Tomcat76 Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 (edited) mdac.cab in hfaao. Wu shows nothing.I read the configuration file inside the package and it says that the hotfix for MDAC 2.8 SP1 is integrated into it. So it's normal WU doesn't ask you to download it.manually installing mdac hotfix 28sp1 failed with "Version not detectable. installation damaged or files broken".When you include the MDAC addon in nLite, are you then getting the same error message when installing the hotfix manually later on? Edited April 22, 2006 by Tomcat76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyp Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 FWIW, the mdac_typ adds files to the Program Files folder. To take care of the file copying, you would need a special INF file to copy them over, while at the same time you need modify the layout.inf file, which is a protected file. My advice is to svcpack it and call it a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat76 Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 The MDAC.CAB addon is installed through sysoc.inf.MDAC_TYP.EXE is installed through svcpack.inf.Nothing needs to be changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wela Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 HiIn an earlier post i wrote that i normally don´t use nlite. i´ve asked a friend who do his installations with it. He reports to me that all is ok. i don´t know what nlite do with this file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat76 Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 There is a problem with the handling of MDAC_TYP.EXE in the current final. I've corrected that in the new test release 60422d.I'm now going to see if HFSLIP can take care of the 2.8 SP1 hotfix when MDAC_TYP.EXE is included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wela Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 Wow Tomcat another testrelease so quick. I take it and report. THX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wela Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 I´m angry about that sh... Mdac. The ways tomcat showed didn´t work for me, don´t know why not.Also the newest testrelease failed. The installation works at T13, but it´s incomplett. I think the installer haven´t enough time to copy all the stuff. the only way to get a successfull installation for me is the OEM folder and GUIRunOnce in WINNT.sif. That works.OK, guys, thx for your work. I have also a other life, not only my machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat76 Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Just wondering... How do you see it's "incomplete"? I'm in the middle of testing this myself too now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat76 Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 The command that's used in 60422e makes Windows setup go through without complaining (an installation dialog for MDAC 2.8 even pops up briefly) but Windows Update later asks to install the hotfix for MDAC 2.5 so it's indeed not fully installed.I'm gonna let MDAC_TYP.EXE go the same route as UPHClean.msi for Win2K. I'm testing it now. Stay tuned... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DmitryKo Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 (edited) Here's an unrelated localization issue. For some unknown reason, MDAC packages do not contain locale designation or version number in their filename, unlike most other language-specific updates - that is, they all are named MDAC_TYP.EXE regardless of target language or version. This is a bit inconvenient, so I typically rename them to something like MDAC_TYP_281EN.exe, just in case.So, is it possible to check not just for MDAC_TYP.EXE but for .EXE files which begin with MDAC_TYP? Edited April 23, 2006 by DmitryKo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat76 Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 So, is it possible to check not just for MDAC_TYP.EXE but for .EXE files which begin with MDAC_TYP?Done (60423f) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat76 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Just an FYI...An "internal build" () of HFSLIP integrates the KB911562 hotfix into MDAC_TYP.EXE. Windows Update doesn't complain but it's still not 100% ready for publication. The problem is that, while Windows installs MDAC 2.8 SP1, a dialog comes up informing the user that "Exception Pack" is going to be installed. You can only click "OK" or "More info". After you click OK, installation proceeds normally. I'm going to see if this can be fixed with a reg hack prior to installation.If anyone knows more about this... Speak out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtwarrior Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 I lost the link to your page. Could you post a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat76 Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Is that to me? What page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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