Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0
 

I'm running XP SP2 with IE 7.0 and have heard I should be running MSXML 6.0 (currently have 4.0 with some 5.0 components), so I went on the Microsoft Download site and found this article...

Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0

... which makes my head spin when I read it. I'm not sure if I should upgrade to 6.0 or not and also not sure if I have the updated version of Windows Installer necessary to do the upgrade. Here's a quote from the above article...

"To install MSXML 6.0 you must have Microsoft Windows® Installer 3.1 (MSI 3.1) or higher on your computer. If you are running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1) you already have the correct version. For other operating systems you may need to upgrade. Please see the Windows Installer 3.1 knowledge base article for details."

I tried reading the Windows Installer article but it got my head spinning even faster, raising more questions than answers. :dizzy:

Can anyone put this subject into plain English for me? Right now I feel like this guy...

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...Whatthe---.jpg

why do you think you need it? are you having problems? if not, dont even worry about it.

Well Dan...

I hate to admit it but I like to be up-to-date. If there's something bigger and better out there I have to try it. The Microsoft article stated MSXML 6.0 was the next level (comes with Vista) so I couldn't resist... just trying my best to stay one step ahead of the crowd. Since Vista arrives in about a month it's probably a moot point but I love tinkering with my computer. When Vista is released to the public I'll have a whole new set of "problems" to deal with. Can't wait!

Mark :rotflmao: