MBSA/Update Inventory Tool

Anyone have an idea as to what version of XML parser is required for MBSA 2.1
and/or Microsoft Update Inventory Tool? None of the March/April Office
patches are showing as required and I'm thinking it might be the version of
XML parser - 3.0, no SP - that I'm running.
Thanks!

Good question:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libr...htbaseanal_002

> MBSA requires the following software to be installed:
>
> * Windows 2000 SP3 or later, Windows XP (local scans only on computers running Windows XP that use
> simple file sharing), Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, or Windows Server 2008
> * The latest Windows Update Agent (WUA) client; MBSA automatically updates computers that need an
> updated WUA client if the option Configure computers for Microsoft Update and scanning prerequisites
> is selected.
> * IIS 5.0, 5.1 or 6.0 (required for IIS vulnerability checks)
> * SQL Server 2000 or MSDE 2.0 (required for SQL vulnerability checks)
> * Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003 (required for Office vulnerability checks)
> * The following services must be installed or enabled: Server service, Workstation service, Remote
> Registry service, File & Print Sharing, and the DCOM updates and firewall exceptions (required for
> security update checks)

No mention of an XML parser is listed. In the Help file of MBSA 2.01 the
requirements are better detailed. Both Local and Remote scanning show:

> An XML parser is required in order for the tool to function correctly. It is recommended that the most
> recent version of the MSXML parser be installed (see Obtaining an XML Parser for information on
> downloading and installing an XML parser). On Windows 2000 systems that do not have MSXML 3.0 or later
> installed, setup will not continue until the user installs the latest MSXML parser.

> Obtaining an XML Parser
> XML parsers have shipped in each version of Internet Explorer since version 5.01. However, it is
> recommended to have the latest version of Internet Explorer and the latest version of the MSXML parser
> installed.
>
> The latest version of the MSXML parser is available from the Microsoft Web site.
> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=16533

The forwarding link goes to Microsoft Core XML Services (MSXML) 6.0.
I've been running MBSA 2.01 with MSXML 4 SP2 installed with no issues in
XP SP2.
Can't speak for 2.1 yet. <w>


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Gunslinger201 wrote:

> Anyone have an idea as to what version of XML parser is required for MBSA 2.1
> and/or Microsoft Update Inventory Tool? None of the March/April Office
> patches are showing as required and I'm thinking it might be the version of
> XML parser - 3.0, no SP - that I'm running.
> Thanks!