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I can see msxml6.dll file in C:\Windows\System32 and C:\Windows\SysWOW64 folder but still this is not listed under Installed programs list.

Can someone shed some light on this?

prawin
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  • It is not an "installed program", it comes included with the operating system. Along with *many* other executable files you find in those directories that are also not listed. – Hans Passant Jul 06 '15 at 17:08
  • ok.. thanks @HansPassant.. So will it be fine if i remove earlier versions of MSXML installed manually.. I can see multiple versions installed in programs list, MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430), MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB973688) , MSXML 4.0 SP3 Parser , MSXML 4.0 SP3 Parser (KB973685), MSXML 4.0 SP3 Parser (KB2758694).. – prawin Jul 06 '15 at 18:07
  • Version 4 was a special one, allowing programmers to deploy their own tested-and-known-to-work version so they don't depend on the OS version. Which means that if you uninstall these then you'll very likely break *some* program that uses them. That falls squarely into the "very dumb thing to do" category. But hey, go ahead, the school of hard knocks is a place to learn too. – Hans Passant Jul 06 '15 at 23:29
  • thanks @HansPassant.. – prawin Jul 07 '15 at 19:15

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MSXMl6 is part of Windows in the Microsoft-Windows-SKU-Foundation-Package-sql package afair since Vista.

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This package is preinstalled and also includes MSXML3 as 64 and 32Bit Version. You only have to install MSXML4.

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