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Tekin's HotWire requires Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1 or greater

Microsoft Windows Installer is a component of your Windows operating system that provides a standard foundation for installing and uninstalling software. Software manufacturers can create their product setup to use the Windows Installer to make software installation, maintenance, and uninstallation straightforward and easy.

Windows Installer 3.1 is now available as a redistributable system component for the following operating systems:

• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 (SP3)
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4)
• Windows XP
• Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1)
• Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
• Windows Server 2003
! Windows Installer 4.0 is included with Windows Vista.

Windows Installer 3.1 v2 was included with Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1). Windows Installer 3.1 is a minor update to Windows Installer 3.0 that was released in September 2004. Windows Installer 3.1 contains new and improved functionality. Additionally, Windows Installer 3.1 addresses some issues that were found in Windows Installer 3.0.

 

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Before you can download this redistributable component, you must determine whether you are running a 32-bit or 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003 or of Windows XP.

 

Determine the type of operating system in Windows XP

To determine the type of operating system that you are running in Windows XP, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type sysdm.cpl, and then click OK.
2. Click the General tab. The operating system appears as follows:
• For a 64-bit operating system version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Version < Year> appears under System.
• For a 32-bit operating system version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version< Year> appears under System.
Note <year> is a placeholder for a year.

 

Download the installer for all versions of Windows except 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 or 64-bit versions of Windows XP

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

DownloadDownload the Windows Installer 3.1 Redistributable (v2) package now.

 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&amp;displaylang=en)

Release Date: May 12, 2005

For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/) How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.

Note Only the binary for the Msi.dll file is updated. The version number is 3.1.4000.2435. All other binaries of the Windows Installer 3.1 (v2) package remained unchanged and are version 3.1.4000.1823.

Download Microsoft Windows Installer 3.1--WinXP/Vista32 from Tekin's Website

 

Troubleshooting

For help in troubleshooting Windows installer issues, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

907749 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/907749/) Basic troubleshooting steps for Windows Installer

886630 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886630/) You receive an error message when you try to install a program that uses the Windows Installer in Windows XP

823116 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823116/) You receive Error 1913 when you install a program on Windows XP

314852 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314852/) How to enable Windows Installer logging in Windows XP

If you have problems installing a particular application, whether it is a Microsoft application or a third-party application, look in the application's readme file for known installation issues. You can also search the Microsoft Knowledge Base for articles that are specific to your application.

 

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