List of Microsoft XML parser (MSXML) versions

This article describes versions of Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) that are available or installed by products or software updates.

Original product version:   XML Core Services
Original KB number:   269238

Summary

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

Introduction

Microsoft provides several different XML parsers. 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.

Note

Windows HTTP Services (Winhttp*.dll) is also included with some versions of MSXML.

The 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 parser (for example, versions 2.5, 2.6, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0) identifies the milestone of development.

MSXML versions that have been released by Microsoft

Version File name File version number
1.0 Msxml.dll 4.71.1712.5
1.0a Msxml.dll 4.72.2106.4
1.0 SP1 Msxml.dll 4.72.3110.0
2.0 Msxml.dll 5.0.2014.0206
2.0a Msxml.dll 5.0.2314.1000
2.0b Msxml.dll 5.0.2614.3500
2.5 Beta 2 Msxml.dll 5.0.2919.38
2.5a Msxml.dll 5.0.2919.6303
2.5 Msxml.dll 5.0.2920.0
2.5 SP1 Msxml.dll 8.0.5226
2.5 SP2 Msxml.dll, Msxmlr.dll (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL) 8.0.5718.1
2.5 SP3 Msxml.dll, Msxmlr.dll (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL) 8.00.6730.0
2.6 Web Release Msxml2.dll 7.50.4920.0
2.6 SP1 Msxml2.dll, Msxml2a.dll, Msxml2r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs) 8.1.7502.0
2.6 SP2 Msxml2.dll, Msxml2a.dll, Msxml2r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs) 8.2.8307.0
3.0 Web Release Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll, Msxml3r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs) 7.50.5108.0
3.0 Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll, Msxml3r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs) 8.0.7820.0
3.0 SP1 Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll, Msxml3r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs) 8.10.8308.0
3.0 SP2 Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll, Msxml3r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs) 8.20.8730.1
3.0 SP3 Msxml3.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 SP4 Msxml3.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 SP5 Msxml3.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 SP7 Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll, Msxml3r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs) 8.70.1104
3.0 Post SP7
Msxml3.dll 8.70.1113.0
3.0 Post SP8 Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll (8.20.8730.1), Msxml3r.dll (8.20.8730.1) (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs) 8.80.1185.0
3.0 SP9 Msxml3.dll, Msxml3a.dll (8.20.8730.1), Msxml3r.dll (8.20.8730.1) (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs) 8.90.1002.0
3.0 Post SP9 Msxml3.dll 8.90.1101.0
3.0 SP10 (On Vista SP1) Msxml3.dll, Msxml3r.dll (8.20.8730.1) (the last DLL is resource-only DLL) 8.100.1043.0
3.0 SP10 (On Vista SP2) Msxml3.dll, Msxml3r.dll (8.20.8730.1) (the last DLL is resource-only DLL) 8.100.5000.0
3.0 Post SP10 Msxml3.dll 8.100.5002.0
3.0 SP11 Msxml3.dll, Msxml3r.dll (8.110.7600.16385) (the last DLL is resource-only DLL) 8.110.7600.16385
3.0 Post SP11 Msxml3.dll 8.110.7600.16605
4.0 Msxml4.dll, WinHTTP5.dll, Msxml4a.dll, Msxml4r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs) 4.0.9004.0
4.0 SP1 Msxml4.dll, WinHTTP5.dll, Msxml4a.dll, Msxml4r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs) 4.10.9404.0
4.0 SP2 Msxml4.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
Msxml4.dll, Msxml4r.dll (4.10.9404.0) (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL) 4.20.9839.0
4.0 Post SP2
Msxml4.dll 4.20.9841.0
4.0 Post SP2
Msxml4.dll 4.20.9848.0
4.0 SP3 Msxml4.dll, Msxml4r.dll (4.30.2100.0) (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL) 4.30.2100.0
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)
Msxml5.dll 5.10.2930.0
5.0 (Office 2007) Msxml5.dll 5.20.1076
5.0 (Office 2007 Post release) Msxml5.dll 5.20.1081.0
6.0 Msxml6.dll, Msxml6r.dll (6.0.3883.0) (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL) 6.0.3883.0
6.0 Post release
Msxml6.dll, Msxml6r.dll (6.0.3883.0) (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL) 6.0.3888.0
6.0 Post release
Msxml6.dll 6.0.3890.0
6.0 SP1 Msxml6.dll 6.10.1129.0
6.0 Post SP1 Msxml6.dll 6.10.1200.0
6.0 Post SP2 Msxml6.dll 6.20.1099.0
6.0 Post SP2 Msxml6.dll 6.20.5002.0
6.0 SP3 Msxml6.dll, Msxml6r.dll (the last DLL is a resource-only DLL) 6.30.7600.16385

Replaced MSXML security update - MS02-008

Msxml version File name File version number
2.6 SP2 (including hotfix) Msxml2.dll, Msxml2a.dll, Msxml2r.dll (the last two DLLs are resource-only DLLs) 8.20.8307.0
3.0 SP2 (including hotfix) Msxml3.dll 8.20.9415.0
4.0 (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 version Microsoft XML version (file version)
4.0 1.0 (4.71.1712.5)
4.0a 1.0a (4.72.2106.4)
4.01 (SP1) 2.0a (5.0.2014.0206)
5.0a 2.0a (5.0.2314.1000)
5.0b 2.0b (5.0.2614.3500)
5.01 2.5a (5.0.2919.6303)
5.01 SP1 2.5 SP1 (8.0.5226)
5.5 2.5 SP1 (8.0.5226)
5.5 SP2 2.5 Post-SP2 (8.00.6611.0)
6.0 3.0 SP2 (8.20.8730.1)
6.0 SP1 3.0 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 SP1 3.0 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 products Microsoft XML version (file version)
Microsoft Security Essentials (Client) 4.0
BizTalk Server 2004 4.0
Microsoft Office Project Server 2003 4.0
Encarta 2003, 2004, 2005, and Student/Encarta 2006 4.0
Works Suite 2006, Works Suite 2005, Works Suite 2004, Works Suite 2003 4.0
Live Communications Server 4.0, 6.0
Application Compatibility Toolkit 4.0, 6.0
URGE 6.0
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 6.0
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 6.0
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 6.0
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 6.0
Student/Encarta 2007 6.0
Zune software version 1.0 6.0
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 6.0

Note

If the MSXML parser is updated on a computer that has Application Center 2000 installed, you must reinstall Application Center 2000.

See also