INTRODUCTION
Microsoft Windows Installer is a component of the Windows operating system. Windows Installer provides a standard foundation for installing and uninstalling software. Software manufacturers can create the setup of their products to use Windows Installer to help make software installation, maintenance, and uninstallation straightforward and easy.
Windows Installer 4.5 is released with Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2008 SP2.
And Windows Installer 4.5 is released as a redistributable for the following operating systems:
Additionally, there is no redistributable for Windows Installer 5.0.
Windows Installer 4.5 is released with Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2008 SP2.
And Windows Installer 4.5 is released as a redistributable for the following operating systems:
- Windows XP SP2
- Windows XP SP3
- Windows Server 2003 SP1
- Windows Server 2003 SP2
- Windows Vista
- Windows Vista SP1
- Windows Server 2008
Additionally, there is no redistributable for Windows Installer 5.0.
- Windows 7
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
- Windows 8
- Windows Server 2012
- Windows 8.1
- Windows Server 2012 R2
How to obtain Windows Installer 4.5 redistributable
Before you download this redistributable, you must determine whether you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows.Note If the auto detection result is not displayed on your screen, view How to determine whether a computer is running a 32-bit version or 64-bit version of the Windows operation system.
Download Windows Installer 4.5 now.
Note Check the following table to find which file to choose for your operating system：
Installation of the Windows Installer 4.5 package requires a reboot to successfully update the required binaries.
For more information, view How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services.
Automatic version detection result
You are currently using a 32-bit operating system.
Download Windows Installer 4.5 redistributable
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Note Check the following table to find which file to choose for your operating system：
| Operating System | Files to choose from the Microsoft Download Center |
|---|---|
| Windows XP SP2 Windows XP SP3 | For 32-bit: WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe For 64-bit: WindowsServer2003-KB942288-v4-x64.exe For IA64 Platform: WindowsServer2003-KB942288-v4-ia64.exe |
| Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows Server 2003 SP2 | For 32-bit: WindowsServer2003-KB942288-v4-x86.exe For 64-bit: WindowsServer2003-KB942288-v4-x64.exe For IA64 Platform: WindowsServer2003-KB942288-v4-ia64.exe |
| Windows Vista Windows Vista SP1 Windows Server 2008 | For 32-bit: Windows6.0-KB942288-v2-x86.msu For 64-bit: Windows6.0-KB942288-v2-x64.msu For IA64 Platform: Windows6.0-KB942288-v2-ia64.msu |
For more information, view How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services.