Rafael Copquin wrote: > This colleague just purchased a new computer that comes with Vista > preinstalled. > > He uses VFP 6 SP5. He tells me that when he is trying to install SP5, he is > required to previously install MDAC 2.5 or higher. He runs MDAC_TYP.EXE, the > files are decompressed and nothing else happens. When he tries to run the > rest of the SP5 installation, he gets the message that he still needs to > install MDAC 2.5 or higher. He tried to install more up-to-date versions of > MDAC (2.7or 2.8), even running them as administrator, but with the same > result. > > Does anybody know how to install the required MDAC version (whichever it is) > so he can run his VFP 6 with the SP 5 ? > > Thank you in advance on my colleague's behalf > > Rafael Copquin > Vista comes with WDAC pre-installed which is, apparently, the 'latest and greatest' version of MDAC and MS don't recommend installing MDAC over it.
Maybe vfp6/sp5 doesn't recognise that it's installed? Sorry not to be of more help. -- Cheers ============ Brian Abbott ============ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
