Re: Windows has no MS Access installed

So if I choose TADO and .mdb as the backend database, to deploy my app to
more than 100 clients, there may be some Win98, Win2000, WinXP, what should
I do in order to get my application running on their machines ?

"Jeremy Collins" <jd.collins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:op.ss4gsgdc4al0tm@xxxxxxxxx
> On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 03:53:34 +0100, Brian Bushay TeamB <BBushay@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >> So it seems I need to have installed driver/DLL in the client machines
?
> >> Basically, the client's machine probably have Access installed but not
> >> 100%
> >> sure, just in case they don't have that installed, I need to take it
> >> into
> >> account, I may have 100 client machines across the country.
> >
> > Win 2k and XP machines should be fine.
> > If you are in doubt have them install the latest MDAC version and Jet
> > Service
> > pack
>
> OP: The key word in Brian's post is "THEM". Have /them/ install it if
> they need it. Don't download the MDAC setup and include it in your
> installation, even though it seems like a neat thing to do.
>
> You can cause problems of version conflicts (some other app on the
> system may require a particular MDAC version, trust me, it happens),
> and also localisation issues - you don't want to install a US English
> MDAC on a system that's set up for a Swedish user.
>
> --
> jc


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