Microsoft KB Archive/823939

= INFO: MDAC Version Is Included in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 =

Article ID: 823939

Article Last Modified on 1/17/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

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SUMMARY
This article discusses the version of Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) that is installed with Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (SP4).



MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5 SP3 (version 2.53.6200.2) is included with Windows 2000 SP3 and is also available as a separate download. A security vulnerability exists in the Remote Data Services (RDS) component of MDAC 2.5 SP3.

Windows 2000 SP4 also includes MDAC 2.5 Service Pack 3 (version 2.53.6200.2) with a fix for the RDS security vulnerability.

The following is the list of files that are modified as a result of the fix: Date        Time   Version      Size     File name

21-Sep-2002 00:36  2.53.6202.0  856,768  Msadce.dll 21-Sep-2002 00:36  2.53.6202.0  430,080  Msadco.dll 21-Sep-2002 00:36  2.53.6202.0  135,168  Msadcs.dll 21-Sep-2002 00:36  2.53.6202.0  615,655  Msdaprst.dll Note These files are located in the following folder on the computer where Windows 2000 SP4 is installed:

\Program Files\Common Files\System\msadc

The remaining MDAC components that are installed with Windows 2000 SP4 are the same components that are installed by MDAC 2.5 SP3. For additional information, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/842176

