MDAC won't play

Trying to set up a harware testing machine. OS is 98SE, the test software (Sandra MAX 3) won't install as it "requires MDAC 2.5 or greater".

Tried install ing MDAC 2.8, it just sits there doing nothing in an open window. Same result with MDAC 2.7.

Tried installing Component Checker, nothing at all happens!

MDAC 2.8 installed fine on another 98SE just last week. Anything else? Um ... both machines are running NAV 2005.

So I'm a bit stuck for ideas. Anyone have any advice, please?

Ray

Did you clean the environment of the failed installation of your test software (Sandra MAX 3)? That app may have done something behind that blocks MDAC installation. Can you also contact the vendor of the test software see if they know any solution?

Thanks,

Xinwei

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I understand what you're saying "Xinwei Hong - MSFT" and thanks for the considered reply.

Checked & hand-cleaned the registry of all references to the test software. Retried CC & MDAC 2.8 - same result:- no joy. I don't know if it's any help but there was an MDAC critical update found in Add/Remove programs - so I deleted it ... as I apparently don't have any version of MDAC if I understand the CC non-response correctly.

Would contact vendor of test software but I'd guess they would reply something like "Why are you asking us for a solution to a Microsoft install problem?".

Has anyone had a similar problem (MDAC won't install & CC apparently does nothing) and can you please help?

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This is more like a setup issue. Moving to Sql setup.

Can anybody give the customer a hint why MDAC installation fails and how to diagonise it?

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Nearly 3 weeks now, no replies ...

"Has anyone had a similar problem (MDAC won't install & CC apparently does nothing) and can you please help?"

Ray

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... is there some sort of log I can check to see why the MDAC install fails.

Anything?

Ta, Ray

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You can try to install MDAC 2.1, then 2.5 and then 2.8.
Hope may help!

Infosteo