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Windows Installer ships with the latest Windows versions (Windows Me, Windows 2000 and above).
Windows Installer is available as a redistributable package for older Windows versions and to update older Windows Installer versions.
System requirements for Windows Installer 1.x redistributable are as follows:
System requirements for Windows Installer 2.0 redistributable are as follows:
System requirements for Windows Installer 3.0 redistributable are as follows:
System requirements for Windows Installer 3.1 redistributable are as follows:
The only way to install MSI 3.1 on a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003 is
installing SP1.
There is a separate
hotfix package for the 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows
Server 2003 SP1 and the 64-bit editions of Windows XP to update them to Windows
Installer 3.1 (v2).
There is no Windows Installer 4.0 redistributable for pre-Vista versions of Windows.
System requirements for Windows Installer 4.5 redistributable are as follows:
This table shows released Windows Installer versions that are included or available as redistributables for the different versions of Windows. Pre-release or beta versions are not listed.
| version | Windows Installer version that is included in this Windows version |
| version | Windows Installer version that can be installed on this Windows version, link points to download location |
| -- | Windows Installer version is not supported on this Windows version |
| not applicable, i.e. newer version is already included with this Windows version |
| Windows Server 2008 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 Security Update | 3.1 (v2) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Windows Server 2008 | 4.5.6001.22162 | 4.0.6001.18000 | ||||||||
| Windows Vista | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 Security Update | 3.1 (v2) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Windows Vista SP1 | 4.5.6001.22162 | 4.0.6001.18000 | ||||||||
| Windows Vista | 4.5.6000.20817 | 4.0.6000.16386 | ||||||||
| Windows Server 2003 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 Security Update | 3.1 (v2) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Windows Server 2003 SP2 | 4.5.6001.22159 | -- | 3.1.4000.4042 | 3.1.4000.3959 | ||||||
| Windows Server 2003 SP1 | 4.5.6001.22159 | -- | 3.1.4000.4042 | 3.1.4000.2435 | 3.1.4000.1830 | |||||
| Windows Server 2003 (64 bit) | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.0.3790.2180 | 2.0.3790.0 | ||||
| Windows Server 2003 (32 bit) | -- | -- | 3.1.4000.4042 | 3.1.4000.2435 | 3.1.4000.1823 | 3.0.3790.2180 | 2.0.3790.0 | |||
| Windows XP | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 Security Update | 3.1 (v2) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Windows XP SP3 | 4.5.6001.22159 | -- | 3.1.4001.5512 | 3.1.4001.5512 | ||||||
| Windows XP x64 RTM | -- | -- | 3.1.4000.4042 | 3.1.4000.2435 | 3.1.4000.1830 | |||||
| Windows XP SP2 | 4.5.6001.22159 | -- | 3.1.4000.4039 | 3.1.4000.2435 | 3.1.4000.1823 | 3.0.3790.2180 | ||||
| Windows XP SP1 | -- | -- | 3.1.4000.4039 | 3.1.4000.2435 | 3.1.4000.1823 | 3.0.3790.2180 | 2.0.2600.1106 | |||
| Windows XP | -- | -- | 3.1.4000.4039 | 3.1.4000.2435 | 3.1.4000.1823 | 3.0.3790.2180 | 2.0.2600.0 | |||
| Windows 2000 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 Security Update | 3.1 (v2) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Windows 2000 SP4 | -- | -- | 3.1.4000.4033 | 3.1.4000.2435 | 3.1.4000.1823 | 3.0.3790.2180 | 2.0.2600.1183 | |||
| Windows 2000 SP3 | -- | -- | -- | 3.1.4000.2435 | 3.1.4000.1823 | 3.0.3790.2180 | 2.0.2600.1 | |||
| Windows 2000 SP2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2.0.2600.2 2.0.2600.0 |
-- | 1.11.2405.0 | |
| Windows 2000 SP1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2.0.2600.2 2.0.2600.0 |
-- | 1.11.1314.0 | |
| Windows 2000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2.0.2600.2 2.0.2600.0 |
-- | 1.10.1029.0 | |
| Windows 9x | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 Security Update | 3.1 (v2) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Windows Me | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0.2600.2 2.0.2600.1 2.0.2600.0 |
1.20.1410.0 | ||
| Windows 98 SE | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0.2600.2 2.0.2600.1 2.0.2600.0 |
1.20.1827.1 | 1.10.1029.1 | 1.0.5104.0 |
| Windows 98 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0.2600.2 2.0.2600.1 2.0.2600.0 |
1.20.1827.1 | 1.10.1029.1 | 1.0.5104.0 |
| Windows 95 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.0.2600.2 2.0.2600.1 2.0.2600.0 |
1.20.1827.1 | 1.10.1029.1 | 1.0.5104.0 |
| Windows NT 4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 Security Update | 3.1 (v2) | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Windows NT 4.0 SP6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2.0.2600.2 2.0.2600.0 |
1.20.1827.1 | 1.10.1029.1 | 1.0.5104.0 |
| Windows NT 4.0 SP5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.20.1827.1 | 1.10.1029.1 | 1.0.5104.0 |
| Windows NT 4.0 SP4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.20.1827.1 | 1.10.1029.1 | 1.0.5104.0 |
| Windows NT 4.0 SP3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.20.1827.1 | 1.10.1029.1 | 1.0.5104.0 |
| Windows NT 4.0 < SP3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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