He also indicates programs that use 4.0 are rare – and that was in 2015. “All versions of MSXML 4.0 (including SP2 and SP3) are no longer supported, and will no longer receive security updates (from April 2014).” This fellow recommends uninstalling them all from either “Add/Remove Programs” or “Programs and Features”.

This isn’t definitive but rather a particular take on it.ġ. I understand that SxS is partly the reason.Īnyone have direct experience or procedures for cleaning this out other than restoring an older backup image? I’ll uninistall the program once the archival work is done, but from what I’ve read, this likely won’t remove all XML 4.0 traces. Some slueth work pointed to me having installed WordPerfect Lightning (old, old) so I could help my sister view some WordPerfect files from an old, old backup. Searching online, I see it was (still is?) a major security hole and I can’t find any clear instructions for removing all it’s traces. I have never had 4.0 on my machine before. Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 for 圆4-based Systems (KB973688) Security Update for Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Service Pack 2 for 圆4-based Systems (KB954430) I was very surprised to see these two MSXML patches from 2011 show up (which I haven’t yet installed): After installing the November Security Only Updates, I ran Windows Update as usual.

Win 7 sp 2