How to Repair MDAC 2.8 Under Windows XP with
SP2 Installed
General Information
Windows XP with Service Pack 2 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, you must manually repair MDAC 2.81 as outlined below.
How to Repair MDAC 2.81 under Windows XP with SP2
Open
the folder C:\Windows\inf and locate the file mdac.inf.
Note: Your Windows folder could be named differently, e.g.
C:\WinXP.
Right-click
the file mdac.inf and click Install.
When
prompted for a location, point to C:\Windows\servicepackfiles\i386.
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.
This
reinstalls / repairs MDAC 2.81 under Windows XP SP2.
