Article ID: 231943
Article Last Modified on 2/15/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Data Access Components 2.5
- Microsoft Data Access Components 2.6
- Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7
- Microsoft Data Access Components 2.8
This article was previously published under Q231943
SUMMARY
This article outlines the different Microsoft Data Access Component (MDAC) versions that are available and the products that install them.
MORE INFORMATION
The following table contains the list of different MDAC releases along with the release date for each.
| MDAC Version | Release Date | Shipped With | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDAC 2.8 SP2 | 03/2005 | Windows 2003 SP1 | No Web release |
| MDAC 2.8 SP1 | 08/2004 | Windows XP SP2 | Released on the Web and available at the following Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937730.aspx |
| MDAC 2.8 | 08/2003 | Windows Server 2003 | Released on the Web and available at the following Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937730.aspx |
| MDAC 2.7 | 10/2001 | Windows XP | Released on the Web and available at the following Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937730.aspx |
| MDAC 2.6 SP2 | 6/2002 | SQL Server 2000 SP2 | Released on the Web and available at the following Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937730.aspx |
| MDAC 2.6 SP1 | 6/2001 | SQL Server 2000 SP1 | Released on the Web and available at the following Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937730.aspx |
| MDAC 2.6 | 9/2000 | SQL Server 2000 | Released on the Web and available at the following Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937730.aspx |
| MDAC 2.5 SP3 | 12/2003 | Windows 2000 SP3 | Released on the Web and available at the following Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937730.aspx |
| MDAC 2.5 SP2 | 5/2001 | Windows 2000 SP2 | Released on the Web and available at the following Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937730.aspx |
| MDAC 2.5 SP1 | 7/31/2000 | Windows 2000 SP1 | Released on the Web and available at the following Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937730.aspx |
| MDAC 2.5 | 2/17/2000 | Windows 2000 | Released on the Web and available at the following Web site: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/data/aa937730.aspx |
| MDAC 2.1 SP2 | No Web Release | ||
| MDAC 2.1 SP1a (GA) | 4/1/1999 | Office 2000, BackOffice 4.5, Visual Studio 98 SP3 (*Internet Explorer 5a shipped minimal install) | Web Release |
| MDAC 2.1 SP1 | 3/15/1999 | Internet Explorer 5.0 | No Web Release |
| MDAC 2.1 | 11/07/1998 | SQL Server 7.0, Server 6.5 SP5 | No Web Release |
| MDAC 2.0 SP2 | 07/01/1998 | Released through the Web. Y2K remediation for all platforms | |
| MDAC 2.0 SP1 | 07/01/1998 | Windows NT 4.0 (SP4) | Y2K remediation for Windows NT 4.0 |
| MDAC 2.0 | 07/01/1998 | Visual Studio 98 | No Web Release |
| MDAC 1.5 a/b/c/d | 08/01/1997 | n/a | n/a |
| MDAC 1.5 | 08/01/1997 | MDAC 1.5 shipped two separate releases, with two separate sets of files. Shipped in betas for Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 (Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack), Internet Explorer 4.0, Internet Explorer 4.01 SP1, and Windows 98. The first release was in Internet Explorer 4.0. The second was from the 1997 Professional Developer's Conference |
For information about the Support Lifecycle policy for MDAC, see question 6 on the following Microsoft Web site:
REFERENCES
For more information, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
230722 Visual Studio 6.0 Service Pack 3 Readme: Part 1 - Overview and installation
232574 Readme.txt for SQL Server 7.0 service pack
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