Released Versions of Windows Installer
The table in this topic identifies the released versions of the Windows Installer. For more information, see Operating System Property Values.
| Release | Version | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Windows Installer 2.0 | 2.0.2600.0 | Released with Windows XP. |
| Windows Installer 2.0 | 2.0.2600.1 | Released with Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 3 (SP3). |
| Windows Installer 2.0 | 2.0.2600.1183 | Released with Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4 (SP4). |
| Windows Installer 2.0 | 2.0.2600.2 | Released as a redistributable. |
| Windows Installer 2.0 | 2.0.2600.1106 | Released with Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (SP1). |
| Windows Installer 2.0 | 2.0.3790.0 | Released with Windows Server 2003. |
| Windows Installer 3.0 | 3.0.3790.2180 | Released with Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2). Released as a redistributable. |
| Windows Installer 3.1 | 3.1.4000.1823 | Released as a redistributable. This version is has the same functionality as version 3.1.4000.2435. |
| Windows Installer 3.1 | 3.1.4000.1830 | Released with Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition. Update this version to version 3.1.4000.2435 to address the issue discussed in KB898628. |
| Windows Installer 3.1 | 3.1.4000.3959 | Released with Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2 (SP2). |
| Windows Installer 3.1 | 3.1.4000.2435 | Released with a fix to address the issue discussed in KB898628. This is the latest version of Windows Installer 3.1. |
| Windows Installer 3.1 | 3.1.4001.5512 | Released with Windows XP with Service Pack 3 (SP3). |
| Windows Installer 4.0 | 4.0.6000.16386 | Released with Windows Vista. |
| Windows Installer 4.0 | 4.0.6001.18000 | Released with Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2008. |
| Windows Installer 4.5 | 4.5.6002.18005 | Released with Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack (SP2.) |
| Windows Installer 4.5 | 4.5.6000.20817 | Released as a redistributable for Windows Vista. |
| Windows Installer 4.5 | 4.5.6001.22162 | Released as a redistributable for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista with SP1. |
| Windows Installer 4.5 | 4.5.6001.22159 | Released as a redistributable for Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and later, and Windows Server 2003 with SP1 and later. |
| Windows Installer 5.0 | 5.0.7600.16385 or greater | Released with Windows Server 2008 R2 and later and Windows 7 and later. |
Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 comes with Windows Installer 5.0.
For information about how to determine the Windows Installer version, see Determining the Windows Installer Version.
For a list of changes in each of the Windows Installer versions, see What's New in Windows Installer.
For information about obtaining the latest Windows Installer redistributable, see Windows Installer Redistributables.