Microsoft KB Archive/325077

= &quot;Error 25506 system files update could not continue&quot; error message when you try to install Office XP =

Article ID: 325077

Article Last Modified on 12/4/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office XP Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Small Business Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition for Students and Teachers
 * Microsoft Office XP Developer Edition
 * Microsoft Access 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Excel 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft FrontPage 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Word 2002 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q325077



SYMPTOMS
When you try to install Office XP or any stand-alone Office XP programs, you may receive an error message similar to the following when the system files update process begins:

Error 25506 system files update could not continue; your odbc.dll version is 3.60.3.19. Office XP needs odbc.dll version 3.70.8.20.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs if Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) version 2.52 or later is not installed on your computer.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:  Download and install the latest version of MDAC. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web page:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937695.aspx

 Run the system files update process again.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about other causes of error 25506 during Setup, click the article numbers below to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

304629 OFFXP: Error 25506 on ODBCBCP.DLL, SQLSRV32.DLL, ODDBSE32.DLL, ODBCJI32.DLL, MSORCL32.DLL

301064 OFFXP: &quot;Error 25506&quot;; Asycfilt.dll File Is the Wrong Version When You Run Office Setup

Additional query words: prb OFFXP set-up installation

Keywords: kbtshoot kberrmsg kbprb KB325077

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