MSXML4 is not being killed... (for now)

Microsoft XML Team's WebLog - We are NOT Killbit-ing MSXML4!

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In March , we posted our intention to killbit MSXML4 and encouraged users to move to MSXML6 and asked for feedback – And we received lots and lots of it. The summary is MSXML4 is still being used extensively and the suggested timeframe for killbit seemed aggressive for most customers. The lack of CAB for MSXML6 was also making the migration difficult.

So in the best interest of our customers , we have decided to NOT killbit MSXML4.

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We would like to stress that MSXML4 will only be updated for security issues and is in a maintenance mode. Any/All functionality & performance improvements WILL ONLY be made in MSXML6...

We are working on the details on an updated MSXML4 release timeline and will update the community as soon as we have that timeline.

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So MSXML4 will still be around for a bit yet...

 

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