Microsoft KB Archive/884103

= How to obtain the latest MDAC 2.8 service pack =

Article ID: 884103

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8 Service Pack 1

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INTRODUCTION
A service pack is a tested, cumulative set of all hotfixes, security updates, critical updates, and updates. Service packs keep a product current. Service packs are cumulative. Every new service pack contains all hotfixes, security updates, critical updates, and updates that exist in previous service packs, together with any new fixes. Therefore, you do not have to apply a previous service pack before you apply the latest one.



MDAC 2.8 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
Release date: August 2004

How to obtain the service pack
To install MDAC 2.8 SP1, you must install Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). For additional information about how to obtain Windows XP SP2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Fix list
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

884930 List of bugs that are fixed in MDAC 2.8 Service Pack 1

MDAC 2.8 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
Release date: March 2005

How to obtain the service pack
To install MDAC 2.8 SP2, you must install Windows Server 2003 SP1. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889100 How to obtain the latest service pack for Windows Server 2003

