The installation process of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 fails when you install MDAC by using a Microsoft Windows Installer package.
The MDAC installer starts the Secedit.exe file that modifies the permission on the registry subkey. Because the Windows Installer service runs under reduced permissions, Secedit.exe cannot modify the registry subkey and the installation fails.
To work around this problem, you have to modify the Windows Installer package by using the Orca database editor.
When you run the MDAC 2.8 installer (Mdac_typ.exe) by using
a Windows Installer package, the installation process fails at the end, and
then Windows Installer rolls back your computer's configuration. When this
behavior occurs, the following error message is logged in the Dasetup log
file:
Error: The following error was encountered during
setup: *** (null): Unspecified error (Severity: 100, Type: 2, Code: 0x80004005)
Additionally, the following error message is logged in the Bidintrx
log file:
Error 1300: Not all privileges referenced are
assigned to the caller. Error adjusting privilege SE_SECURITY_PRIVILEGE.
Note The Dasetup log file is located in the %WINDIR% folder. The
Bidintrx log file is located in the %WINDIR%\Inf folder.
When you install MDAC 2.8 on a computer that is running
Microsoft Windows 2000, the MDAC installer runs the Secedit.exe file. The
Secedit.exe file modifies the permissions on the following registry subkey:
The Secedit.exe file runs at the end of the installation process.
Because the Windows Installer service runs under reduced user rights, the
permissions for the registry subkey cannot be modified, and the Secedit.exe
file returns an error. This error causes the MDAC installer to
fail.
To avoid this behavior, modify the Windows Installer package
(.msi) file by using the Orca database editor. Add a custom action, and then
run the custom action from your Windows Installer package. This workaround
prevents the call to the Secedit.exe file.
Additionally, modify the
Windows Installer package so that the package will modify the permissions for
the BidInterface subkey in the registry.
Important The custom action that you add to the Windows Installer package
in this workaround runs a function from a DLL that is available in the
Microsoft Download Center.
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft
Download Center:
For
additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the
following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/) How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most
current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file
was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to
prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
Download and then install Microsoft Windows Installer
Software Development Kit (SDK) on your computer. To do this, visit the
following Microsoft Web site:
Steps to modify the Windows Installer package by using the Orca database editor
Open the Windows Installer file in the Orca database editor
1.
Click Start, point to
Programs, and then click Orca.
2.
On the File menu, click
Open. The Open dialog box appears.
3.
Locate the Windows Installer file that you want to edit,
and then click Open. The tables in the Windows Installer file
are listed in the left pane of the Orca database editor.
Modify the Binary table
1.
In the left pane of the Orca database editor, locate and
then click the Binary table.
2.
On the Tables menu, click Add
Row. The Add Row dialog box appears.
3.
In the Name - String[72], Required box,
type MDAC28Win2KFix.
4.
In the Data - Binary (enter filename),
Required box, type
Path\MDAC28Win2KFix.dll.
Note Path is a placeholder for
the path where the MDAC28Win2KFix.dll file is located on your
computer.
5.
Click OK.
Modify the CustomAction table
1.
In the left pane of the Orca database editor, locate and
then click the CustomAction table.
2.
Add a row to the CustomAction table. To do this, follow
these steps:
a.
On the Tables menu, click Add
Row. The Add Row dialog box appears.
b.
In the Action - String[72], Required
box, type CA_MDAC28Win2KFix.
c.
In the Type - Short, Required box,
type 1.
d.
In the Source - String[72] box, type
MDAC28Win2KFix .
e.
In the Target - String[255] box, type
MDAC28Win2KInstallerFix .
f.
Click OK.
Save the value for the Component_ column
1.
In the left pane of the Orca database editor, locate and
then click the File table.
2.
In the Component_ column, note the value for the row that
has MDAC_TYP.EXE in the FileName column. For example, the value may be the
following:
C__61BBEFDF420241EC8989AF0B9BD76A7C)
Modify the InstallExecuteSequence table
1.
