10.35 安装MSI文件时提示Windows安装服务版本太旧

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Q:

在XP SP3中安装1.2版的MessageAnalyzer.msi时，提示:

The installation package cannot be installed by the Windows Installer
service. You must install a Windows service pack that contains a newer
version of the Windows Installer service.

什么情况？

A:

"C:\WINDOWS\system32\msiexec.exe"版本号为"3.1.4001.5512"。

检查MessageAnalyzer.msi的版本信息，意外看到:

Microsoft Message Analyzer (version 4.0.7285.0)
Windows Installer XML (3.7.1224.0)

参看:

How to obtain and download the latest version of Windows Installer
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/305496

Windows Installer 4.5 is available
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/942288

Windows Installer 4.5 Redistributable
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8483
http://download.microsoft.com/download/2/6/1/261fca42-22c0-4f91-9451-0e0f2e08356d/WindowsXP-KB942288-v3-x86.exe

安装相应版本的"Windows Installer 4.5"即可。不过，就Q中具体目标而言，你会看
到:

This application is only supported on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or
higher.