MDAC REPAIR

[Guest]

Have a HP Media Centre Windows XP computer with service pack 2 all
preinstalled. Need to do an MDAC Repair (have instructions on how to do
this) but cannot locate the SP2 files in my computer. HP tells me they do
not know where they would be and to contact Microsoft (a little chuckle
there). Have tried searching my computer for service pack, sp2, servicepack
and cannot locate them. The repair will not accept my i386 folder on its
own, wants the windows XP disk (which, of course, I don't have) or the
location of the sp2 files. Anyone know more than HP about computers?

 

[JS]

Latest version of MDAC download:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...e3-c795-4b7d-b037-185d0506396c&DisplayLang=en

JS

 

[Guest]

Wrong version -need 2.81 and Microsoft is not supplying that one (which is
for Service Pack 2). The 2.8 will not load as it's older. Tried that
already. Thanks though.

 

[JS]

Version 2.81
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...95-efc2-4f8e-a9e0-3a1afbd5922e&DisplayLang=en

JS

 

[Guest]

Tried that and it says "setup does not support installing on this operating
system". That's why I'm trying to find my sp2 files on my computer so that I
can actually repair the MDAC. Looks like I'll have to live without my
program or restore my computer which is such a lengthy process, even if I do
a non-destructive restore.

 

[John John]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899861/en-us
http://www.macropool.com/en/download/mdac_xp_sp2.html
http://www.sqltalk.org/ftopic182.html

John

 

[Guest]

Once again, I don't have Windows XP disks - preinstalled on computer. When
it asks me to navigate to the windows service pack files - once again - I
cannot find them and HP does not know where they would be on my computer
because they do not set up the Windows which is on my locked restore drive.
i386 does not seem to contain them and I have tried to do the repair, but it
keeps saying - wrong folder and asks for disks. I may have to give up.

 

[John John]

Download Service Pack 2 and unpack it to a folder.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...BE-3B8E-4F30-8245-9E368D3CDB5A&displaylang=en

John

 

[Guest]

Well, thanks for trying. I downloaded th service pack 2 and then installed
it and it went into Windows (the right spot). Tried the MDAC repair again
and it said that the adcjavas.inc file could not be installed (even though I
browsed to the sp2 files) and again asked for the CD. I give up! I'll have
to wait to see if Microsoft ever comes up with a revised version of MDAC 2.81.

 

[JS]

See Method 2 in: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318251

JS

 

[John John]

Method 2: Reinstall MDAC components

On Windows XP, if updating MDAC fails, reinstall the most recent version
of the MDAC components from the Windows .cab files. To do this, follow
these steps.

Note If you have the Windows XP CD, do not finish step 1.

1. Search for the Adcjavas.inc file, and then note the path. The
Adcjavas.inc file is typically in the i386 folder.

2. Locate the C:\Windows\Inf folder.

3. Right-click the Mdac.inf file, and then click Install.

4. When you are prompted to insert the Windows XP CD, insert it. If you
do not have the Windows XP CD, change the path to match the path for
Adcjavas.inc (in the i386 folder) that you noted in step 1, and then
click OK.

5. If you are prompted to overwrite any files, click Yes.

6. If you are prompted to restore system files from the Windows XP CD,
click Cancel.

Or, you may want to do a Repair installation of Windows XP. You must
reinstall any Windows Updates or Service Packs after you do this.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;318251

John

 

[Guest]

Tried everything suggested. Tried installing 2.81 - it validates ok, then
says it cannot be installed on my system. Tried to repair and have explained
it will not accept that path for the adcjavas.inc file even though I browse
to it and can actually see it. I guess it's not meant to be.

 

[Guest]

Tried that - validates ok and then says it cannot be installed on my system.
Have a media centre xp hewlett packard computer M7680N (3 months old).
Naturally, the Windows is pre-installed, so I can only completely restore my
system (I know I can do a non-destructive destroy), but it's still extremely
time consuming.

 

[John John]

Well, here
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnmdac/html/data_mdacinstall.asp
it says that it is "Installed with Windows XP SP2, otherwise cannot be
installed" so I guess that might be the only thing left to try! If you
reinstall SP2 you will probably have to reapply some updates and hotfixes.

John