In the left pane of the Orca database editor, locate and
then click the InstallExecuteSequence table.
2.
In the right pane of the Orca database editor, locate the
row that contains the condition that corresponds to the value that you noted in
step 2 of the "Save the value for the Component_ column" section. For example,
the condition may be the following:
$C__61BBEFDF420241EC8989AF0B9BD76A7C>2)
Note the value in the Sequence column for this row.
For example, the value may be the following:
5999
3.
Add a row to the InstallExecuteSequence table. To do this,
follow these steps:
a.
On the Tables menu, click Add
Row. The Add Row dialog box appears.
b.
In the Action - String[72], Required
box, type CA_MDAC28Win2KFix.
c.
In the Condition - String[255] box,
type (VersionNT=500) And (Not Installed).
d.
In the Sequence - Short box, type
SequenceNumber.
Note SequenceNumber is a placeholder for the
actual sequence number that must be entered in the Sequence box. This sequence
number must be just one less than the sequence number that you noted in step 2.
For example, type the following:
5998
e.
Click OK.
Modify the Registry table
1.
In the left pane of the Orca database editor, locate and
then click the Registry table.
2.
Add a row to the Registry table. To do this, follow these
steps:
a.
On the Tables menu, click Add
Row. The Add Row dialog box appears.
b.
In the Registry - String[72], Required
box, type BidInterface.
c.
In the Root - Short, Required box,
type 2.
d.
In the Key - Localizable String[255],
Required box, type
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\BidInterface.
e.
In the Name - Localizable String[255]
box, type +.
f.
In the Component_ - String[72],
Required box, type
ComponentID.
Note ComponentID is a placeholder for the
value that you noted in step 2 of the "Save the value for the Component_
column" section. For example, the value may be the following:
C__61BBEFDF420241EC8989AF0B9BD76A7C)
g.
Click OK.
Modify the LockPermissions table
To modify the LockPermissions table, you must add four rows to the
table. To do this, follow these steps:
1.
Add the first row:
a.
In the left pane of the Orca database editor, locate
and then click the LockPermissions table.
b.
On the Tables menu, click Add
Row. The Add Row dialog box appears.
c.
In the LockObject - String[72],
Required box, type BidInterface.
d.
In the Table - String[32], Required
box, type Registry.
e.
In the User - String[255], Required
box, type Users.
f.
In the Permission - Long box, type
131097.
g.
Click OK.
2.
Add the second row:
a.
On the Tables menu, click Add
Row. The Add Row dialog box appears.
b.
In the LockObject - String[72],
Required box, type BidInterface.
c.
In the Table - String[32], Required
box, type Registry.
d.
In the User - String[255], Required
box, type Power Users.
e.
In the Permission - Long box, type
131097.
f.
Click OK.
3.
Add the third row:
a.
On the Tables menu, click Add
Row. The Add Row dialog box appears.
b.
In the LockObject - String[72],
Required box, type BidInterface.
c.
In the Table - String[32], Required
box, type Registry.
d.
In the User - String[255], Required
box, type Administrators.
e.
In the Permission - Long box, type
268435456.
f.
Click OK.
4.
Add the fourth row:
a.
On the Tables menu, click Add
Row. The Add Row dialog box appears.
b.
In the LockObject - String[72],
Required box, type BidInterface.
c.
In the Table - String[32], Required
box, type Registry.
d.
In the User - String[255], Required
box, type Creator Owner.
e.
In the Permission - Long box, type
268435456.
f.
Click OK.
Save the modifications that you made to the Windows Installer file, and then run the Windows Installer package
1.
On the File menu, click
Save.
2.
On the File menu, click
Exit.
3.
Run the Windows Installer package to install MDAC
2.8.
On computers that are running Microsoft Windows XP and later
operating systems, the Secedit.exe file is not called during the installation
process for MDAC 2.8. This behavior occurs only on computers that are running
Windows 2000.
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