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Installation requirements for the MDAC update that is described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-014

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Article ID:915387
Last Review:January 8, 2007
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INTRODUCTION

If you are running certain versions of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), you must upgrade before you install the security update that is discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-014.

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MDAC 2.5

If you are running MDAC 2.5 Gold, MDAC 2.5 Service Pack 1 (SP1), or MDAC 2.5 Service Pack 2 (SP2), you must upgrade to MDAC 2.5 Service Pack 3 (SP3) to install this security update.

To download MDAC 2.5 SP3, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c57692e9-dde7-4a60-b586-5d4fd6794db6 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c57692e9-dde7-4a60-b586-5d4fd6794db6)

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MDAC 2.6 or MDAC 2.7

If you are running MDAC 2.6 (any service pack) or MDAC 2.7 Gold, you must upgrade to MDAC 2.7 SP1 to install this security update.

To download MDAC 2.7 SP1, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9AD000F2-CAE7-493D-B0F3-AE36C570ADE8 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9AD000F2-CAE7-493D-B0F3-AE36C570ADE8)
If you are not sure which version of MDAC you have, run the MDAC Component Checker utility. To download this utility, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8F0A8DF6-4A21-4B43-BF53-14332EF092C9 (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=8F0A8DF6-4A21-4B43-BF53-14332EF092C9)
For more information about how to install and how to use the MDAC Component Checker utility, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
301202 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301202/) How to check for MDAC version
For information about the Support Lifecycle policy for MDAC, see Question 6 in the Developer Tools Family Product Support Lifecycle FAQ. To access this FAQ, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifedevtool (http://support.microsoft.com/gp/lifedevtool)

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REFERENCES

For more information about Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-014, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
911562 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/911562/) MS06-014: Vulnerability in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) function could allow code execution

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5
•Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 Service Pack 1
•Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 Service Pack 2
•Microsoft Data Access Components 2.6
•Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7

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