List of Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) versions (269238)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft XML 2.0
  • Microsoft XML 2.5
  • Microsoft XML 2.6
  • Microsoft XML 3.0
  • Microsoft XML 4.0
  • Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0
  • Microsoft Office 2003, All Editions
This article was previously published under Q269238

SUMMARY

This article lists the version numbers of Microsoft XML Core Services or the Microsoft XML parser (MSXML). Different versions of MSXML are included with various Microsoft products, such as Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft SQL Server. MSXML is also updated when you install software updates for various Microsoft products.

INTRODUCTION

Microsoft provides several different XML parsers. The System.xml parser and the System.XML.XmlReader XML parser are included with the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0. The MSXML parser is included in the Msxml.dll file, the Msxml2.dll file, the Msxml3.dll file, the Msxml4.dll file, the Msxml5.dll file, the Msxml6.dll file, and one or more resource files. Notice that Windows HTTP Services (Winhttp*.dll) is also included with some versions of MSXML.

The Microsoft XML parser is a Component Object Model (COM) implementation of the W3C DOM model. Two versions are associated with each parser: the release version of the MSXML parser and the actual file version of the DLL that contains the parser. The release version of the MSXML parserfor (for example, versions 2.5, 2.6, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0) identifies the milestone of development.

MSXML versions released by Microsoft

VersionFile nameFile version number
1.0Msxml.dll4.71.1712.5
1.0aMsxml.dll4.72.2106.4
1.0 SP1Msxml.dll4.72.3110.0
2.0 Msxml.dll5.0.2014.0206
2.0aMsxml.dll5.0.2314.1000
2.0bMsxml.dll5.0.2614.3500
2.5 Beta 2Msxml.dll5.0.2919.38
2.5aMsxml.dll5.0.2919.6303
2.5Msxml.dll5.0.2920.0
2.5 SP1Msxml.dll8.0.5226
2.5 SP2Msxml.dll, Msxmlr.dll (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL)8.0.5718.1
2.5 SP3Msxml.dll, Msxmlr.dll (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL)8.00.6730.0
2.6 Web ReleaseMsxml2.dll7.50.4920.0
2.6 SP1Msxml2.dll, Msxml2a.dll, Msxml2r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)8.1.7502.0
2.6 SP2Msxml2.dll, Msxml2a.dll, Msxml2r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)8.2.8307.0
3.0 Web ReleaseMsxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll, Msxml3r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)7.50.5108.0
3.0Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll, Msxml3r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)8.0.7820.0
3.0 SP1Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll, Msxml3r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)8.10.8308.0
3.0 SP2Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll, Msxml3r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)8.20.8730.1
3.0 SP3Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll (8.20.8730.1), Msxml3r.dll (8.20.8730.1) (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)8.30.9926.0
3.0 SP4Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll (8.20.8730.1), Msxml3r.dll (8.20.8730.1) (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)8.40.9419.0
3.0 SP5Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll (8.20.8730.1), Msxml3r.dll (8.20.8730.1) (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)8.50.2162.0
3.0 SP7Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll, Msxml3r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)8.70.1104
3.0 Post SP7 MS06-061Msxml3.dll8.70.1113.0
4.0Msxml4.dll, WinHTTP5.dll, Msxml4a.dll, Msxml4r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)4.0.9004.0
4.0 SP1Msxml4.dll, WinHTTP5.dll, Msxml4a.dll, Msxml4r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)4.10.9404.0
4.0 SP2Msxml4.dll, WinHTTP5.dll (5.0.2613.0), Msxml4a.dll (4.10.9404.0), Msxml4r.dll (4.10.9404.0) (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)4.20.9818.0
4.0 Post SP2 MS06-061Msxml4.dll, Msxml4r.dll (4.10.9404.0) (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL)4.20.9839.0
5.0 (Office 2003)Msxml5.dll, Msxml5r.dll (5.0.2916.0) (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL)5.0.2916.0
5.0 (Office 2003 SP1)Msxml5.dll, Msxml5r.dll (5.10.2925.0) (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL)5.10.2925.0
5.0 (Office 2003 SP2)Msxml5.dll, Msxml5r.dll ( 5.10.2927.0) (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL) 5.10.2927.0
5.0 (Office 2003 Post SP2) MS06-061Msxml5.dll5.10.2930.0
6.0Msxml6.dll, Msxml6r.dll (6.0.3883.0) (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL)6.0.3883.0
6.0 Post release MS06-061Msxml6.dll, Msxml6r.dll (6.0.3883.0) (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL)6.0.3888.0
Notes
  • MSXML versions 1.x and 2.x are no longer supported by Microsoft.
  • This table includes the version of MSXML that is included in a security update that was released on October 10, 2006. For more information about the security update that is described in Microsoft security bulletin MS06-061, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

