoft, this redistributable will be removed from the Download Center.

• The Windows Imaging Component (WIC) has been included as part of the OS since Windows Vista. This redistributable was provided to enable WIC functionality for Windows XP and Server 2003-based OSes. Because Windows XP and Server 2003 are no longer supported by Microsoft, this redistributable will be removed from the Download Center.

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.

File	SHA1 Hash	Size
wic_x86_chs.exe	fd2b4d2262c899365debb26f587cd8c3225c69a5	1.15 MB
wic_x86_deu.exe	06653e7bb7775dfe1a1a6b682d44ba493c42d811	1.16 MB
wic_x86_enu.exe	53c18652ac2f8a51303deb48a1b7abbdb1db427f	1.15 MB
wic_x86_esn.exe	4aeae23898decfdf0dae214a45c48ac28ab3e183	1.16 MB
wic_x86_fra.exe	86ca61f863fe57fcdaa3fb08e77fb9e934f3fe24	1.16 MB
wic_x86_ita.exe	81aa8e5e72286cc80f96bbe9ca54a9e6c5ed88c7	1.16 MB
wic_x86_jpn.exe	0a7753f430bac43a14a92f63faeea929f0bf638f	1.15 MB
wic_x86_nld.exe	60fcbb13c1c04ae770bb1b8cfa35bfb560aec93c	1.16 MB
wic_x86_ptb.exe	d88a76ad7508a74864a78da82a8a8ebaa53ddc68	1.16 MB
wic_x86_rus.exe	be8930852ca1a085898ac6ca766d932ee4f489cd	1.16 MB

• Windows XP SP2 or Windows Server 2003

• 1. Click the Download button at the top of this page to start the download.
  2. Do one of the following:
  - To start the installation immediately, click Run.
  - To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save.