Software Deployment

Hello rupesh,

u can add the following entries to the repective tables in MSI to get the job done--

appsearch tab

MSXML60 FileSearchMSXML60
Dirlocator table

FileSearchMSXML60 DirectorySearchMSXML60
DirectorySearchMSXML60 [SystemFolder]

Signature table
FileSearchMSXML60 msxml6.dll 6.10.1129.0 0

launch condition table(if required)
MSXML60 OR (VersionNT >= 600) OR Installed [ProductName] requires MSXML 6.0 SP1.

regards ,
mayur

I don't think the registry records that information. Even if it did, it might not be correct.

I'd get the version information from the file current in use for XML. You can find THAT by interrogating the value for 'FriendlyTypeName' in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xmlfile. Strip out the leading characters '@' and the trailing ',-1', then use the FileSystemObject object's methods to get the version information from that file.

This exercise becomes more complicated if you need to do this in an MSI, although you don't mention that requirement.

Hi Mayur,

Thanks for your suggestion.

But I just want to check the version of MS XML installed in clean Windows XP SP2. Whether its 4.0, 4.0 SP2 or 6.0

Regards,

Rupesh

Hi Rupesh,
U can use a vbscript to find the version of a msxml dll file and then accordingly perform further action ..for this just google it how to find version of file using vbscript


Regards,
Hussi

Hi,

I can try with the version of dll file, but I am not sure with the msxml file. since there are many files. I am not sure with the correct file.

The different file present in the system32 are as follows:
msxml.dll
msxmlr.dll
msxml2.dll
msxml2r.dll
msxml3.dll
msxml3r.dll
msxml6.dll
msxml6r.dll

Did you read my post? The default handler for XML files will be pointed at by that entry in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT so any other files in %SystemRoot%\System32 will be irrelevant.