Windows Installer 3.1 v2 (3.1.4000.2435) is available
On This PageINTRODUCTIONMicrosoft Windows Installer 3.1 was included with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Windows Installer 3.1 is now available as a redistributable system component for the following operating systems:
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For 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003This redistributable component is only for 32-bit operating systems. You cannot install this component on a computer that is running the 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2003.You can install Windows Installer 3.0 redistributable on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3) and on the release version of Windows Server 2003. Windows Installer 3.1 was included with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1). You cannot install this redistributable on the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2003 SP1. To update the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows Server 2003 SP1, or to update the 64-bit editions of Windows XP, download the hotfix that is described in Microsoft Knowledge Base article 898715 instead of the 893803 (v2) package. For more information about Windows Installer 3.1 (v2) GDR, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 898715 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/898715/)
An update for Windows Installer 3.1 is available for Windows Server 2003 S about Windows Installer 3.1 (v2) GDR and for the 64-bit editions of Windows XP
For other versions of WindowsThe following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:Download the 893803 (v2) package now. (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C)
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.
Note Only the binary for the Msi.dll file is updated. The version number is 3.1.4000.2435. All other binaries of the Windows Installer 3.1 (v2) package remained unchanged and are version 3.1.4000.1823. New features in Windows Installer 3.1
Issues that are addressed in Windows Installer 3.1
Issue that is addressed in Windows Installer 3.1 (v2)
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For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
897026 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897026/)
The AppSearch action incorrectly truncates a REG_MULTI_SZ value that contains a null value in Windows Installer
897027 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897027/) A message may be logged in the event log when you try to install the Windows Installer 3.0 redistributable package on a computer that is running a later version of Windows Installer
894439 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894439/) Description of flyweight patching in Microsoft Windows Installer 3.0
For more information, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/windows_installer_start_page.asp (http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/msi/setup/windows_installer_start_page.asp) APPLIES TO
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