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.
The MsiConfigureServices action configures a service for the system. This action queries the MsiServiceConfig and the MsiServiceConfigFailureActions tables.