Windows Installer 3.1 v2 (3.1.4000.

2435)
is available
Applies to: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Standard Edition (32-bit x86), Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition (32-bit
x86), More

Introduction

Microsoft Windows Installer is a component of your Windows

operating system that provides a standard foundation for installing
and uninstalling software. Software manufacturers can create their
product setup to use the Windows Installer to make software
installation, maintenance, and uninstallation straightforward and easy.

How to get Windows Installer 3.1 v2

Before you can download this redistributable component, you must

determine whether you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of
Windows Server 2003 or of Windows XP.

Automatic version detection results

You are currently using a 32-bit operating system.

Note If the auto detection results are not displayed on your screen,
please click the following article number to view the article in the
Microsoft Knowledge Base:
827218 How to determine whether a computer is running a 32-bit
version or 64-bit version of the Windows operation system
Download the installer for all versions of Windows
except 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 or 64-bit
versions of Windows XP

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft

Download Center:

Download the Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2)

package now.

Release Date: May 12, 2005

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 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.

Download the installer for 64-bit versions of Windows

Server 2003 or 64-bit versions of Windows XP

This redistributable component is only for 32-bit operating systems.

You cannot install this component on a computer that is running the
64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 or of Windows XP.

You can install Windows Installer 3.0 redistributable on 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 versions
of Windows Server 2003 SP1. To update the 32-bit and 64-bit versions
of Windows Server 2003 SP1, or to update the 64-bit versions 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 An update for Windows Installer 3.1 is available for

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and for the 64-bit editions of
Windows XP

Release history:
• Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1: KB893803 version 1.0 (April
11, 2005)
• Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1: KB893803 version 2.0 (May
12, 2005)

Windows Installer 3.1 (v2) addresses the issue that is

described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base
article:
898628 Windows Installer fails silently after you
upgrade to Windows Installer 3.1

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.

More Information

New features in Windows Installer 3.1

• New minor UpdateTargetRTMProperty property: Patch

files can now target both the original release baseline
and the latest service-pack-level baseline that is on the
system.
• New MsiSetExternalUIRecord API:Packages that use an
external user interface can now receive messages as
records instead of receiving the messages as strings.
 • New x64 and Msix64 properties: Packages can now use
the x64 and Msix64 properties to indicate x64
processor-based operating system support.
• New MsiNotifySidChange API: You can use this API to
upgrade the Windows Installer configuration if the
security identifier (SID) of a user changes.
• Flyweight patching is now an opt-in behavior: Windows
Installer 3.0 introduced new "flyweight patching"
functionality. By default, this functionality was enabled
for all patches. Windows Installer 3.1 now disables this
functionality unless you specifically enable the
functionality by setting the OptimizedInstallMode
property in the MsiPatchMetaData table.

Issues that are addressed in Windows Installer 3.1

• Windows Installer now logs null characters ("[~]")

correctly when the characters are used in a registry
value marker or in a service dependency.
• The MsiGetFileHash function now works correctly for
very large unversioned files. These files may be about 2
GB.
• The MediaSrcProp property of a patch is now set to the
original launched-from location when the patch is
installed. The MediaSrcProp property is set to the
cached patch location for subsequent transactions.
• Progress bar now works correctly even if the package
installs more than 2GB of files.
• Patching of isolated components now works.
• Target information for a custom action is no longer
logged when the custom action fails if the custom
action is marked to hide the target.
• Error 1642 (ERROR_PATCH_TARGET_NOT_FOUND) is
returned even if only one Windows Installer 2.0-style
inapplicable patch is being applied.
• Applying a full-file Windows Installer 2.0-style patch
that contains companion files no longer requires access
to the source media.
 • Windows Installer 3.1 now correctly handles the
scenario where a minor update package is installed
when an obsolete or superseded patch also exists.
• Windows Installer 3.1 now supports application of
patches for packages that have large numbers of files.
(Sequence column of File table includes values larger
than 32767.)
• Windows Installer 3.1 now sends
INSTALLSTART_ACTIONSTART messages for all actions.
• In Windows Installer 3.0 and earlier versions, if you
applied several major upgrade patches, subsequent
installations occasionally failed. This issue is now fixed.
• The patch sequencer no longer incorrectly rejects a
valid patch during administrative image patching.
• Windows Installer 3.1 no longer skips script custom
actions that are marked as asynchronous.

Issue that is addressed in Windows Installer 3.1 (v2)

• Windows Installer no longer fails silently when the

installer tries to update a file that is protected by the
Windows File Protection feature.

Troubleshooting

For help in troubleshooting Windows installer issues, click the

following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base:
907749 Basic troubleshooting steps for Windows Installer

886630 You receive an error message when you try to install a

program that uses the Windows Installer in Windows XP

314852 How to enable Windows Installer logging in Windows XP

If you have problems installing a particular application, whether it is a
Microsoft application or a third-party application, look in the
application's readme file for known installation issues. You can also
 search the Microsoft Knowledge Base for articles that are specific to
your application.

References

For more information, visit the following Microsoft Developer Network

(MSDN) Web site:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc185688.aspx

Last Updated: Dec 13, 2018

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