MSXML3A.dll: download the file and fix the error

32-bit (x86) Microsoft Data Access Components Scanned by antivirus

MSXML3A.dll is a file of the software Microsoft Data Access Components (“XML Resources”), published by Microsoft Corporation. Version offered here: 8.20.8730.1, 32-bit.

Programs that need it refuse to start, or show an error, when it is missing or damaged. Two methods can fix the error, below.

Method 1 · quick · about 1 minute

Download only MSXML3A.dll

Ideal if only this file is reported missing: you replace a single file, without reinstalling anything.

⇓ Download MSXML3A.dll .zip file: the DLL + its instructions · downloaded 2,132 times

Version: 8.20.8730.1
Architecture: 32-bit (x86)
Size: 24.58 KB
Publisher: Microsoft Corporation

Then:

Extract MSXML3A.dll from the zip file and copy it to the folder of the program showing the error (where its .exe file is).
Still getting the error? Copy it to C:\Windows\SysWOW64 (64-bit Windows) or C:\Windows\System32 (32-bit Windows), then restart.

SHA-256: ce2f3131ddfa9b0dfcddd2a4268e818a2631137faadeefa1cfadb5afc7fec381 · Check on VirusTotal · Product: Microsoft Data Access Components

Method 2 ·complete · depends on the program

Reinstall the program that shows the error

The program normally provides MSXML3A.dll itself, in the exact version it expects. Recommended if several files are missing or if the error comes back.

Settings › Apps › Installed apps: uninstall the program or game concerned.
Reinstall it from its original setup program, then restart your computer.

Error messages related to MSXML3A.dll

The program can't start because MSXML3A.dll is missing.
Error loading MSXML3A.dll. The specified module could not be found.
Failed to load MSXML3A.dll

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