MDAC Version....

How to find out MDAC version on a given computer ?
Albert> Is it required to stay completely current with MDAC new
> releases?
Required by what, who? Really depends on your requirements...
Personally, since each new version has potential fixes and security patches,
so I try to stay as up-to-date as possible.
Of course, don't deploy to production until you test it in a similar
environment.

MDAC

Hi,
I have a problem installing MDAC 2.8 on a client computer. When I perform
the install here is what happens:
Scanning for programs using MDAC. It just hangs here and never finishes the
install.
Any ideas on how to install it?
K.J.B.
Kelly,
'HOWTO: MDAC Setup Troubleshooting Guide'
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=232060
Dinesh
SQL Server MVP
--
SQL Server FAQ at
http://www.tkdinesh.com
"K.J.B." <kelly.burch@.khgcga.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I have a problem installing MDAC 2.8 on a client computer. When I perform
> the install here is what happens:
> Scanning for programs using MDAC. It just hangs here and never finishes
the
> install.
> Any ideas on how to install it?
> K.J.B.
>
>
>
|||The service "WinLogon.Exe" is using MDAC but I cannot stop this service...
"Dinesh T.K" <tkdinesh@.nospam.mail.tkdinesh.com> wrote in message
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> Kelly,
> 'HOWTO: MDAC Setup Troubleshooting Guide'
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=232060
> --
> Dinesh
> SQL Server MVP
> --
> --
> SQL Server FAQ at
> http://www.tkdinesh.com
> "K.J.B." <kelly.burch@.khgcga.com> wrote in message
> news:#2v2zcPREHA.3672@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
perform
> the
>

MDAC

Hi,
I have a problem installing MDAC 2.8 on a client computer. When I perform
the install here is what happens:
Scanning for programs using MDAC. It just hangs here and never finishes the
install.
Any ideas on how to install it?
K.J.B.Kelly,
'HOWTO: MDAC Setup Troubleshooting Guide'
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=232060
Dinesh
SQL Server MVP
--
--
SQL Server FAQ at
http://www.tkdinesh.com
"K.J.B." <kelly.burch@.khgcga.com> wrote in message
news:#2v2zcPREHA.3672@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
> I have a problem installing MDAC 2.8 on a client computer. When I perform
> the install here is what happens:
> Scanning for programs using MDAC. It just hangs here and never finishes
the
> install.
> Any ideas on how to install it?
> K.J.B.
>
>
>|||The service "WinLogon.Exe" is using MDAC but I cannot stop this service...
"Dinesh T.K" <tkdinesh@.nospam.mail.tkdinesh.com> wrote in message
news:%23W%23UsUrREHA.1396@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Kelly,
> 'HOWTO: MDAC Setup Troubleshooting Guide'
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=232060
> --
> Dinesh
> SQL Server MVP
> --
> --
> SQL Server FAQ at
> http://www.tkdinesh.com
> "K.J.B." <kelly.burch@.khgcga.com> wrote in message
> news:#2v2zcPREHA.3672@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
perform[vbcol=seagreen]
> the
>sql

MBSA "Identity"

My Windows login is a domain administrator. I run MBSA and ask it to scan only my computer. I have removed Builtin\administrators from the sysadmin role in my SQL Server 2000 installation. The login is still there. MBSA is still able to get into my SQL Server and report that there is a guest user in Northwind and Pubs. It does not, however, report on the logins with weak passwords, which it did when Builtin\Administrators was a member of sysadmins. This leads me to believe that it does use the BuiltIn\Adminstrators login to access the SQL Server. Is this correct?

Thanks,
Sharon

I've been looking for an answer to your question. I'll post back when I'll get one.

Thanks

Laurentiu

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MBSA connects with the user credentials and the analysis it can do will depend on the user rights. If you connect to the server thorugh the Builtin\Administrators group login and not some dedicated login, and if you removed this login from the sysadmin group, then MBSA will perform the checks as a non-privileged principal.

Thanks

Laurentiu

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Thanks. That's what I determined from my testing and I am glad to have it confirmed.

Sharon