Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) 3.0 Service Pack 5 (SP5)

Brief Description

The Microsoft® XML Parser (MSXML) 3.0 SP5 release offers a number of security fixes and bug fixes over the previous MSXML 3.0 SP releases.

Overview

The Microsoft® XML Parser (MSXML) 3.0 SP5 release offers a number of bug fixes and security fixes over the previous MSXML 3.0 SP releases. All MSXML 3.0 releases provide:

Server-safe HTTP access
Complete implementation of XSL Transformations (XSLT) and XML Path Language (XPath)
Changes to the Simple API for XML (SAX2) implementation, including new SAX2 helper classes with even higher conformance with World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards and the OASIS Test Suite.

Release Notes

MSXML3 SP5 Release Notes

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System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000; Windows 98; Windows ME; Windows NT; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP

To install the MSXML SDK, you must have the Microsoft Windows® Installer 2.0 (MSI 2.0) on your computer. If you are running Windows NT® 4.0, Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows 2000 (RTM, SP1 or SP2) you need to upgrade to MSI 2.0. If you are running Windows 2000 SP3 or higher, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, you already have MSI 2.0.
Download Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows NT 4.0 and 2000 or Windows Installer 2.0 Redistributable for Windows 98, and windows Millennium Edition.
All applications using MSXML3 should be closed before you install this SP.

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Instructions

There are two options to download MSXML 3.0 SP5:

Use msxml3xxx.msi to install MSXML on your computer. You can also save it on your local disk to install later. xxx stands for three letter acronym for the language.
Use msxml3msms.exe to download the redistributable merge modules (*.msm) to distribute with your application setup.

For all options click the file name below and select "Run" or "Open" in the pop-up dialog box. msxml3xxx.msi will install MSXML 3.0 SP5 on your computer, msxml3msms.exe will ask you to accept the EULA, and to specify a location to save the file.

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