Win2K3 Upgrade Problems - PLEASE HELP

[Scott McDonald]

We have an access frontend that uses a SQL server backend database. I have a server with a few terminal server users on it that connect specifically to use this app. I upgraded this server to 2003 and am having some issues, most are solved now, but this access database still has issues with the data access method of the server (something to do with MDAC and oledb32.dll is what my programmer is telling me). We've tried extracting new versions from the Windows 2003 CD and even Windows 2000 CD for oledb32.dll and that does nothing. As for MDAC, we have discovered that for various reasons the installed version in 2003 (2.8) is worthless to us, we would need version 2.7 yet when I install 2.7 it says it installs fine, then i run the component checker and it shows version 2.8 still

Can anyone help?

Thanks!

 

[George Hester]

MDAC 2.8 is included by default in Windows 2003. There is no way to change that.

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;231943

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;837188&Product=mdac

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307255&Product=mdac

Would you install a lesser version of MDAC in Windows 2000 than what it shipped with? That is not recommended. Why then do it in Windows 2003?

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George Hester
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We have an access frontend that uses a SQL server backend database. I have a server with a few terminal server users on it that connect specifically to use this app. I upgraded this server to 2003 and am having some issues, most are solved now, but this access database still has issues with the data access method of the server (something to do with MDAC and oledb32.dll is what my programmer is telling me). We've tried extracting new versions from the Windows 2003 CD and even Windows 2000 CD for oledb32.dll and that does nothing. As for MDAC, we have discovered that for various reasons the installed version in 2003 (2.8) is worthless to us, we would need version 2.7 yet when I install 2.7 it says it installs fine, then i run the component checker and it shows version 2.8 still

Can anyone help?

Thanks!

 

[Scott McDonald]

"Would you install a lesser version of MDAC in Windows 2000 than what it
shipped with? That is not recommended. Why then do it in Windows 2003?"

Because the application that needs to run on it wont work with it thus the
server is useless to us...

I guess we'll be going back to Win2000.

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SCOTT MCDONALD
MDAC 2.8 is included by default in Windows 2003. There is no way to change
that.

http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;231943

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;837188&Product=mdac

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;307255&Product=mdac

Would you install a lesser version of MDAC in Windows 2000 than what it
shipped with? That is not recommended. Why then do it in Windows 2003?

--
George Hester
__________________________________
We have an access frontend that uses a SQL server backend database. I have a
server with a few terminal server users on it that connect specifically to
use this app. I upgraded this server to 2003 and am having some issues, most
are solved now, but this access database still has issues with the data
access method of the server (something to do with MDAC and oledb32.dll is
what my programmer is telling me). We've tried extracting new versions from
the Windows 2003 CD and even Windows 2000 CD for oledb32.dll and that does
nothing. As for MDAC, we have discovered that for various reasons the
installed version in 2003 (2.8) is worthless to us, we would need version
2.7 yet when I install 2.7 it says it installs fine, then i run the
component checker and it shows version 2.8 still

Can anyone help?

Thanks!