    924191 MS06-061: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft XML Core Services could allow remote code execution

  • After you install the security update that is described in Microsoft security bulletin MS06-061, you cannot use MSXML 2.6 in Internet Explorer. This behavior is by design. The security update packages set the "kill bit" for MSXML 2.6. The "kill bit" prevents MSXML 2.6 from running in Internet Explorer.
  • 32-bit versions of MSXML (Wmsxml*.dll.) on 64-bit versions of Windows use the same MSXML and file version numbers that are listed in this table.
  • If MSXML4.0 is installed on a computer that is running Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows Millennium Edition, the Msxml4a.dll file is installed. If the parser is installed on a computer that is running Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, the WinHTT5.dll file is installed.

MSXML versions included with other Microsoft products and software updates

Replaced MSXML security update - MS02-008

Article numberMsxml versionFile nameFile version number
3182022.6 SP2 (including hotfix)Msxml2.dll, Msxml2a.dll, Msxml2r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)8.20.8307.0
3172443.0 SP2 (including hotfix)Msxml3.dll8.20.9415.0
3172444.0 (including hotfix)Msxml4.dll, WinHTTP5.dll, Msxml4a.dll, Msxml4r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs)4.00.9406.0

MSXML versions that are included with Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft Internet Explorer versionMicrosoft XML version (file version)
4.01.0 (4.71.1712.5)
4.0a1.0a (4.72.2106.4)
4.01 (SP1)2.0a (5.0.2014.0206)
5.0a2.0a (5.0.2314.1000)
5.0b2.0b (5.0.2614.3500)
5.012.5a (5.0.2919.6303)
5.01 SP12.5 SP1 (8.0.5226)
5.52.5 SP1 (8.0.5226)
5.5 SP22.5 Post-SP2 (8.00.6611.0)
6.03.0 SP2 (8.20.8730.1)
6.0 SP13.0 SP3 (8.30.9926.0)

MSXML versions that are included with MDAC

MDAC version (products)Microsoft XML version (file version)
MDAC 2.5 (Windows 2000)2.5 (5.0.2920.0)
MDAC 2.5 SP1 (Windows 2000 SP1)2.5 SP1 (8.0.5226)
MDAC 2.5 SP2 (Windows 2000 SP2)2.5 SP2 (8.0.5718.1)
MDAC 2.5 SP3 (Windows 2000 SP3)2.5 SP3 (8.00.6730.0)
MDAC 2.6 (SQL Server 2000)2.6 (8.0.6518.1)
MDAC 2.6 SP1 (SQL Server 2000 SP1)2.6 SP1 (8.1.7502.0)
MDAC 2.6 SP2 (SQL Server 2000 SP2)2.6 SP2 (8.2.8307.0)
MDAC 2.7 (Windows XP)3.0 SP2 (8.20.8730.1)
MDAC 2.7 SP1 (Windows XP SP1)3.0 SP3 (8.30.9926.0)
MDAC 2.8 (Windows Server 2003)3.0 SP4 (8.40.9419.0)
MDAC 2.8 SP13.0 SP7 (8.70.1104.0)

MSXML versions that are included with other Microsoft products

This is not a complete list of MSXML versions that are included with other Microsoft products.
Other productsMicrosoft XML version (file version)
BizTalk2.6 (8.0.6518.1)
Application Center 20003.0 (8.0.8119.0)
Office XP 3.0 (8.0.7820.0)
Microsoft Project 2002 3.0 SP2(8.20.8730.1)
Note If the MSXML parser is updated on a computer that has Microsoft Application Center 2000 installed, you must reinstall Application Center 2000. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

289510 Application Center 2000 installs a special version of MSXML 3.0

REFERENCES

For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

278636 Application errors occur after you run Xmlinst.exe on production servers

324460 How to upgrade the Microsoft XML Parser

321924 MSXML 3.0 Service Pack 2 installs only in replace mode

305019 MSXML 4.0 specific GUIDs and ProgIDs

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:10/16/2006
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