General Information
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or 3 contains MDAC version 2.81, which is currently
not available for download at the Microsoft Web site as a standalone
installation. If you try to install MDAC 2.8, which is the latest
available standalone download of MDAC, you will receive a message that you
already have a newer version of MDAC installed. Therefore, under Windows
XP SP2/SP3, you must manually repair MDAC 2.81 as outlined below.
How to Repair MDAC 2.81 under Windows XP with SP2 or SP3
| 1. |
In Windows Explorer, open the c:\Windows\Inf
folder.
Note If you cannot see the c:\Windows\Inf folder, follow
these steps:
| a. |
On the desktop,
double-click My Computer, and then
on the Tools menu, click Folder Options. |
| b. |
Click the View
tab. |
| c. |
Under Advanced settings,
select the Show hidden files and folders
check box. |
| d. |
Clear the Hide
extensions for known file types check box. |
| e. |
Click OK. |
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| 2. |
In the C:\Windows\Inf folder, right-click the
Mdac.inf file, and then click Install.
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| 3. |
When you are prompted to insert the Windows XP SP2
CD, use one of the following methods:
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| I. If you
have a Windows XP SP2 CD: |
| a. |
Insert the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD
in the CD or DVD drive.
Note If a "Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP" message
appears, click Exit. |
| b. |
Click Browse. |
| c. |
In the File name
box, type CD or DVD drive that
contains the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD drive letter:\i386.
For example, type d:\i386 if
the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD is in drive D. |
| d. |
Click Open. |
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| II. If you do
not have a Windows XP SP2/SP3 CD: |
| a. |
In the File name
box, type %systemroot%\windows\servicepackfiles\i386,
and then click Open. |
| b. |
When prompted for adcjavas.inc, point to C:\Windows\servicepackfiles\i386
Note: If you cannot find this folder,
put the Windows CD into your CD drive and browse for that file. |
| c. |
When prompted for the file handler.reg, either point to
C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\msadc, or put the Windows XP
CD in your CD-ROM drive. |
| d. |
When prompted for MDACRdMe.htm, point to C:\Program Files\Common
Files\System\Ado. If this file is not present, rename the file MDACReadme.htm
to MDACRdMe.htm. |
| e. |
When prompted for oledbjvs.inc, point to C:\Program Files\Common
Files\System\Ole DB. |
| f. |
When prompted for mssoap1.dll, point to C:\Program Files\Common
Files\MSSoap\Binaries. |
| g. |
When prompted for mssoapr.dll, point to
C:\Program Files\Common Files\MSSoap\Binaries (or below
its subfolders). |
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| 4. |
You may also be prompted for the original Windows
XP CD that was originally used to install the operating system.
| a. |
Insert the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD in the
CD or DVD drive.
Note If a "Welcome to Microsoft Windows XP" message
appears, click Exit. |
| b. |
Click Browse. |
| c. |
In the File name
box, type CD or DVD drive that
contains the Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD drive letter:\i386.
For example, type d:\i386 if the
Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD is in drive D. |
| d. |
Click Open. |
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Note: In case that you cannot find those files in the given folders,
search the whole hard disk for them.
Further Optional Steps
- Download and install
MS Jet 4.0 Service Pack 8
- Again, run our
MDAC Repair Tool.
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