FIX: Hotfixes are available for MDAC 2.8. Microsoft now distributes Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 hotfixes as a single update file. Because these hotfixes are cumulative, each new release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous MDAC 2.8 fix release.

1. First, verify the version of MDAC that is installed. To do this, use the following steps: a. Click Start | Run. b. Type "Regedit" c. In the registry, browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\DataAccess. d. Look for the "version" key. e. Check to see if this key is less than 2.50.4403.12. f.

Prior to 2005, ODBC drivers shipped with Windows Data Access Components (WDAC), which originally was called Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC). These components still ship with Windows for backward compatibility. For more information, see Microsoft or Windows Data Access Components.

To connect to SQL Server relational databases, we recommend that you download the appropriate Microsoft SQL Native Client instead of using the old Microsoft/Windows Data Access Components (MDAC/WDAC) drivers for your operating system.

Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 is included with Microsoft Windows . With MDAC, you can connect to and use data from a wide variety of relational and nonrelational data sources. You can connect to many different data sources by using Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) drivers or OLE DB providers, which are either built and shipped by ...

The computer has Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 installed. The FETCH command does not use its optional INTO clause. Resolution. To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Indicates that all updates and insertions to the view will be translated by Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) into SQL statements that refer to the view, rather than into SQL statements that refer directly to the view’s base tables.

.udl - Microsoft Data Link, used by Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) .wsb - Windows sandbox. .vhdx. .pyc. .pyo. .pyw. .pyzw. How to get this update. To get this update, install one of the following updates:

MS11-002: Description of the security update for Windows Data Access Components 6.0: January 11, 2011 - Microsoft Support. More... Support for Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) ends on July 12, 2011. To continue receiving security updates for Windows, make sure you're running Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 (SP2).

Applicability. This update, when applied through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), is applicable only to previous versions of SSMS 18. x . This package will fully upgrade any previous 18. x version.