When you visit a Web site or run an application that loads
XHTML documents by using Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML), MSXML will send
requests to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to fetch well-known Document
Type Definition (DTD) files every time. This behavior may bring lots of traffic
to the W3C server. Sometimes, you may find the XHTML files are not loaded
successfully because the DTD requests are blocked by the W3C server.
For example, you have a JavaScript file (.js) that contains the following
code:
function pullXHtml() {
var xml = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.4.0");
xml.async = false;
xml.loadXML(
"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN\" \"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd\">" +
"<html xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml' xml:lang='en' lang='en'><head><title>simple document</title></head>" +
"<body><p>a simple paragraph</p></body></html>");
if (xml.parseError.errorCode != 0) {
var myErr = xml.parseError;
WScript.Echo("ERROR:" + myErr.reason);
} else {
WScript.echo("The XHTML document was loaded successfully.");
}
}
pullXHtml();
When you run the JavaScript file, the file loads an XHTML document by
using MSXML. If you do not have this update installed, you may receive the
following error message when you run the JavaScript file if the DTD requests are blocked by the W3C server:
ERROR: The server did not understand the request, or the request
was invalid.
Error processing resource
'http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd'.
After you install this update, the JavaScript file will run successfully and you
will receive the following message:
The XHTML document was
loaded successfully.
Note- After you apply this update, MSXML caches the DTD files
locally to reduce the number of requests that are sent to the W3C server.
- After
you install this update, you may be prompted to restart your computer.
- If you install the update in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, or in Windows 7, you must run the setup file as an administrator.
- For more information about XHTML and the Document Type Definitions
(DTD), see the "More information" section.
Update information
How to determine the MSXML version
To determine the MSXML version that is installed on your computer, follow these steps:
- Locate the Msxml4.dll file in the following directory:
C:\Windows\System32 - Right-click the Msxml4.dll file, and then click Properties.
- Click the Version tab to see the version information.
Note In Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008, click the Details tab instead.
How to obtain this update
This update will be installed automatically by Windows Update.
However, you can also install this update manually by downloading the
appropriate package. There are several packages that contain this fix. Those
packages were released for the following different installation scenarios:
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| KB articles | Installation scenarios | Update
packages | MSXML versions | Supported operating systems |
973685
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973685/
)
Description of an update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 3
| MSXML 4.0 was installed by an
application, or manually installed by yourself. To apply this hotfix, you must have MSXML 4.0 SP3 installed. | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=e35f3dd3-1bb7-4c74-aed2-49dbae77546b)
| MSXML 4.0
SP3 | Windows 7; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2008;
Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2; Windows Vista;
Windows Vista Service Pack 1; Windows Vista Service Pack 2; Windows XP Service
Pack 2; Windows XP Service Pack 3 |
973686
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973686/
)
Description of an update for Microsoft MSXML Core Services 6.0 Service Pack 2
| MSXML 6.0 was installed by an
application, or manually installed by yourself. To apply this hotfix, you must have MSXML 6.0 SP2 installed. | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=819352df-cffa-413a-94d1-6213927137f6)
| MSXML 6.0
SP2 | Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows XP Service Pack 2 |
973687
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973687/
)
Description of updates for Microsoft MSXML Core Services 3.0 and MSXML Core Services 6.0
| MSXML3 and MSXML6 were
installed by the operating system | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1b643267-9116-4258-a53a-5a41426dcbcb)
| MSXML3.0 and MSXML
6.0 | Windows XP SP3 |
| | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4bdcdabe-f1fb-4465-acc3-1db8a5b19491)
| MSXML 3.0 | Windows XP Professional x64 Edition |
| | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=567cc6dc-f5d0-48e4-af0f-148cea6c00f8)
| MSXML
3.0 | Windows Server 2003 SP2 |
| | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6cedb430-1cce-4503-b327-6cfa5dff5932)
| MSXML 3.0 | Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 x64 Edition |
| | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=cca1747b-148d-44ed-82ee-245663f26398)
| MSXML
3.0 | Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 for Itanium-based Systems |
| | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8b885659-149b-45eb-a9c3-c58f94e19aa9)
| MSXML 3.0 and MSXML
6.0 | Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP1 and Windows Vista SP2 |
| | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=b339502a-fdb3-422b-a300-1471f5eb926e)
| MSXML 3.0 and MSXML
6.0 | Windows Vista 64-bit Editions, Windows Vista 64-bit Editions SP1
and Windows Vista SP2 |
| | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=ed45f2d6-694a-4c67-8834-87f892ff85b8)
| MSXML 3.0 and MSXML
6.0 | Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 |
| | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=60bad052-b9e9-424f-a144-1403162ac413)
| MSXML 3.0 and MSXML
6.0 | Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition
SP2 |
| | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4a2002f3-dd1e-4758-86c0-8f0aba72faa6)
| MSXML 3.0 and MSXML
6.0 | Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server
2008 for Itanium-based Systems SP2 |
973688
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/973688/
)
Description of an update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2
| MSXML 4.0 was installed by an
application, or manually installed by yourself. To apply this hotfix, you must have MSXML 4.0 SP2 installed. | Collapse this imageExpand this image
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=00bcdf28-2299-4150-964d-88a601e25229)
| MSXML 4.0
SP2 | Windows 7; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2; Windows Server 2008;
Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2; Windows Vista;
Windows Vista Service Pack 1; Windows Vista Service Pack 2; Windows XP Service
Pack 2; Windows XP Service Pack |
For
more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/
)
How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most
current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file
was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent
any unauthorized changes to the file.
File information
The English version of this update has the file
attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.
The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To
find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time
Zone tab in the
Date and Time item in Control
Panel.
For all supported x86-based versions of Windows XP, of Windows Server 2003, of Windows Vista, of Windows Server 2008, of Windows Server 2008 R2, and of Windows 7
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| File name | File version | File
size | Date | Time |
|---|
| Msxml4.dll | 4.30.2107.0 | 1,393,480 | 20-Jul-2009 | 14:16 |
| Msxml4r.dll | 4.30.2100.0 | 88,904 | 20-Jul-2009 | 14:16 |
For more information about Document Type Definitions, visit
the following Web site:
For more information about XHTML, visit the following Web site:
For more information about MSXML, visit the following Microsoft
Developer Network Web site:
For more information about the list of Microsoft
XML Parser (MSXML) versions, click the following article number to view the
article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
269238
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269238/
)
List of Microsoft XML Parser (MSXML) versions
For more information, click the following
article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
954459
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954459/
)
MS08-069: Description of the security update for XML Core Services 6.0: November 11, 2008
For more information about software update terminology, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/824684/LN/
)
Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
Article ID: 973685 - Last Review: January 19, 2011 - Revision: 4.0
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