# Ironruby installation

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-installation/185571>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [March 22, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-installation/185571 "2010-03-22T22:57:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![zvilius](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/9f8e36/32.png) [@zvilius](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zvilius)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-installation/185571/1 "2010-03-22T22:57:29Z")

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A co-worker in Germany is trying to install IronRuby on Windows XP  
SP3. The installer fails with:

“Dieses Installationspaket kann vom Windows Installer-Dienst nicht  
installiert werden. Sie mussen ein Service Pack fur Windows  
installieren, das eine neuere Version des Windows Installer-Diensts  
enthalt.”

Translation:

“This installation package can not be installed by the Windows  
Installer Service. You have to install a service pack for Windows  
which contains a newer version for the Windows Installer Service”.

I had no such difficulty installing IronRuby on XP SP3 (English). Any  
ideas what the remedy is?

Thanks,  
Mark Z.

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**Author:** ![zvilius](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/9f8e36/32.png) [@zvilius](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zvilius)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-installation/185571/2 "2010-03-22T23:02:45Z")

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I believe the installer is targeting v4.5 and I don’t know if that is  
included in the service pack. The information about Windows installer  
4.5 is here: [Windows Installer 4.5 is available - Microsoft Support](http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/942288?p=1)

JD

JD