Windows Installer patch
File type: Program executable file, Email attachment blocked file
Files with msp extension can mainly be found as patch files for Windows Installer service. These files are usually part of updates.
Found 6 different file type records with the same msp filename suffix.
File type category:
Program executable file
Email attachment blocked file
Date updated: December 30, 2024
The msp file extension is associated with the Microsoft Windows Installer, an application installation and configuration service.
The msp files are used to update the Windows operating system and other Microsoft programs. Typically included with security updates or Microsoft hotfixes.
The Windows Installer Cache, located in c:\windows\installer folder, is used to store important files for applications installed using the Windows Installer technology.
This directory also contains various other data, however you do not delete these files.
Used for internal purposes of Windows Installer.
There is no way how to convert msp files to other file format.
Windows Installer (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: February 22, 2017
The msp file extension is related to the ClarisWorks (also known as AppleWorks), an office suite for Apple Mac and Microsoft Windows operating systems.
The msp file contains dictionary for ClarisWorks.
ClarisWorks (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: October 11, 2018
The msp file extension was also reported to have been used in Magix Music Studio a music composing software for Microsoft Windows operating system.
The msp file stores some kind of data used by Music Studio.
Probably not meant to be accessed by the user.
Probably cannot be converted to anything else.
Magix Music Studio (Microsoft Windows)
File type category:
Source code and script file
Date updated: February 5, 2019
The msp file extension is associated with MaxScript. Plain ASCII file containing HTML code for server-side processing to be interpreted by the MaxScript interpreter.
MaxScript is a web server extension used in products like DBFree and DBMax (by MAXSIS): its purpose is to parse a web page in search of xBase/Clipper commands to be interpreted on server and to send the results to web browser.
MaxScript offers direct access to data sources on server (DBF tables or ODBC connections) to provide live-contents to the web pages and works with Apache, Xitami and IIS6/7.
Use compatible tools to work with *.msp files.
Probably cannot be converted to other formats.
File type category:
Bitmap image file
Date updated: June 23, 2025
The msp file extension was also used in very old Microsoft Paint software (A paint program that was in the MS Windows version 2.0 !). MSP files can be converted into BMP files. The opposite is not possible. MSP and PCX formats are not compatible. MSP files are monochromatic only.
Characteristics:
MSP - Old version format supports 1 bit per pixel.
MSP - New version format supports 1 bit per pixel.
Some image viewers can still view the old MSP format.
Use compatible tools to export *.msp files to other formats.
Microsoft Paint (Microsoft Windows)
PMView Pro (Microsoft Windows)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
RECOIL (Multiplatform)
XnView MP (Multiplatform)
RECOIL (Multiplatform)
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: April 16, 2019
The msp file extension is associated with the Technics Sx-KN5000/6000 electronic keyboards developed by Panasonic.
The msp file stores manual sequence pads data.
The manual sequence pads file format seems to be obsolete.
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