MSXML 2.5 shipped with Windows 2000 [0]. That version is pretty dated
though.
IE5.5 installs MSXML 3.0.
Simply from a security standpoint, you should install the latest Service
Pack of MSXML 3.0 or 4.0 or the .NET Framework.

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> Are there any very safe version of MSXML I can use to build application on
> XP and 2000, so user don't need to upload any MSXML package to their
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Oleg Tkachenko - 22 Oct 2003 11:37 GMT
> MSXML 2.5 shipped with Windows 2000 [0]. That version is pretty dated
> though.
> IE5.5 installs MSXML 3.0.
I believe only IE6 does that.

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