mdac components

[Guest]

I recently had to reinstall some of my xp hotfixes and while downloading the ones I needed I came across mdac 2.8. I foolishly thought the newer version would be better so I installed it. However instead of downloading it to my computer and then making sure none of the existing mdac files were not in use, I installed it while on line. now I cannot use programs which use any of mdac, because I now have a mixture of version 2.7 sp1 and 2.8. Can anyone help me to revert back to version 2.7, or make it so 2.8 works?

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Hi Harlund,

Try d/loading 2.8 to hard drive via this link:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d-
b037-185d0506396c&DisplayLang=en

Then you can ensure that no MDAC files are in use when you opt to install
it.


Regards,

Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

I recently had to reinstall some of my xp hotfixes and while downloading

the ones I needed I came across mdac 2.8. I foolishly thought the newer
version would be better so I installed it. However instead of downloading
it to my computer and then making sure none of the existing mdac files were
not in use, I installed it while on line. now I cannot use programs which
use any of mdac, because I now have a mixture of version 2.7 sp1 and 2.8.
Can anyone help me to revert back to version 2.7, or make it so 2.8 works?

 

[Guest]

I did download version 2.8 to my desktop and then closed all programs and then installed. I still get a message when I try to run Sisoft Sandra telling me to "could not initialize database", install latest mdac. I ran component checker again and I still get mismatched files between 2.8 and 2.7m and mismatched registry entries

----- Patti MacLeod wrote: ----

Hi Harlund

Try d/loading 2.8 to hard drive via this link
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=6c050fe3-c795-4b7d
b037-185d0506396c&DisplayLang=e

Then you can ensure that no MDAC files are in use when you opt to instal
it


Regards

Patti MacLeo
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/Use

I recently had to reinstall some of my xp hotfixes and while downloadin

the ones I needed I came across mdac 2.8. I foolishly thought the newe
version would be better so I installed it. However instead of downloadin
it to my computer and then making sure none of the existing mdac files wer
not in use, I installed it while on line. now I cannot use programs whic
use any of mdac, because I now have a mixture of version 2.7 sp1 and 2.8
Can anyone help me to revert back to version 2.7, or make it so 2.8 works

 

[Patti MacLeod]

Hoping not to make things worse, but have you tried the MDAC Rollback?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnmdac/html
/data_mdacinstall.asp


Regards,


Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User

 

[Jerry]

I got the same error message from SiSoft SANDRA until I upgraded to Sandra
Professionsal 2004 (Win32/CE)SP1.

I did download version 2.8 to my desktop and then closed all programs and

then installed. I still get a message when I try to run Sisoft Sandra
telling me to "could not initialize database", install latest mdac. I ran
component checker again and I still get mismatched files between 2.8 and
2.7m and mismatched registry entries.

 

[Guest]

I did go to the link referring to mdac rollback, and I did not understand how to use this feature. If anybody can walk me through it would be greatly appreciated

----- Patti MacLeod wrote: ----

Hoping not to make things worse, but have you tried the MDAC Rollback
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnmdac/htm
/data_mdacinstall.as


Regards


Patti MacLeo
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/Use

 

[Patti MacLeod]

By the looks of the instructions, you would go to Start>Run and they key in
(or copy/paste from here directly into the "Open" field:
mdac_typ.exe /C:"dasetup /u"
<ENTER>

Or, you might instead want to follow Jerry's advice and upgrade SiSoft
Sandra.


Regards,


Patti MacLeod
Microsoft MVP - Windows Shell/User